Morris Chestnut, Brian Williams
This week, TV was filled with surprise appearances. Tommy returned on Brothers & Sisters. Rihanna spoke about ex Chris Brown. The JFK assassination was front and center on Mad Men. Kate Hudson distracted Fox cameramen during the World Series. And the pilot episode of V taught us that appearances can deceive. Welcome to this week's Top Moments: Screen Time Edition.
10. Worst Return: Guess who's back on Brothers & Sisters? Prodigal son Tommy, who we last saw abandon his family to join a hippie commune in Mexico. What's he up to now? ...
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Melissa Joan Hart
After a delightful Charleston that saw her jump nine points on the leaderboard — the best one-week improvement in Dancing with the Stars history — Melissa Joan Hart knows everyone else is gunning for her now. "I've got to watch my back!" she tells TVGuide.com, citing Mya, Kelly Osbourne and Natalie Coughlin as her biggest competition. "Natalie's really good. She's coming alive. It's going to be tough." It will be even tougher this week for the former Sabrina, the Teenage Witch star to maintain her top spot as couples must prepare three dances: an individual dance, the group hustle and a knockout dance (to be performed by the pairs in the bottom two). Find out how Hart's handling her trio of dances, why she and partner Mark Ballas are like a "little married couple" and more.
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Dancing with the Stars
What's a dancing star without a pro partner? ABC has officially unveiled the 16 pairings for Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars. What do you think of these matchups?
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Mark Ballas, Shawn Johnson
Note to future Dancing with the Stars winners: Handle your Mirrorballs with care.
Newly crowned Season 8 champs Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas learned that the hard way after they ...
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Derek Hough and Mark Ballas
March is gearing up to be a big month for Mark Ballas and Derek Hough. Not only are they returning to the floor on Dancing with the Stars, but the two BFFs are set to release their first studio album as well. BHB by the very creatively named Ballas Hough Band will hit stores ...
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Kim Kardashian and Mark Ballas by Kelsey McNeal/ABC
Just in case you were confused, there are two Kim Kardashians: The shy person who stars in her family's reality series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The reserved person who poses for Playboy. The party girl who makes the rounds of L.A. clubs but doesn't drink. And the model who's happy in front of a camera, unless she has to dance.
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Derek Hough and Mark Ballas by Tiffany Rose/ WireImage.com
In a twist of irony, Dancing with the Stars' Derek Hough and Mark Ballas were robbed over the weekend prior to a charity concert, the two announced on their MySpace Celebrity Blog.Hough, 23, and Ballas, 22, along with their band Almost Amy, were in Roseville, Minn. for a Cancer Charities show Sunday when they stopped by an Outback Steakhouse for a bite to eat. While inside, "our band van was broken into and they took all of our personal items," the duo wrote. "Everything from passports and visas, wallets, IDs, laptops, iPods, cell phones, Emily's purse, cameras etc..."The Dancing pros are offering a $5,000 reward for the return of their personal items and are not looking to prosecute anybody, according to band manager Daniel Catullo."Whoever did this, they can email the band’s website and drop the items somewhere and we’ll pick them up, no questions asked," Catullo, who believes it was "definitely a pro job," told People. "We don’t care about the iPods or other items ...
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Now that Dancing with the Stars has crowned a new queen and king, the question becomes: How do Kristi and Mark rank among previous winners? Does their landslide victory earn them greater regard, or does it speak to a lack of formidable competition?As a refresher, all those who have laid claim to the mirrored-ball trophy:Season 1: Kelly Monaco and Alec MazoSeason 2: Drew Lachey and Cheryl BurkeSeason 3: Emmitt Smith and Cheryl BurkeSeason 4: Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne HoughSeason 5: Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough Season 6: Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark BallasWho is your all-time favorite? Who truly showed growth and a never-tapped-into aptitude for ballroom dancing, then groomed it to flourish? Cast your vote here! And elaborate on your vote in comments.
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The following contains spoiler information about Dancing with the Stars' finale show.After a season of quicksteps, jives, cha chas — not to mention drama — Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas have become the new reigning champs of Dancing with the Stars! Although some may have predicted Tuesday's outcome, the competition was tight and the winning spot was up for grabs (OK, sort of up for grabs. Any other Kristi fans?). If we forgot what the couples were up against, though, tonight we got the rundown of the entire season and all its competitors — plus a little love up in this club from Usher. Yes, Monica and Jonathan, Kym and Penn, Steve and Ana — they were all there for the proverbial "last dance" of the season, no matter where their original scores landed them. It was a great retrospective, but of course, the glory only goes to one couple. Did you think it was the right one? Now that it's all said and done, time to hash it out!Related:• Get recaps for the ent...
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Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas by Michael Desmond/ABC
The only thing more dangerous than Kristi Yamaguchi in ballroom heels is Kristi Yamaguchi in rhinestone-studded tennis shoes. "I had happy feet all week," says Yamaguchi, whose greatest concern going into this marathon known as Dancing with the Stars was her self-described "weak" ankles. "It was awesome to rehearse in tennis shoes," she says, finally done with the make-or-break freestyle and looking the happiest she's been in 10 weeks. With perfect scores – again – for the cha cha and freestyle, she and pro partner Mark Ballas seem unstoppable. But here's the thing: They don't feel unstoppable, and have danced from the beginning as if large dogs (mostly in the form of Jason Taylor and Cristian de la Fuente) have been nipping at their heels. "We really felt the pressure this week because the guys are looking so good," says Yamaguchi. "We knew we had to step it up." Don't forget, Ballas had a brilliant partner last season, Sabrina Bryan, who was sent packing week five. And ...
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