Fox will serve up a fifth season of Kitchen Nightmares, the network announced Thursday.
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Gordon Ramsay is about to stir things up once again — but this time it won't be in the kitchen. On the heels of Hell's Kitchen's finale which attracted almost 6 million viewers, Fox announced Wednesday that it has ordered another unscripted series from Ramsay's production company.
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How curious were people about Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men? Some 27.76 million people tuned in — numbers that rival American Idol. On cable, Sheen set a ratings record of his own.
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After a competitive season featuring Elise's big mouth, Elise's feud with Carrie and even more incessant Elise drama, Hell's Kitchen finally crowned its new winner Monday night. Did Elise live up to her own hype?
Going into the two-hour finale, Will Lustberg, Paul Niedermann, Tommy Stevens and Elise Wims were the final chefs vying to snag the position of chef-de-cuisine at Gordon Ramsay's BLT Steak in New York City.
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This being such an epic week in the TV business, with the majority of new and returning shows premiering in the kickoff to the official TV season, I'm adjusting my "guide to the week" format all week to focus separately on each night as a whole: analyzing the programming strategies and showdowns while previewing the pilots and season openers I've seen in advance.
Monday in a Nutshell: ABC and CBS should continue to dominate. Dancing With the Stars has once again cast a buzz-worthy group — though some are wondering if they've overstepped and alienated their more mainstream fans with lightning-rod contestants like Chaz Bono and Nancy Grace. (Get over it, folks. It's a dancing show, all for fun.) And Castle makes for a fine nightcap. CBS' popular comedy lineup includes one new winner (Two Broke Girls) and one show in transition (Two and a Half Men) that's more talked about than almost any new fall series, while Hawaii Five-0 more than holds its own. Fox is shaking things up with its big-budget fantasy spectacular Terra Nova (which bows next week), which should open big at the very least. We'll see if its family-friendly tone attracts a broader-than-cult following. A Cuddy-free House (premiering Oct. 3) may be on its ...
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