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Ratings: So You Think You Can Dance Returns Up and Down, Duets Opens OK, Rookie Blue Solid

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The Season 9 premiere of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance flitted away with the demo win this Thursday night, averaging a 2.4 while drawing 6.23 million total viewers.

Those numbers mark drops of 27 and 33 percent from the Season 8 opener, yet …READ MORE


Duets Series Premiere Recap: It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right

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“There are 7 billion voices, and very few of them are unique and special.” That quote from R&B star John Legend was supposed to sum up the difficulty of trying to find two amateur vocalists with whom he could share the stage on Duets, ABC’s new entry in the reality singing sweepstakes. But in a larger sense, Legend’s weary commentary might also reflect the uncertainty of a TV audience that’s trying to figure out if it needs — or even wants — the search for new radio and iTunes stars to be a 12-month-a-year endeavor. READ MORE


What to Watch: The TVLine-Up for Thursday

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On TV this Thursday: ABC’s Duets puts a new spin on singing competitions, Rookie Blue is back on duty, Awake goes into a final slumber, familiar faces are Men at Work and more. Here are seven programs you might want to check out. READ MORE


TVLine Items: John Legend In, Lionel Richie Out on ABC's Duets, Hot Newsroom Promo and More

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John Legend has replaced Lionel Richie on ABC’s new competition series Duets.

The Grammy-winning recording artist will serve as a mentor and singing partner to aspiring musicians alongside fellow stars Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke. READ MORE


Kelly Clarkson, Lionel Richie and Others to Duet With Aspiring Singers in ABC Competition Series

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Call it Singing With the Stars.

Recording artists Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke will serve as mentors as well as singing partners in Duets, a new competition series set to air this summer on ABC.

The twist, because there kinda has to be one … READ MORE