This was not a good week for Emily Post, as the week's top TV moments exhibited an alarming lack of etiquette. Kanye West crushed tender flower Taylor Swift's hopes and dreams by barging in on her VMA moment. Serena Williams unleashed a tirade of four-letter words at the U.S. Open. And True Blood's Maryann was in serious need of a wedding planner, as her Dionysian bachelorette party offended our delicate sensibilities. Welcome to Top Moments, Common Courtesy Edition.
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After another summer of scheming, back-stabbing and fighting, we come to the Big Brother 11 finale. After a final battle between Kevin and Jordan, the final head of household is crowned and the final two is sealed. Plus, Jeff rules over the jury house, Julie Chen wears what looks to be a Snuggie, the entire cast is reunited and a winner is crowned. Who walked away with $500,000 and who did America vote as the favorite houseguest? Let's find out.
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Warning: The following story contains spoilers about the outcome of Big Brother 11.
After a summer of cookie dough-eating, dragonfly-dodging, banana suit-wearing and microphone-destroying fun, America's biggest guilty pleasure reality show has crowned a new winner.
In the season finale of Big Brother 11, southern belle underdog Jordan defeated Kevin to win the final head of household competition to ensure a spot in the finals. Jordan then evicted Kevin, leaving only herself and Natalie to face the jury of evicted houseguests. (Viewers also got to vote as the would-be seventh juror, Chima, was expelled from the game earlier in the season for breaking production rules.)
After deliberating, the jury chose ...
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Biggest Loser
8/7c NBC
The Biggest Loser gang are back for an eighth season, this time with a "second chances" theme. Last season's heaviest contestant, Daniel Wright, returns to the ranch to finish his weight loss. The other 15 players are new to the competition and include a social worker, who is the heaviest player in Biggest Loser history; a youth pastor; and a teacher, who has endured a terrible tragedy. In tonight's premiere, the contestants visit Dr. Huizenga for a preliminary health assessment.
Read on for previews of Ruby & the Rockits, Big Brother 11, More to Love and The Cleaner.
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It's not all bad news for the CW: After the premiere of Melrose Place fizzled, The Vampire Diaries became the most-watched series premiere in the network's history.
Diaries' first episode was watched by 4.8 million viewers, enough to top 90210's 2008 debut. The fifth-season-opener of Supernatural, however, didn't hold on to the great lead-in. It drew 3.4 million viewers, a loss of 500,000 from last season's premiere.
The night was still dominated, however, by football. NBC's coverage ...
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