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TV's 15 Most Empowered Female Characters (and Their 10 Hapless Counterparts)

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As Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin once sang, “Sisters are doin’ it for themselves.” And that sentiment seems especially applicable to the dozens of strong female characters populating our television screens nowadays.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, TVLine has compiled a list of …READ MORE


Ratings: Bachelor Finale Rises and Tops Night, Biggest Loser Hits Low, Deception Ticks Up

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The Bachelor finale dominated Monday night’s ratings with a total audience of 10 million viewers and a 3.3 demo rating, up sharly week-to-week and improving on Bachelor Ben’s year-ago closer by …READ MORE


Bachelor's Sean Lowe (and His Abs) Join DWTS: Can They Restore the Show's Ratings Muscle?

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Sean Lowe is engaged to be married, but that doesn’t mean the erstwhile Bachelor is done baring his torso in public or writhing around with sexy blonde chicks.

ABC confirmed this morning the long-running rumor that Lowe will be a part of Dancing With the Stars‘ upcoming Season 16, paired with …READ MORE & TAKE OUR POLL


The Bachelor Season Finale: Sean Picks [Spoiler]!

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Warning: If you haven’t yet watched The Bachelor season finale, stop reading here. The rest of you, carry on!

We have a winner! If, of course, your idea of “winning” involves getting a marriage proposal from a life-sized Ken Doll whose shoulder is still damp from the tears of a second woman he just flung to the curb to clear your path to the altar. READ MORE


Spoiler Alert!: Big Bang Baby, Downton's [Spoiler] Problem Solved and Bachelor Final 4 Revealed!

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I’d hate to oversell this week’s episode of Spoiler Alert!, but it feels like an understatement to just say that it’s a keeper!

Not only does Matt Mitovich’s and my special guest, The Big Bang Theory’s Melissa Rauch, discuss a possible Howard/Bernadette baby, Raj’s “rocky” romantic future and Penny’s stage debut, but she also …READ MORE, WATCH VIDEO & GET SPOILED


Court Dismisses Bachelor Discrimination Suit

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ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette may be guilty of many things… but discrimination isn’t one of them.

A U.S. District Court in Tennessee Monday …READ MORE


ABC Fires Back in Bachelor Discrimination Case

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The parties behind The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have filed a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that claims the dating shows discriminate against people of color. READ MORE


Bachelor Pad Season 3 Cast Announced: Identical Twins 'Will Compete as One Person,' Says ABC

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Remember that Monday night last summer where you consumed three-quarters of a bottle of chardonnay and fell asleep on your living room couch watching a Season 2 episode of Bachelor Pad? Well, the absurdist nightmare you droolingly woke from during your local news — you know, the one with Erica Rose’s tiara, Michael Stagliano’s tears, the twins from The Shining, and a person whose actual name is Kalon — is about to come true. READ MORE


ABC's Bachelor Franchise No Longer Casts Black People: Is That OK? Does It Warrant a Lawsuit?

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I’ve got conflicting feelings regarding the recent class-action lawsuit — led by two African-American former college football players who say they got brushed off at an open casting call – alleging that ABC “knowingly, intentionally and as a matter of corporate policy refused to cast people of color in the role of the Bachelor and Bachelorette.”

I did a little non-scientific research — perusing the full cast photos for the last four seasons of The Bachelor and last two seasons of The Bachelorette, and didn’t see …READ MORE