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The Voice Recap: Fishin' in the Dark [Updated]

The Voice - Season 4 Recap Justin Rivers

People say the darndest things on The Voice. Tonight’s Live Playoffs episode — featuring the members of Team Shakira and Team Blake fighting to make the Season 4 Top 12 — found host Carson Daly dropping this bomb mot: “It’s clear tonight that Blake [Shelton] doesn’t know where ‘the girl place’ is.” (Somewhere, someone at Parents Television Council HQ is firing off a strongly worded email.) READ MORE


The Voice Live Playoffs (Night 1) Recap: True Colors Shining Through [Updated]

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Things we learned on Night One of The Voice‘s Season 4 Live Playoffs:

Shakira is nothing more than “a little ant in the infinity of the universe.” (Her words, not mine.) Usher has either very dubious taste in music or a very sneaky strategy …READ MORE


Zach Galifianakis Hosts Saturday Night Live: Watch Video of the Best and Worst Sketches

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“Don’t get your hopes up,” said Zach Galifianakis, kicking off his opening monologue on this week’s Saturday Night Live. The question loomed, though, whether the Hangover funnyman was issuing a serious warning or just engaging in a bit of facetious humor. READ MORE


Glee Recap: A Trip to 'Wonder-ful' [Updated]

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This week on a Stevie Wonder-themed Glee, Artie faced his deepest fears, Mercedes faced her truth, Rachel faced the wrath of Cassandra July and Kurt faced the idea of life without TV’s sweetest dad Burt Hummel. READ MORE


American Idol Top 4 Results Recap (Redux): Don't Know Why…There's No Sun Up in the Sky

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In an American Idol season that’s been almost entirely void of suspense — except maybe an intermittent/horrifying feeling of, “Lazaro Arbos isn’t really gonna live to forget his lyrics another week, is he?” — tonight’s Top 4 results telecast sure was an armchair-clenching affair. READ MORE


American Idol Top 4 (Redux) Performance Recap: Standards Operating Procedure [Updated]

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It’s no secret that American Idol‘s ratings have slipped in Season 12, and tonight — despite some stellar performances by the Top 4 ladies — we witnessed several moments where you could practically feel the Nielsen numbers dropping by tenths.

There was Randy Jackson leering at Angie Miller after a particularly harsh critique and declaring, “I do like the leather shorts!” [Tonight's mathematical truth: Randy + the word "Leather" x Sexual Innuendo = Saw-level horror.] READ MORE


Dancing With the Stars Week 7 Results: Did the Right Couple Go Home?

KELLIE PICKLER, DEREK HOUGH

With the hot and heavy lineup of salsas, sambas and rumbas — not to mention the Immunity Challenges and Dance-Offs — that filled the ballroom floor during Monday’s Latin Night festivities, you’d think the tension level going into tonight’s Dancing With the Stars’ live results show would’ve been equally sizzling. READ MORE


The Voice Recap: To Kill a Knockout Bird

The Voice Recap Michelle Chamuel

For the breakout star of The Voice, Blake Shelton sure has been a total energy suck the last few weeks of Season 4. READ MORE


Smash Recap: About Last Nightcap…

Smash Recap Season 2 Producers Jeremy Jordan

This week on Smash, the last few holdouts finally realize Jimmy is the WORST, Hit List‘s Broadway prospects dim and Tom & Julia: The Sitcom looks closer to cancellation. Oh, and the episode ends with two shocking developments — one very sexy and one involving somebody getting hit by a car. READ MORE