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Reuters - "The X Factor" winner Melanie Amaro said on Friday she was shocked at her victory but believed that singing from her heart had given her the edge over her rivals in the TV contest.
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"X Factor" brings wins for "shocked" Amaro, and Fox (Reuters)
"X Factor" finale jumps 31 percent giving Fox big win (Reuters)
Reuters - The season finale of "The X Factor" enjoyed a sizable boost over last week to hand Fox an easy win Thursday night, according to preliminary numbers.
NPR's 'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me' debuts on TV (AP)
AP - NPR's quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me" is making the leap from radio to television.
CNN's Morgan testimony has little impact (AP)
AP - CNN's Piers Morgan was in the position few television interviewers like to be this week: on the other side of the microphone.
"Workaholics" star Blake Anderson breaks back in stunt (Reuters)
Reuters - As one of the stars of Comedy Central's slacker comedy "Workaholics," Blake Anderson might not be a fan of back-breaking labor. Back-breaking recreation, on the other hand ...
"American Horror Story" season 2: new house, cast, story (Reuters)
Reuters - You can't accuse Ryan Murphy of getting overly sentimental about his characters: The "Glee" co-creator, who caused a serious stir with plans to overhaul the cast of the Fox show, plans a largely new cast and completely new setting for the second season of the FX horror drama "American Horror Story."
Colbert offering $500K to pay for SC GOP primary (AP)
AP - Comedian Stephen Colbert is offering to pay half a million dollars to help subsidize South Carolina's first-in-the-South GOP presidential primary, as state officials struggle to pay for it, but there's doubt whether it would even be legal.
Helen Mirren providing "inner voice" on "Glee" (Reuters)
Reuters - Britney Spears, Nene Leakes... Helen Mirren? Add the dame and Oscar winner to the list of "Glee" guest stars, as Fox confirms to TheWrap that she has recorded a guest voice performance for the series' January 17 episode.
Who would first lady be in next life? Bo the dog (AP)
AP - Michelle Obama would come back as Bo. Not just any dog, but Bo the dog.
"11/22/63 " tops best-sellers list for second week (Reuters)
Reuters - (Please note the strong language in the number 4 hardcover nonfiction title)
Drake, Tony Bennett, help Carson Daly rock NYE on NBC (Reuters)
Reuters - Will Drake and Tony Bennett be the next to pair off on one of Bennett's "Duets" tunes? Maybe not. But the rapper and crooner are among the guest who'll perform on NBC's "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" special on December 31.
Top 15 cable programs in Nielsens for Dec. 12-18 (AP)
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Dec. 12-18. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Finnish police detain Lambert after bar brawl (AP)
AP - Finnish police say they detained Adam Lambert after he assaulted people who tried to break up a fight between the former "American Idol" star and his boyfriend in downtown Helsinki.
Russ Mitchell to leave CBS News for Cleveland (AP)
AP - Network anchor Russ Mitchell is leaving CBS News after 20 years to anchor for the NBC television station in Cleveland.
Kim Jong-Il's fate on "30 Rock" - what happens next? (Reuters)
Reuters - Oh, Kim Jong-il, why did you have to go and ruin a "30 Rock" subplot?
Betty White's 90th birthday special features MTM reunion (Reuters)
Reuters - The all-star line-up for NBC's televised birthday bash for Betty White will include a mini-reunion of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show."
Fairy tales cast spell on U.S. television (Reuters)
Reuters - Fairy tales are back with a darkened vengeance on U.S. television, scaring up a fright and putting a new twist on a genre long dominated by pretty princesses and charming princes.
Rare early Smurf drawings on sale in Paris (Reuters)
Reuters - Rare original drawings of the Smurfs, blue-skinned cartoon characters created by Belgian artist Peyo, are set to fetch up to 120,000 euros ($167,000) each on Saturday in the first auction of the late artist's work.
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