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- This Just In: Starz renews 'Spartacus'
- Top 10? No! My top 20 TV shows of 2009
- Winter solstice, aka the shortest day of the year: Let's celebrate with Snooki and Shakira!
- 'Survivor Talk': Russell says 'I wanted to cry' at the reunion
- 'The Back-Up Plan' trailer alleviates last week's fear of Alex O'Loughlin scarcity
- Mesa sayin' yousa have to check out this 70-minute video review of 'The Phantom Menace'
- New 'Valentine's Day' trailer: Taylor and Taylor kissing!
- Roman Polanski: Court rejects appeal to dismiss case
- Diane Sawyer's 'ABC's World News' debut: Who's watching?
- Brittany Murphy ill days before death; death appears to be from natural causes: report
- Britney Spears hates it when people think she gardens!
- 'Survivor Talk': Natalie responds to being called 'pitiful' by Russell
- EW Exclusive: National Hangover Day video with Justin Bartha
- 'Sesame Street' and '227' star Alaina Reed-Amini dies at 63
- Sundance 2010 festival adds films starring Katie Holmes, Julianne Moore
- Jeff Probst blogs about 'Survivor' finale: 'Nobody outplayed Russell'
- 'Toy Story 3' clip: Gasp! Buzz and Co. in the trash?!
- 'The Sing-Off' finale: The winners, the tears, and the guest stars
- 'Saturday Night Live' recap: James Franco tried his best to save Christmas, but...
- Eldest Jonas Brother weds
- Tyra Banks, Ellen DeGeneres, and their valiant efforts to be Oprah
- New Valentine's Day trailer: Even more overwhelming than the first
- Box Office Report: 'Avatar' takes No. 1 with $73 million
- Tiger Woods: another sponsor retreats from pro golfer
- Brittany Murphy, 32, dies of cardiac arrest
- Rage Against the Machine wins No. 1 spot in U.K. Christmas Week chart
- Rage Against the Machine wins No. 1 spot in U.K. Christmas Week chart
- Brittany Murphy: Friends and colleagues remember her
- 'Survivor Samoa': And the winner is...
- This Week on Stage: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury star in 'A Little Night Music'
- I 'heard about the Morgans' and I have some new ideas for Hugh Grant...
- Style Hunter: Get the fashion from Syfy's 'Alice'
- Style Hunter: Get the fashion from Syfy's "Alice"
- 'Avatar' lands $27 million at box office on Friday
- The SAG nominees: Why they chose the wrong actress from 'Inglourious Basterds'
- SAG nominees: Why they chose the wrong actress from 'Inglourious Basterds'
- Rapper Lil Wayne and friends detained for allegedly carrying pot: report
- Michael Jackson: Feds to release report on molestation cases
- 'Nine' costar Penelope Cruz: Back-to-back supporting actress nods?
- Warner Bros. signs up for Steve Carell father comedy
- Ivan Reitman says script in the works for 'Ghostbusters 3': Report
- Twitter hacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army'
- 'Jersey Shore': Last night's top 10 amazingly ridiculous lines
- Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode #14
- 'SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas': Here are the best of the classics
- Dress or Dog? Guilty Pleasures Real Lives Finals: 'Say Yes to the Dress' vs. 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'
- EW picks Daniyal Mueenuddin and Dave Eggers' titles as the best books of 2009: What's your fave?
- More Christmas-y video fun: Blondie, Wham, and a snowy cat
- Taylor Lautner to star in 'Cancun': Spring break and drug cartels, eh?
- June 23: 'District 9' gets Tweeted
- Sound Bites: This year's best TV quotes
- Icon Math
- James Cameron: Entertainer of the year
- Woody Harrelson: Entertainer of the year
- June 25: R.I.P MJ
- The cast of 'True Blood': Entertainers of the year
- Taylor Swift: Entertainer of the year
- The cast of 'Modern Family': Entertainers of the year
- Sandra Bullock: Entertainer of the year
- Nov. 27: Tiger Woods' car crash
- Adam Lambert: Entertainer of the year
- The bullseye of the year
- The cast of 'Dexter': Entertainers of the year
- Feb. 16: 'New Moon' Debuts
- Sound Bites: This year's best book quotes
- Jane Lynch: Entertainer of the year
- Alec Baldwin: Entertainer of the year
- Meryl Streep: Entertainer of the year
- The Black Eyed Peas: Entertainers of the year
- Dec.16: Susan Boyle sales skyrocket
- Mo'nique: Entertainer of the year
- One last look at 2009
- Ryan Reynolds: Entertainer of the year
- Lady Gaga: Entertainer of the year
- This year's bright new faces on film
- Feb. 11: Dave Letterman vs. Joaquin Phoenix
- Oct. 25: Taylor Swift & Taylor Lautner
- The year's best new musicians
- Yule Log = Cool Log?
