Filed under: Reality-Free , TV News Ashton Kutcher took the stage at CBS’s 2011 Upfront for the first time with his new castmates from ‘Two and a Half Men.’ Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T.

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Ashton Kutcher Tweets First ‘Two and a Half Men’ Cast Photo

Filed under: Reality-Free , Features , TV Previews People in the entertainment industry love to give each other awards… except for the folks in the world of comedy.

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Preview: ‘The Comedy Awards’ on Comedy Central

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV News It’s been announced that Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer behind PBS hit ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Gosford Park’ is to put his spin on the ‘Titanic’ story. Filming on the international co-production starts in Hungary this spring, and its broadcast will be timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of ‘The Titanic’ in April 1912. In a statement , Maria Kyriacou, Managing Director at ITV Studios Global Entertainment, said the four-part mini-series will provide “a vividly different experience of the ship’s last hours alongside a definitive snapshot of what was a unique and uncertain moment in history.”

Filed under: TV News In a move that should shock exactly zero TV viewers, ABC has renewed its reality hits ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette’ for one more round of rose ceremonies each. Entertainment Weekly reports that season 16 of ‘The Bachelor’ will debut in early 2012, while season 7 of ‘The Bachelorette’ will premiere in May. As previously reported , a second season of ‘Bachelor Pad’ will air in the summer.

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ABC Renews ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette,’ Surprises No One

Filed under: American Idol Remember way back when Season 9′s Alex Lambert claimed, via Twitter, to be living on the streets ? Then a rep from 19 Entertainment, which has a development deal with Lambert, claimed the contrary, citing a retainer from which Lambert recieves monthly checks. Well, Lambert, who’s been tweeting away over the past month, had this to tweet about 19 Entertainment’s reponse: “19 entertainment put me on a retainer> > ?” Then, in a response to a tweet from fellow season 9-er Andrew Garcia asking what a retainer is (umm), Lambert followed up: ” $$$ dude! These guys have been telling the media they been payin me! Makin me look like im lyin! It’s a shame dude!”

Filed under: TV News In a genius move, CBS has renewed ‘The Big Bang Theory’ for three more seasons, through 2014. “It doesn’t take a theoretical physicist to see why this show is a BIG part of our comedy future,” Nina Tassler, CBS Entertainment president, said in a statement. “From ratings to critical acclaim to pop culture buzz, it’s struck a chord on all levels

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Renewed for 3 More Seasons

Filed under: Reality-Free , Recaps ['Episodes' - Season 1, Episode 1] For those of us in the TV-criticism community who are too cheap to spring for premium cable channels, Showtime has been kind enough to send entire chunks of their shows to us in advance. In the case of ‘Episodes,’ they sent us the entire 7-episode first season in advance a couple of months ago.

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‘Episodes’ Series Premiere Recap

, Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ Adam Lambert may have ‘Time for Miracles.’ But his love life?

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, Blogosphere , Hot Topics Paula Abdul’s future on ‘American Idol’ is looking pretty bleak — at least according to her new manager, David Sonenberg. “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on ‘Idol,” Sonenberg told the LA Times

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Paula Abdul: Not Returning to ‘American Idol’ Next Season?

, Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ — Adam Lambert was named one of this summer’s hottest bachelors. And who said winning ‘Idol’ was everything

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‘Idol’ Lunchtime Lowdown 06/17/09