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Matt's Guide to Thursday TV: Person of Interest, Vampire Diaries and More!

• Oct 20, 2011 09:19 AM ET
• by Matt Roush

CBS' Person of Interest (9/8c) is one of the fall's few new dramas of interest, and it appears to be a keeper. Though not without some formula aspects — this is CBS, after all, so things tend to get wrapped up pretty neatly by the hour's end — the intriguing Interest sends its damaged heroes on their high-tech vigilante missions under a tantalizing cloak of paranoid secrecy. Each week, there's also the promise of heightened and stylized mayhem at the hands of the coolly lethal Reese (Jim Caviezel), who's so unflappably taciturn in his explosive takedowns of rooms full of bad guys he can make Jack Bauer look like a blabbermouth wimp.

Reese's partner in crime-stopping, Michael Emerson as the mousy ...
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Charlie Day, Emma Stone, Jason Segel to Host Saturday Night Live

• Oct 17, 2011 12:47 PM ET
• by Robyn Ross

Charlie Day, Emma Stone and Jason Segel will take the Saturday Night Live stage as hosts in November, NBC announced Monday.

Day, who stars in the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, will make his hosting debut Nov. 5. He'll be joined by musical guest Maroon 5, returning for a third appearance. Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy will perform alongside the group for their hit song "Stereo Hearts."

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Ryan Seacrest Announces Inaugural Two-Day Music Festival

• Jul 11, 2011 10:19 AM ET
• by Robyn Ross

Ryan Seacrest will host a two-day music festival in Las Vegas, featuring Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Bruno Mars and The Black Eyed Peas among others.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival, put on by Clear Channel Radio, will take place at the MGM Grand. Scheduled for Sept. 23-24, it will also be streamed online via www.iheartradio.com and on all Clear Channel radio stations.

"This is a once in a generation gathering of artists and fans from all over the country for a true, must-see music event," Seacrest said in announcing the event Monday.

The Voice: 10 Things You Didn't See on TV

• Jun 22, 2011 01:23 AM ET
• by Denise Martin

So much bromance in the air at The Voice. And so, while the Final 8 performed — some for the last time — our burning questions linger. Which coach made the bigger play for Adam's affections this week? Who does executive producer Mark Burnett like best? What are audiences forbidden to do during the show? And exactly how hot does it get during the performance rounds? Here are the 10 things you didn't see on TV this week:

1. The bathroom really does provide the best acoustics. Two weeks ago, we overheard Xenia singing and humming to herself in the... read more

Hope for Haiti Now Telethon Takes Over TV for Earthquake Relief

• Jan 22, 2010 10:31 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

"The Haitian people need our help," said George Clooney, to begin Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief. "They need to know that they are not alone. They need to know that we still care."

Springsteen, Jay-Z, Timberlake, Swift sign on for Haiti telethon

The remarks from Clooney, the event's organizer, and a stirring opening performance by Alicia Keys set the mood for a night of actors, musicians and sports stars coming together to plead for aid to the earthquake-ravaged country.

Keys' performance — played over images of the destruction in Haiti —  was just one of many emotional touchstones in a show that also provided... read more