- 'Avatar' and augmented reality: The future of toys?
- Allison Iraheta on Kimmel: 'Oh yeah!'
- 'The Real Housewives of O.C.' recap: Guys Weekend
- 'RuPaul's Drag Race': RuPaul announces season 2 premiere as 'RuPalin'!
- Bryan Singer to return to 'X-Men': Will the mutants rise to greatness once again?
- Thursday ratings: Repeats give CBS the night
- 'The Bounty Hunter' trailer: They're dead seri--
- First Look: Angie Harmon and Brandon Routh on 'Chuck'
- 'Kick-Ass' teasers (Nicolas Cage in a Bat-suit!) totally kick ass
- New 'Hot Tub Time Machine' trailer: Let's take your temperature
- Here's the Situation: Abs, abs everywhere
- What will 'Big Love' do without Amanda Seyfried?
- Clip du jour: Enhance!
- Jon & Kate Gosselin officially divorced
- 'American Idol'-Simon Cowell rumors: Is a U.S. version of 'X-Factor' on its way?
- Videogame face-off: 'Assassin's Creed 2' vs. 'Left 4 Dead 2'
- Metacritic's best- and worst-reviewed movies of the decade: How many have you seen?
- Weekend Box Office Poll: Any chance you're NOT seeing 'Avatar' this weekend?
- 'Survivor's' Shambo to Russell: No hard feelings, ya big galoot!
- 'As the World Turns' exec: 'We are committed to finding a new home'
- 'True Blood' scoop: 'Beast' actress joins cast
- Exclusive: 'True Blood' wolf resurfaces on 'One Tree Hill'
- 'Avatar' earns $3.5 million from midnight showings
- 'America's Best Dance Crew' judge arrested for alleged child molestation
- High hopes for James Franco on 'SNL'
- 'Toy Story 3' gets IMAX 3-D release date
- 'Alien' screenwriter Dan O'Bannon dies
- Charles Gibson signs off as ABC news anchor: Farewells from Presidents and Kermit the Frog
- Fox shifting 'American Idol' to 9 p.m. timeslot
- 'Lost': DirecTV to air six recap specials starting Dec. 26
- Your favorite 2009 holiday TV episode?
- 'Dollhouse' recap: A great night for Victor and DeWitt fans. And who isn't?
- Dean Sheremet files for divorce from LeAnn Rimes
- ABC greenlights Danny Wallace pilot
- 'Survivor': Ranking all the seasons (including 'Samoa') from best to worst
- Someday Adam Lambert will be on ALL the channels at once
- Disney scraps 'Wild Hogs 2' plans
- Steve Carell, Tina Fey could reteam for 'Mail-Order Groom'
- Rene Russo to play Thor's mother
- USA to create series based on 'The Freshman'
- Emmy Rossum, Allison Janney set for 'Shameless' on Showtime
- Kid Cudi is leaving Lady Gaga tour
- Someday Adam Lambert will be on ALL the channels
- Flavor or Bret? Guilty Pleasures Relationships Shows Final: 'Rock of Love' vs. 'Flavor of Love'
- 'Jersey Shore' goes Jaywalking on 'The Jay Leno Show'
- 'Friday Night Lights' recap: Tim Riggins, puppies, and guns
- This Week's Cover: The Best and Worst of 2009 -- movies, TV, music, books and more
- SAG Award nominations announced
- SAG Awards 2010 TV nominees
- Tiger Woods jokes: Still funny (from Wanda Sykes and Robert Downey Jr. at least)
- Rage Against the Machine battles Simon Cowell for UK chart supremacy: Whose side are you on?
