Jewel and Ty Murray by Rick Diamond/ WireImage.com
Jewel's Ty’d the knot.After 10 years together, the singer and rodeo champion Ty Murray eloped to the Bahamas and exchanged vows in a private ceremony Thursday night, People reports."She wore a traditional wedding gown, while Ty wore his favorite blue jeans, white shirt and cowboy hat," Jewel's rep told the magazine. "The couple is very happy and look forward to enjoying their honeymoon."The couple share share a 2,200-acre ranch in Stephenville, Texas.Jewel, 34, is a judge on CMT's Nashville Star. Murray, 38, hosted Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull-Riding Challenge last year on CMT.Jewel told People last year that she and Murray weren’t rushing to the altar."We don't know if there's a point — we've lapped our friends who've gotten married and divorced," she explained. "We probably would if we had kids — we're just not sure we want them yet. But we've had something really special already." — Tim Molloy
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While on the Today show promoting his show Nashville Star, Meredith couldn't resist asking Billy Ray what his take was on the passé issue of Miley's half-naked, provocative photos in Vanity Fair. Daddy Cyrus explained he didn't complain to the magazine by using the lovely metaphor, "The more you stomp in poop, the more it stinks." He even addressed what many called the "creepy" pose between him and his daughter which looked more like boyfriend and girlfriend.
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Cheers to Nashville Star for cutting to the chase. American Idol's countrified cousin whittled down the audition process — which takes Simon Cowell & Co. seemingly endless weeks — to 20 minutes, and promptly presented the Top 12 finalists. It helped that there were none of the airtime-sucking freak-shows that make Idol's initial episodes so painful. Plus, Jewel smoothly transitioned from host to judge, making room for new emcee Billy Ray Cyrus to bring some of that Hannah Montana/Dancing With the Stars magic to the show as it's transplanted from USA to NBC. In a word: Giddyap!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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The hit show Nashville Star may have found a new home on NBC, but the entertainment value in this talent search contest is getting kicked up a notch for its sixth season. Former host Jewel has been bumped over to the judging table and filling her shoes is Mr. Achy Breaky Heart himself, Billy Ray Cyrus. Woo-eee!
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American Gladiators by Trae Patton/NBC Photo
Thanks to a schedule full of America-centric titles, NBC is dubbing its off-season an "All-American Summer," Variety reports. The network is getting behind the return of American Gladiators and America's Got Talent as a patriotic buildup to the Olympics in August. Although the network is waving the red, white and blue, the Peacock's true colors this summer will be reality television. In addition to nonscripted shows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the network is devoting an entire Monday-night block to reality shows, including the newly relocated Nashville Star.NBC does, however, have plans for a few scripted shows, including its recently announced horror anthology series Fear Itself. But if for some reason those shows don’t make it, NBC could just air a waving American flag for 22 minutes. — Adam BryantRelated:• NBC Hopes to Scare Up Ratings with Fear Itself
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Billy Ray Cyrus by Tony R. Phipps/WireImage.com
Billy Ray Cyrus has been tapped to host the new season of Nashville Star, airing this summer.... TNT is airing "the best of Saving Grace" this Monday through Wednesday, from 10 to midnight/ET.... Reba McEntire will host the Academy of Country Music Awards for a 10th time, on May 18 on CBS.... Rossi Morreale (Foody Call...?) will host Can You Duet?, CMT's new music competition premiering April 14.
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USA Network's Nashville Star has been greenlit for a sixth season, but this time to air on NBC, during the summer, where it will be paired with the sophomore run of American Gladiators.... CBS in June will air AFI's 10 Top 10, a special counting down the top 10 films in (wait for it) 10 different genres.... To you poor ladies who thought you'd have hubby's attention for at least a few hours: Fox stations have picked up Fox Super Sunday, a new/sports hybrid to air the morning of Super Bowl Sunday.
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Angela Kinsey, Ben Silverman and Jenna Fischer by Kevin Parry/WireImage.com
NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker said he doesn’t envision any changes to the NBC's 2007-08 fall schedule even though he's changed top entertainment executives at the network. NBC made it official late Tuesday that Ben Silverman, who brought The Office and Ugly Betty to American television, will become co-chairman of the network’s entertainment division and production studio. Marc Graboff, president of NBC Universal Television, West Coast, has also been elevated to co-chairman."The timing of the announcement has nothing to do with the fall schedule," said Zucker. "The reaction [to the lineup] has been incredibly strong.” He said he’d been trying to bring Silverman into the network for some time, and only recently learned that he was ready to make a move. Silverman will be in charge of creative decisions at the network and studio, while Graboff will handle the business side. The announcement means goodbye to Kevin Reilly, the NBC entertainment president ...
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Jewel: Who did you vote for?Angela: Me.It's a Hacker world, baby! Congratulations, Angela! The season finale came so quickly, but I'm grateful that this show doesn’t mess around and gets right down to it. Well, except for tonight. They still had to fill an hour, and what better way to do that than with one performance after the next? I loved how the final three were dressed to the nines, considering the former contestants were out on stage tonight — they needed to stand apart. Even Jewel looked like she was ready for the red carpet. I did think Zac's gold jacket looked kind of funny, though, but hey, it's Zac…. He's pretty much allowed to wear whatever he wants at this point.When the Alabama siblings each sang for the last time before the winner was announced, you could tell both of them were soaking up the moment. It's like they were really inside their songs for those two minutes. Did anyone else feel slightly uncomfortable seeing Randy Owen clutching Anastasia's ha...
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Zac, David and Angela, Nashville Star
Siblings Angela and Zac Hacker not only share musical genes but they share the spotlight as two of Nashville Star's final competitors. But this isn't just a sibling rivalry, because standing right beside them is family man David St. Romain, prepared to take the crown if that's how America votes. Tonight, the USA Network series' fifth season finale (airing at 10 pm/ET) will name one of these talented singers the winner, but all three contenders seem to already feel that way. TVGuide.com asked the finalists about their thoughts on the entire experience, having
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