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Returning: American Idol
Channel Nine is likely to be doing a lot of inadvertent promos for American Idol shortly with Ellen about to make her debut as its new judge. She’ll no doubt be bantering about it on her show when it again captures the imagination of a nation.
The series kicks off in the US on January 12th with a 2 hr premiere and FOX8 will again air it in Australia on a same day turnaround, Wednesday January 13 at 7.30pm (that’s the same day in case you forgot about the dateline).
In both media …
ABC kisses and makes up over Lambert
Strange ways them Americans….
After Adam Lambert’s AMA performance, branded too hot for network TV, he was also dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve both on ABC.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation spoke to ABC about their decision to cancel Adam Lambert’s performances and both issued the following statements:
“Given the live nature of the American Music Awards, Adam Lambert’s performance, which differed greatly from his rehearsal, caught many, including the network, off guard. This is not a question of Lambert’s sexual orientation. As is evidenced by GLAAD’s …
Ellen hearts Oprah
Talk show queen pays tribute to talk show queen -a move that could very well make the universe implode.
Ellen says Opie has “blazed a trail,” and that the two are now bestest buddies.
As the big O would say, please welcome Ellennnnnnnnnnnnnnn De Generesssssssssssss.
Of course E recently appeared on O’s own show after her campaign to be on the O mag cover….
US Open: Men’s / Women’s Finals
Another weekend change has come through for the US Open.
Monday Sept 14
2:00am Men’s Semi No. 1: Nadal v Del Potro Live to 5am.
9:00am Men’s Semi No. 2: Federer v Djokovic
11:00am Women’s Final: Kim Clijsters v Caroline Wozniacki Live
This means Mornings with Kerri-Anne, Nine Morning News and The Ellen DeGeneres Show are now out.
The View resumes at 1pm.
Updated: Men’s Final Federer v Del Potro 9AM – 12PM Tuesday Sept 15.
Ellen replaces Paula Abdul on American Idol
It’s official. Ellen DeGeneres is the permanent fourth judge on American Idol.
In the taping for Thursday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show, DeGeneres said the deal had been in the works for the last couple of weeks.
Set to have both “a day and night job,” Ellen is a big pop culture fan.
“I have not missed one episode of that show. I’ve watched every single thing and I love everything about it,” she said.
“Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view. Like you I sit at home and I watch it. I’m not looking at it …
When David meets Ellen
Global superhunk David Beckham will be the first guest on the seventh season premiere of The Ellen DeGeneres Show set to air on Nine at 12 noon Wednesday, September 9th.
Beckham will chat about his 10-year wedding anniversary with Victoria Beckham and their infamous Emporio Armani underwear ad.
Lady Gaga will also apper and perform her hit, Love Game.
Other guests on the show in its premiere week will include Antonio Banderas (The Other Man); Katherine Heigl (The Ugly Truth, Grey’s Anatomy); Kate Beckinsale (Whiteout); Rumer Willis (Sorority Row, 90210); and the cast …
Bold & Beautiful in historic win at Daytime Emmys
It’s only taken 22 years, but The Bold and the Beautiful has finally won its first Best Drama Series award at the Daytime Emmy Awards (it may have helped that there were only three in contention, the other two being All My Children and Days of Our Lives).
The View’s Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Sherri Shepherd won for Best Talk-Show Host, defeating Regis & Kelly, Rachel Ray and Ellen DeGeneres. But the gals didn’t bother to travel from New York to Los Angeles for the ceremony …
Returning: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The View.
A lot of us have been waiting for this one.
New episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show are finally on the way.
The show has been off the air in the US over summer, and in repeat on Nine. But new eps will return at 12pm Tuesday September 8th. They will also screen thereafter on GO!
The show has been off air since June.
Meanwhile The View, which has been off since earlier this month, is back with new eps on Wednesday September 9th. Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expected to be off until mid October …
Dannii chases US (TV) dream
The latest rumour on Dannii Minogue (and let’s face it, they are frequent) is that she is said to have arranged a series of meetings with US agencies in pursuit of a TV gig.
“Dannii is in LA for a week of meetings set up by the number one entertainment agency in LA – William Morris Endeavour,” a source told Metro.
“She will be meeting with the best from TV and film. Some of her meetings include Ryan Seacrest’s company RSP, NBC (who look after America’s Got Talent and I’m A Celebrity) and …
The Biggest confuser: did Ajay quit?
Yesterday Ajay Rochester appeared on Nova to tell Merrick and Rosso, she decided to quit The Biggest Loser, “when I could no longer eat donuts and get away with it. You know when it was? It was last year when I missed Kai’s (her son) School Concert. That was actually the moment when I went, ‘you know what? I don’t think I’ve got another one in me.’”
But there’s just one problem. Earlier this month a TEN spokesperson told TV Tonight, “We have decided not to renew Ajay’s contract in order …
Ellen in repeat
Just a quick note to advise that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will be going into repeat eps in the USA from Thursday May 28th (Aus time).
Nine will be airing repeats from 28th until new eps return on Monday June 8th (daytime).
Daytime Emmys: Nominees
Only some of these titles will be familiar to Aussie audiences, but here are the nominees in America’s Daytime Emmy Awards.
Last year Ellen DeGeneres scooped the pool. Can she do it again in ‘09?
Drama Series
All My Children (ABC)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Game/Audience Participation Program
Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
Jeopardy! (syndication)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (syndication)
Legal Courtroom Program
Cristina’s Court (syndication)
Family Court with Judge Penny (syndication)
Judge Hatchett (syndication)
Judge Judy (syndication)
The People’s Court (syndication)
Talk Show/Entertainment
Live With Regis & Kelly (syndication)
Rachael Ray (syndication)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndication)
Talk Show/Informative
Dr. Phil (syndication)
The …