- New 'Clash of the Titans' trailer: Damn the gods!
- Making fun of Friendster with fact and fiction
- New 'American Idol' commercials: Fewer freaks, more inspirational: Why?
- Ratings: CBS tops 'So You Think You Can Dance' finale
- Would you buy Charles Dickens' toothpick?
- 'Don't Commit Suicide On The Holidays': A new Christmas anthem?
- What to Watch for week of December 21 to December 27, 2009
- Ashton Kutcher's 'Beautiful Life' moves to YouTube: Will you watch?
- Today in Dalton's '80s Sweaters: Keith from 'Voltron'
- 'SYTYCD' Q&A: Winner talks about his victory!
- All 'Love Actually' scene-stealer Olivia Olson wants for graduation is a record deal
- Clip du jour: Yes, Jack Bauer, there is a Santa Claus
- Washed Out's new video: 'Let's Get Physical' all over again
- Videogame Face-Off: 'The Beatles: Rock Band' vs. 'DJ Hero'
- Hyperion to publish Michael J. Fox book
- Hannah Montana? Ed Helms? What do YOU think should be nominated for an Original Song Oscar?
- 'So You Think You Can Dance' Q&A with Ellenore Scott: On that alien voice, moving her family to NYC, and her aches and pains
- 'Runaways' trailer: Kristen Stewart rocks, Dakota Fanning dons lingerie
- Defining movies of the decade: another day, another list
- 'Up in the Air': That twist. That ending. These polls!
- 'So You Think You Can Dance' Q&A with Ryan Di Lello: On dancing with his sweetheart and the attention on his abs
- Nancy O'Dell to leave 'Access Hollywood'
- What's your favorite 'SNL' holiday sketch?
- Rolling Stones, U2 named as top touring artists of the decade. Did your favorite make the list?
- 'So You Think You Can Dance' exit interview: Ashleigh Di Lello on dancing with her husband, favorite numbers, and her controversial injury
- MTV: Guilty-pleasure wasteland or socially redeeming network? Or both?
- 'SYTYCD' exit interview: Jakob talks about almost winning
- 'So You Think You Can Dance' exit interview: Kathryn McCormick on crying, dancing and (rumored) romancing
- Pennsylvania man charged with stalking Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
- Actress Leelee Sobieski welcomes a baby girl
- Amanda Seyfried to leave 'Big Love' at the end of the season
- Box office preview: 'Avatar' poised for incredible opening weekend
- Rihanna's new 'Hard' video: In the army now
- 'Lend Me a Tenor' returns to Broadway in 2010, Stanley Tucci directing
- Tony Goldwyn, Sean Hayes, and Kristen Chenoweth to star in 'Promises, Promises' B'way revival
- Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Jones dies at age 90
- Bryan Singer to develop 'X-Men: First Class'
- Scoop: 'Soul Food' thesp spies 'Undercovers' gig
- Madonna gets domestic in new Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign
- Catherine Hardwicke responds to reports regarding her next directing gig
- Taylor Lautner to star in action film 'Cancun' for Summit
- 'Precious' and its box-office crash: Is it failing to cross over?
- Nickelodeon orders more 'SpongeBob SquarePants'
- 'The Help' film in the works with Chris Columbus' production company
- HBO to start second season of 'Tim' on Feb. 19
- J.J. Abrams' 'Undercovers' gets its first cast member
- Trump plans celeb golf show with Golf Channel
- New bail set after Randy Quaid and wife miss court date
- Report: Elin Nordegren planning to divorce Tiger Woods
- PTC targets 'Family Guy'
- Alec Baldwin donates $1 million to alma mater Tisch
- Leo loves messing with us: 'Inception' teaser poster hits
- Guilty Pleasures Showdown: 'Celebrity Mole' vs. 'Paris Hilton's My New BFF'
- 'Better Off Ted': Lemurs and lawyers in lingerie
- EW Exclusive: New poster from 'The Simpsons' celebrates 20th season
- Stephen Colbert captures 'Empire State of Mind'
- Ben Bernanke named 'Time' magazine's Person of the Year
- Clip du jour: 'Christmas Light Hero'
- 'Glee: Road to Sectionals' is on our Must List for Santa. What's on yours?
