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Fox’s 2012-13 schedule moves ‘Glee’ to Thursdays, ‘Touch’ to Fridays

Fox’s 2012 13 schedule moves ‘Glee’ to Thursdays, ‘Touch’ to Fridays

GLEE: Rachel (Lea Michele, L) and Finn (Cory Monteith, R) go to the prom together in the “Prom-asaurus” episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2012 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Mike Yarish/FOX Fox is moving “Glee” to Thursday from its original perch on Tuesday, airing after “The X Factor” results show. “Glee” saw its buzz and ratings slide season three. Several of its characters have left high school as well so it will be interesting to see how the show will adjust. Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker will do extended story arcs… >>

TV best bets with return of ‘America’s Got Talent,’ season finales of ‘Two & a Half Men,’ ‘Smash,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘The Mentalist,’ ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

Howard Stern replaces Piers Morgan on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ returning Monday and Tuesday. CREDIT: AP Sirius/XM radio host Howard Stern makes his prime-time debut Monday on “America’s Got Talent” on NBC, replacing Piers Morgan, who is sticking with his CNN talk show. Early word is Stern is honest and entertaining but understands he’s on broadcast TV and keeps the lewdness to a minimum. This hasn’t stopped the Parents Television Council from telling advertisers to run away from the show. Stern’s message is: give me a chance and judge for yourself. And with the broadcast season coming to… >>

Talk show host Rusty Humphries tries out acting in ‘Flicka 2′

Local radio talk show host Rusty Humphries plays an equestrian competition announcer in “Flicka: Country Pride,’ a straight-to-DVD film starring country star Clint Black and actress Lisa Hartman Black (”Knots Landing”) It came out May 1. “It was interesting watching how they make movies,” said Humphries, who is heard from 3 to 6 p.m. on 640/WGST-AM and has his separate own syndicated show at night as well. “I had a crew of people following me. Two makeup artists and a hair person and a clothing person. It was weird!” He got involved through an old friend, Michael… >>

Whitney Houston’s family focal point of new Lifetime reality series

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Bobbi Kristina will be part of a reality program for Lifetime set later this year. She has made only one interview since her mom’s death to Oprah Winfrey, whose network OWN received its biggest ratings to date when it aired. CREDIT: OWN Lifetime Channel – which has embraced controversial subjects such as polygamy, Sarah Palin , families with oodles of kids and very young beauty pageant contestants – has announced a new reality series focused on Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina and … >>

Hollie Cavanagh post-elimination press interview

AMERICAN IDOL: Hollie Cavanagh is eliminated on AMERICAN IDOL airing Thursday, May 10 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. I’ve been negligent about participating in the weekly elimination press interviews. I finally remembered to do so this week with Hollie Cavanagh , who I grew to like and admire for her pluck and ability to go with the flow and work to improve her craft week in and week out. She’s young and has been clearly media trained to the point where she didn’t exactly give us the most exciting interview ever. But she’s sweet as punch and… >>

Alton Brown joins ‘Food Network Star,’ going through ‘Good Eats’ withdrawal

Alton Brown is still going through “Good Eats” withdrawal. The Atlanta food maestro retired his quirky Food Network show last fall after 13 years and 252 episodes. “It’s difficult to let go,” Brown said in a phone interview this week from New York. “When one decides to put a stop to a life’s work, you kind of float in a funny state for a while. I’m working on it.” Not that Brown is sitting in his Atlanta office eating bonbons all day. He continues to host “Iron Chef America” in New York and “The Next Iron Chef” in Los Angeles… >>

‘American Idol’ top 3 results recap: who is out on ‘Idol’ and who made the top 3

I am not doing a live blog tonight. Sorry! Feel free to join the crew to comment on the slow blog below. Phillip Philips told E! he plans some major surgery to help his kidney stone problems before the tour starts. Aerosmith will perform on the “Idol” finale. “Idol” ratings slipped last night to around 16.5 million viewers and a 4.5 18-49 rating. Join my Facebook fan page and Twitter . Tweet By Rodney Ho, Radio & TV Talk >>

TBS picks up ABC’s ‘Cougar Town’

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Atlanta’s TNT saved “Southland” from NBC. Now raise a wine glass to sister station TBS, which has picked up ABC’s quirky sitcom “Cougar Town” for 15 episodes next years, according to TV Line . The show, which survived three seasons but no consistent time slot on ABC, built up a modest but fervent fan base. Creator Bill Lawrence , worried about the show when it didn’t appear on the fall or spring schedule, held fan parties across the nation out of his own pocket… >>

Kevin Bacon Fox pilot (’The Following’) shot in Atlanta picked up

Kevin Bacon at Dad’s Garage’s “Bacon Fest” last month. That was a celebration of bacon, not Bacon but it was nice to have him there! As expected, Fox has given Kevin Williamson’s “The Following” starring Kevin Bacon and James Purfoy , a spot on its 2012-13 schedule. It will either get 13 or 15 episodes, according to ew.com . Both that show and J.J. Abrams’ “The Revolution” ( picked up by NBC ) were shot in metro Atlanta last month. Here’s the description of “The Following”: “an edge-of-your-seat thriller about the complex relationship between a diabolical serial killer (Purefoy)… >>

WABE-FM breaks another pledge record in spring with $1.35 million

WABE FM breaks another pledge record in spring with $1.35 million

WABE-FM’s considerable power to draw donors continued yet again in the just concluded spring fundraising period, with a record $1,348,391 in pledges from 14,542 donors. The non-commercial station’s pledge numbers are up 3.8 percent from a year ago. The donor numbers are up slightly from a year ago when the station drew 14,331 donors. “The biggest reaction from the staff is what an incredible group of listeners and supporters we have,” said John Weatherford , chief operating officer. “With long-term unemployment the way it is, to have this level of support is phenomenal.” Individual giving now exceeds underwriting, he… >>

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