Simon talks wedding

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'A merican Idol's" master of the bluntness turned shy when talking about his engagement. Simon Cowell blushed and started to sweat when Jay Leno asked him if rumors of his engagement to "Idol" makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy were true during Monday night's episode of "The Tonight Show." "I...

Tim vs. Kim

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Tim Gunn has turned his critical eye towards the Kardashian sisters' fashion sense. The style guru, who is usually polite and soft-spoken outside the confines of "Project Runway," appears to have put the hit reality-show girls in his sights -- and has been firing away for weeks. He stepped up...

Last chance

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After taking extended breaks from their original fall airings, several TV shows are returning with brand new episodes, whether you wanted them or not. It’s been nearly four months since overwrought medical series “Trauma” last saw the light of day. Crucified by reviewers, many people assumed it had flatlined...

Emmys go live all over

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The Emmy Awards are coming to you live -- no matter which coast you're on. NBC says it will broadcast this year's Primetime Emmy Awards live across the country -- no tape delay on the West Coast. That means the show will begin at 5 p.m. on...

Day ‘Most Wanted’ was canceled

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'A merica's Most Wanted" turns 1,000 tomorrow. For a TV show to survive long enough to make 1,000 episodes is a rare thing. But host John Walsh yesterday recalled the time "AMW" was canceled -- yanked off the air for good -- in 1996. Then something even...

‘Marriage Ref’ isn’t Jerry’s first post-’Seinfeld’ stumble

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Jerry Seinfeld’s comeback to TV — “The Marriage Ref” — hit a pretty nasty pothole this week. A preview last Sunday night was ripped badly by critics and fans — and everyone is waiting to see with tonight’s second episode if Jerry can still draw a crowd. The comic has stayed...

Jake: We’re the real thing

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'The Bachelor" proposal is the real deal, insist newly betrothed Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi. "We are officially engaged. Yes, we're going to get married," Jake told reporters during a conference call yesterday. Jake proposed to Vienna on Monday night's "Bachelor" finale, getting down on one knee and...

Bachelor finally picks the ‘bad’ girl

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The sexy wife trumped the good wife on "The Bachelor" last night. After weeks of soul-searching, pilot Jake Pavelka popped the question to Vienna Girardi, the girl the other bachelorettes loved to hate. Jake's big decision came down to whether he wanted the emotional chemistry he shared with sweet...

Girl ‘Unexpected’

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Britt Robertson can’t exactly identify with the foster child she plays on “Life Unexpected,” but she did spend part of her childhood being raised by people who were not her parents. So she can relate. The oldest of seven children, the 19-year-old petite blonde — who introduces herself as “Brittany...

Not ready for ‘Prime’ time

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The US version of "Prime Suspect" is going back to lock up. NBC gave "Without a Trace" creator Hank Steinberg the go-ahead in the fall to develop and write a two-hour pilot adaptation of the hit BBC crime drama, but has now decided to postpone work on the remake until...