Kanye West, True Blood
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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Big Brother 11, Jordan
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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Big Brother 11
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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The Biggest Loser
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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Vampire Diaries
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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Jordan, Big Brother 11
Rule No. 1 of Big Brother: Expect the unexpected. That's just what happened Thursday when the remaining houseguests learned that all three of them would be in the house until finale night. Rather than showing the usual final eviction Thursday, the hour only concluded Phase 1 of the head of household competition and showed Phase 2 live. Plus, a few special guests stopped by to chat about this season, and Jeff makes his entrance in the jury house. So, who will still be in contention for HOH when the finale rolls around? Let's find out.
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Julie Chen
Good news, Big Brother lovers: CBS has ordered a 12th season of the voyeuristic reality show to air next summer.
Check out photos from Big Brother 11
The current season, which wraps up with a live two-hour finale on Sept. 15, is up 11 percent in viewers from last summer. The show also continues to be a powerhouse online, as video streams of the show were up 94 percent from a year ago, and a record 11.6 million users logged on to vote for this season's coup d'etat power.
The show ...
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Vampire Diaries
Vampire Diaries
8/7c CW
Kevin Williamson, the creator of Dawson's Creek and the Scream fright flicks, combines two of his favorite things — teens and horror — in his promising adaptation of the pre-Twilight young-adult book series that nevertheless owes its TV existence to Twilight's mega-success. In tonight's predictable but polished opener, Stefan (Paul Wesley), a centuries-old vampire who doesn't look a day over 19 and refuses to drink human blood, returns to his Virginia hometown to pursue a high-school student (Nina Dobrev) who reminds him of a long-lost love. Of course, Stefan's evil brother (Ian Somerhalder) shows up to complicate things.
Read on for previews of NFL Opening Kickoff 2009, Big Brother 11, Supernatural, Project Runway and Ace of Cakes.
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Michele, Big Brother 11
With Kevin and Michele facing eviction, the stage was set for the final power of veto competition. Almost as important as who would win that final veto (and, by extension, cast the sole vote to evict) is who each player decides can or can't be trusted at this late stage in the game. So, who would emerge victorious from the veto battle? And who would be heading to the jury house after 66 days in the game? Let's find out.
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Natalie, Big Brother 11
With Jeff gone, Big Brother 11's Final 4 is made official, and for the first time in several seasons, the possibility of two women going to the finals is a possibility. However, head of household Natalie seems set on taking Kevin to the end with her, should she get there. But who would she nominate, and how would her HOH decisions put doubt in Kevin's mind? Plus: How does Natalie's visit to Pandora's Box affect the game? Let's find out.
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