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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Desperate For New Talent

Kathy Griffin is one of television’s biggest and most popular D-lister and she is proud of it. When she was asked to be a part of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” many felt that she would agree and pull herself back on top. Did she take the offer?

“No! I can’t even touch my toes!”

“High School Musical” Turns Into A Reality Show

Disney recognized how popular “High School Musical” was when they released the first movie and since then they have been making more and more. The third installment for the movie will be hitting theatres shortly and now it is coming out with an ABC reality show based on it.

On ”High School Musical: Get in the Picture” - airing at 7 Sunday and Monday nights on WLS-Channel 7 - auditions are held for about a dozen slots in a summer music program at Murray High School, where the ”HSM” movies were filmed near Salt Lake City.

Amy Poehler To Join “Office” Spinoff

Amy Poehler is well known for being one of the hit comedians on SNL and for her new comedy film “Baby Mama”. She is saying farewell to “Saturday Night Live” and saying hello to a spinoff from the “Office”.

Poehler said she will join NBC’s spinoff of “The Office.” “I can kind of confirm that I will be working in some capacity on that show,” said Poehler. “I don’t really have any other details yet.”

Christopher Gorham To Leave “Ugly Betty”

Christopher Gorham stars as the lovable accountant Henry in the hit television show “Ugly Betty”. He has been one of the favorites on the show after he was introduced as a guest star during the fall of 2006. Now he will be taking his leave and as secured himself a spot on a new television series on CBS.

‘The Bachelorette’ Shocks Audiences

The season finale of ‘The Bachelorette’ had a twist to it that none were expecting and that many people were not happy with. The two contestants that were left vying for DeAnna Marie Pappas life was the responsible and hansom Jason Mesnick and the free spirit Jesse Csincsack. Audiences were shocked that Jesse had made it this far believing that he would have been kicked off at the beginning of the show.

Will Katherine Heigl Leave ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Earlier this week Katherine Heigl chose to decline a nomination for an Emmy Award. Since then there have been many rumors that have been floating on the internet claiming that the young actress will be leaving ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.

She took her name out for this year’s Emmy race because she felt her character, Dr. Izzie Stevens, had not been given adequate material. Recently, Heigl signed on to star in and produce a movie based on the book “Escape” by Carolyn Jessop, the former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member who fled the polygamous sect and helped convict leader Warren Jeffs.

Michelle Obama To Guest Host On “The View”

Michelle Obama could be the next first lady of the United States and she is going to share her thoughts with the whole nation as a guest host on The View. She is going to appear on June 18th. Michelle Obama should have no trouble fitting in and voicing her opinions on live television in front of the whole world.

Recap Of ‘Lost’ Season Finale

The season finale of Lost has aired and as with any season finale it has left a cliffhanger that leaves all of us wondering what will happen next. The episode started off with a flash forward of Kate driving away from Jack and then she stopped the car and put it in reverse.

Dozens Of Television Shows Get The Cut

It’s time to say goodbye to some shows that we have grown fond of and a few that we didn’t have a chance to get to know. Dozens of television shows are getting cut from stations like ABC, CW, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Below is a list of all the shows and how long they were on the air.

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“Men in Trees” ran for two seasons on ABC.

David Cook Wins ‘American Idol’

David Cook was announced the winner of this season’s ‘American Idol’ – which shocked more than a few people who thought for sure that the young and talented David Archuleta would be the one.

Cook, 25, who was tending bar and playing in a band before he auditioned for the singing competition, stood back to applaud rival David Archuleta, 17, and then bent over crying after host Ryan Seacrest said he had won by 12 million votes.