Moraes on TV: October 10, 2010 - October 16, 2010

Sarah Palin's new TLC reality show: sneak peek

TLC has put out a sneak peek of its new Sarah Palin reality series, "Sarah Palin's Alaska." See Sarah Palin in the snow, climbing some mountain :"Oh gosh, we are somewhere that people dream about!" Sarah marvels. See Sarah with her child, and in her house: "Family comes first, it's...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 15, 2010; 11:24 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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Oprah to take Jon Stewart's audience to Washington Rally to Restore Sanity

* Full coverage of the 'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear' * Turns out "The Daily Show" audience reacts EXACTLY the same as Oprah's audience when she announces she's taking them some place -- for free! Yes, even though Disembodied Head Oprah only announced on Jon Stewart's show Thursday night...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 15, 2010; 10:11 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (39)
Categories:  Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, TV News  
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Live from "30 Rock": which version was best -- you decide!

NBC's "30 Rock" went live Thursday night and performed the episode a second time for those of you living on the West Coast. Here's where you get to play network suit and give notes! Take a look at these East Coast versus West Coast scenes, below, and then vote. Or,...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 15, 2010; 9:39 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Oprah no match for Barbara Walters and Bill O'Reilly and 'The View'

Oprah Winfrey got gobsmacked by Babara Walters on Thursday. Oprah has been aggressively ratcheting up the noise on her syndicated show these days, trying to keep herself in the headlines during this, her last season as the Queen of Daytime Talk TV. And what could be noisier, or more headline...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 14, 2010; 6:15 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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Comedy Central to cover Washington rallies Oct. 30

Can't make it to Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity on the Mall, or Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive on Oct. 30 because you'll be too busy fortifying your house for the Halloween mob scene the next night? Comedy Central will air both events on Oct. 30. (Comedy...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 13, 2010; 11:48 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
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'Glee' episode 4: We watch so you don't have to

Four episodes into "Glee's" new season, and we're done with the flurry of excitement over: the much-ballyhooed season debut, the "OMG It's Britney" episode and the hyped religion episode. Time to get back to some actual storytelling, right? Oh wait, this is "Glee" -- never mind.

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 13, 2010; 10:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
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'The Situation' bids 'Dancing With the Stars' a classy farewell as he's eliminated

It's Themed Elimination Night in the Round on "Dancing with the Stars," and the audience says goodbye to "Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino.

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 13, 2010; 2:15 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (21)
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TBS shocker: Andy Richter joining Conan on new late night show

TBS announced Tuesday that Andy Richter is going to join Conan O'Brien on his new TBS late night show, "Conan." Wow - totally didn't see that one coming. TBS noted that the two men began collaborating on-air Sept. 13, 1993, when Richter debuted as Conan's sidekick on NBC's "Late Night"...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 12, 2010; 1:23 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (8)
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U-Md wins CBS's 'Hawaii Five-0' theme-song band performance derby

CBS announced on "Hawaii Five-0" Monday night that the University of Maryland had won its "Hawaii Five-0" Marching Band Mania contest. The band's winning performance of the cop show remake's iconic theme song beat out bands at such institutions of higher learning as Yale, University of Hawaii, Notre Dame, and...

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 12, 2010; 10:46 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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'Dancing with the Stars' Week 4: We watch so you don't have to

Rumba and tango night on "Dancing with the Stars" also marks the unveiling of a flashy new in-the-round dance floor and the show's first-ever all-acoustical music night -- perfect solutions to two problems that did not exist.

By Lisa de Moraes  | October 12, 2010; 2:15 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (12)
Categories:  Dancing With the Stars  
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