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Reality series “Survivor UK” has reportedly been discontinued by the BBC after its recent return failed to capture the interest of viewers. The show, which aired on BBC One, struggled in the ratings, averaging a modest audience of around 2.5 million viewers during its Saturday night slot. The UK version of Survivor, which ran in […]

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Madonna says she's nervous about her Super Bowl performance, but Sir Elton John offered her some simple advice that will likely rekindle their ongoing feud: "Make sure you lip-sync good." Meanwhile, pictures of the stage at Lucas Oil Field have emerged — she'll sing "Vogue" — and it may need to be structurally reinforced now that the Material Girl will be joined by Lmfao, Cee-Lo Green, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj.

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Newt Gingrich is trailing Mitt Romney by 14 points as the Florida polls open today, and now he's being sued by a member of Survivor for playing "Eye of the Tiger," the Grammy-winning song from 1982's Rocky III.

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American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe was so impressed by Barack Obama's singing of the first line of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" that he's pitching the Prez to appear on the show and sing a duet with Green.

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Once CBS moved Survivor off of Thursdays, Fox knew it had to make a move. That’s how the net execs explain their decision to change the American Idol lineup from Tuesdays and Wednesdays to Wednesdays and Thursdays in January. “We’ve been thinking about this move years because Thursdays are so lucrative and so important to the network and the sales division,” explains Mike Darnell, Fox’s head of reality programming. “As a network, we’ve never been able to conquer that night. We’ve tried in some way for 20 years but we’ve never had anything big there.

“American Idol” is going to look a lot more like “Survivor” this season. A new set of challenges – because these contestants aren’t challenged enough to just stay on key – will enter the contest as Season 10 gears up, from who can make the best music video to self-promotion, TVGuide.com reported Thursday. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe told the website that finalists will compete to see who works best with a band or a group of dancers, for instance. The show has also chopped its finalist field from 24 down to 12 –...

"Great LezBritian" is a fortnightly stroll through the very best of British lesbo-centric entertainment and culture. Plus there will be some jolly good interviews with the top ladies who are waving the flag for gay UK.

Parading yourself around a comedy stage for all and sundry to judge is not considered the most stable of career paths. But chucking a well timed punch line right in the face of stability, are some rather hilarious lesbian comedians.

Zoe Lyons, Susan Calman and Jen Brister have all been making a name for themselves on the British comedy circuit over the last couple of years and Great LezBritain has pissed many a pair of pants in the front row of their gigs.

We caught up with all three to find out how Zoe felt to be named as one of 2009’s influential British gays, why a group of lesbians once tried to ban...

Superstar Michael Jackson is celebrating his 44th birthday by going to this year's MTV Video Music Awards. The "Dangerous" hitmaker is flying from his current vacation spot in Las Vegas to New York for the bash at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday. Reports suggest the music video network will present the King of Pop with a special honor to coincide with his celebrations. However, one of Jackson's closest friends, psychic Uri Gellar, cannot be with the star for his celebrations, as he is in Australia filming a Survivor-type celebrity TV program, I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! for British network ITV.