- 'Jersey Shore' stars pump 'Conan' set with poof, juice
- An expert view of new rock wines
- 'Alice in Wonderland' trailer poll: Who creeps you out more?
- Comedy Central gives Daniel Tosh a second season of 'Tosh.O,' stand-up special
- Boyle, Bocelli score another spectacular sales week. But how did Chris Brown do?
- Miley's tiny sister Noah Cyrus schools us commoners in the art of sexy underage dancing
- David Sedaris' 'Santaland Diaries': Who's your dream Crumpet?
- Courtney Love criticizes daughter on Facebook
- Guilty Pleasures Semifinals: 'Tool Academy' vs. 'Wipeout'
- Ratings: 'The Good Wife' hits viewership high
- Was Megan Fox the hottest thing in 2009?
- Sofia Coppola pregnant with second child
- Style Hunter: Craig Ferguson's hand puppets
- 'Wolverine' bootlegger arrested by FBI
- 'Avatar' pre-sales heat up: Early data showing date-night appeal
- 'Dangerous Wands' joins the vaunted ranks of great 'Harry Potter' spoofs
- ATV exclusives: 'Chuck' fight, 'Castle' reunion, and a 'House'/'Glee' mystery!
- Holiday book-giving etiquette: Do you hold your nose and buy the book the recipient actually wants?
- Miley, SuBo, Lonely Island ... What were your most-watched YouTube videos of 2009?
- 'SYTYCD' finale: Are you excited?
- Roy Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, dies at 79
- Stephen Colbert raps with Alicia Keys: Not bad!
- Lisa Loeb to launch an eyewear line: Finally!
- 'Project Runway' season 7 cast revealed: There will be bangs!
- Exclusive: 'Gilmore' gal Kelly Bishop checks into 'Mercy'
- 'Daily Show', 'Colbert Report' to be broadcast in HD starting Jan. 4
- Sigourney Weaver talks 'Avatar'
- Dalton's '80s sweater evokes Rainbow Brite doll
- DreamWorks to make adaptation of 'War Horse' novel
- Hallmark Channel goes HD just in the nick of time
- Swiss officials to decide on Polanski extradition early next year
- Does David Letterman have something against Santa? Or Kris Allen?
- 'The Sing-Off': An exclusive peek at tonight's set list
- Garth Brooks suing Oklahoma hospital for $500,000
- French singer Johnny Hallyday cancels tour
- Nicolas Cage to 'Drive Angry' in 2011
- 'American Idol' creator unveils his next reality project
- 63 songs competing for Original Song Oscar
- CBS says yes to 'Mike and Molly'
- 'Iron Man 2' trailer: Watch it here and tell us what you think!
- The Official OscarWatch Critics Award Roundup
- Kim Kardashian and her bare shoulders invade 'CSI:NY'
- Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'NCIS,' 'Glee,' Bones,' 'HIMYM, 'Grey's,' and more!
- 'Lord of the Rings' coming to Blu-ray
- Nick Cannon to get morning radio show in New York
- VH1's 'Tough Love' gets 'Couples' spinoff
- 'Thor' writers come on board for Paramount's futuristic vampire film
- 'Dexter' gets new showrunner
- Showtime plans project about Vanderbilts
- Al Pacino, Barry Levinson, and Buck Henry bringing latest Philip Roth book to big screen
- Mel Gibson's next project to be 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation'
- 'Big Bang Theory' recap: Leonard's mother kisses Sheldon. Will life ever be the same?
- Who are decade's highest grossing actors?
- 'The Sing-Off' premiere: Keen singing and swan songs
- Golden Globes: Here are the nominations!
- Guilty Pleasures Semifinals: 'Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica' vs. 'The Anna Nicole Show'
- Snappy Judgments: 2009 Golden Globe nods (TV)
- Golden Globe nominations announced
- Golden Globes TV fresh-faces: 'Dexter,' 'True Blood,' and 'Good Wife' fans should be 'Glee'-ful!
- Golden Globe nominations: Who got snubbed?
- Chris Brown deletes Twitter account after dispute with Walmart
- 'Lie To Me': A truck, a bomb, a 'Dr. Horrible' singalong