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(AP) ‘The Voice’ crowns second-season championBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJermaine Paul was front and center on “The Voice.” The 33-year-old background singer from Harriman, N.Y., was declared the winner of the NBC singing competition Tuesday. Paul, who was

(AP) Vastly different audiences for favorite TV shows By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK The Nielsen Co. said Tuesday that ABC’s “Dancing” had 16.2 million viewers, good enough for third place in the weekly program ranking. NBC’s “The

National Review‘s John Fund goes after NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” and there’s nothing funny about his assessment of the formerly courageous sketch show. It has had its hilarious streaks and its vacuous doldrums, but Saturday Night Live is an American institution. While it

Robert De Niro plays a convincing tough guy on screen. “Raging Bull.” “Taxi Driver.” “Casino.” But when it comes to President Barack Obama, the Oscar winner gets all warm and cuddly. And he doesn’t take kindly to those who dare

Despite having one of the most loyal and vocal fan bases in television history, the NBC action-comedy “Chuck” came to an end in January. Tomorrow, fans can get one last taste of the series as “Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season”

Vice President Joe Biden said over the weekend that former NBC series “Will & Grace” helped educate the country on the issue of same-sex marriage. Biden still couldn’t throw his weight behind gay marriage, and the same holds true for

Any news parody show worth its salt would make hay out of President Barack Obama spiking the football over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. And “Saturday Night Live” dutifully wrote a skit on the presidential’s boastful actions intended

“Saturday Night Live” used to benefit from the “Live” part of its moniker. What better way to instantly react to the news of the week, or even the past 24 hours, than with a show that can be changed right

It’s a shame President Barack Obama doesn’t watch more “Will & Grace” reruns. Vice President Joe Biden told NBC’s “Meet the Press” today that the NBC sitcom, which ran from 1998-2006, “did more to educate the public than anything” on

Poor David Gregory. He probably doesn’t read Big Hollywood or realize “The Colbert Report” reaches less households than “Pawn Stars,” “Robot Chicken,” “Basketball Wives,” “American Pickers,” and “Styled by June.” Maybe that’s why he conducted this fawning/embarrassing interview earlier today with Comedy

Fred Armisen loves Obama a little bit more every day. Jason Sudeikis admits writing a show based in New York City impacts the sketches that make it to the air. Now we know why “Saturday Night Live” is such an

Cast members from the long-running NBC series “The West Wing” came together recently to shoot a PSA on the benefits of walking. What could be nicer than that? But the clip, featuring characters from a series which served up an

Two pilots for TV series starring leftist comediennes are dying slow deaths. NBC, which had ordered shows from Roseanne Barr and Sarah Silverman, is leaking news that “Downwardly Mobile,” starring Barr, is dying in testing; Sarah Silverman’s pilot is also suffering

The reliably left-of-center Politico is so wedded to the Obama narrative – post-racial, healing, cool as ice and astoundingly bright – that it can’t smell a story right under its nose. Hollywood’s President has been a dud. The news site’s

So now “Saturday Night Live” has revealed that down deep, inside their own bubble of liberalism, they’re really racist. “SNL” and guest host Josh Brolin recently offered a skit titled “The Californians,” a soap-opera parody that spoofed Los Angelenos for