Provides the latest RSS feeds for Television News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Dublin News.com http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/cat/766cb4fe0002f29d/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:54 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:54 -0400 30 Mariah Carey's spokesperson has vehemently denied rumours that the singer was lip-synching during her performance on American Idol on Thursday night. The Idol judge, who took the stage during the reality TV show's big finale, treated fans to a number of her greatest hits, including 'Hero', 'Vision of Love', 'We Belong Together 'and 'Make it Happen'. But many viewers took to Twitter, to question ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214599416/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214599416/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Jenny Mccarthy unabashedly bared her boobs in front of the members of her studio audience while pre-taping her raucous Friday night chat show earlier this week. The guest, American rapper Lil Jon, had challenged the former Playboy star to show her breasts for the cameras and she accepted, Contactmusic reported. "I will give you 100 dollars if you show off your tties to everyone over there," he ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214599415/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214599415/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A 28-year-old Chinese man who was kidnapped 23 years ago and sold to a family 1,500 km from his home, has met up with his biological parents again thanks to Google Maps, Hunan TV said Friday. Hazy childhood memories plus the popular search engine Google allowed Luo Gang to find his family in the central province of Sichuan after living most of his life with adoptive parents in the southeastern ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214598225/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 03:30:01 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214598225/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Colombian singer Shakira will leave NBC's "The Voice" and Christina Aguilera will return to take her place next season, the Web site E! News said. "It was a hard decision for me to make, because I'm really fond of the coaches, the people in production and everybody around me," the 36-year-old superstar told E! News. "And I really enjoyed 'The Voice', but I also have a musical career and I'm ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214596875/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214596875/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Eight people were killed across Iraq Saturday, hours after a series of bombings rocked Baghdad in the bloodiest day there in months, officials said. Calls for a halt to sectarian violence went unheeded, with gunmen storming the home of a top police anti-terrorism official and killing him, his wife and their two young children. The BBC said police Capt. Adnan Ibrahim was targeted by Sunni gunmen. ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214606608/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:51 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214606608/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The former Palm Beach area congressman narrowly lost his race for a second term to Patrick Murphy last November. West has said he has no interest in running against Murphy again in 2014 but he hasn't entirely ruled out a run in another ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214606190/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:20 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214606190/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d While a few have opted to stay involved in the game by studying for coaching badges or serving in various administrative roles, a large number have chosen to join the lucrative market of television punditry. Indeed, it is always illuminating to hear expert analysis as provided by ex-football players on our television screens during major football tournaments. Punditry has provided solace ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604842/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 15:44:27 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604842/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Chinese officials said the death toll from widespread flooding in southern China reached 53 Saturday, with at least 16 people still missing. Heavy rain fell in southern China, and 10 provinces in the south and central China were reeling from flooding and landslides, China's official Xinhua news agency said. The Chinese government launched a level-four response to the disaster Xinhua said. ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604887/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:56 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604887/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A 25-year-old climber who this weekend become the first Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest said she hopes her accomplishment inspires others. Raha Moharrak was among a four-member team of climbers from the Middle East that reached the summit of Mount Everest. She has said she hoped the climb would "inspire someone else to be the second," CNN reported. The university graduate made her ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604989/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:56 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604989/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Nigerian military Saturday ordered a partial curfew in the city of Maiduguri amid a government offensive against Islamist militants. The 24-hour curfew was implemented in neighborhoods considered to be Boko Haram strongholds in the northeastern city, in a region that has been a hotbed of the Boko Haram guerrilla movement. The military said in a written statement it had the rebels on the run ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604338/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:14 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214604338/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 'American Idol' Winners, Alums Share Randy Jackson Memories So declared a slew of series alums who walked the red carpet when asked about the exit of veteran ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214603662/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 13:24:33 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214603662/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d "Nikita" ABC topped the last Friday of the 2012-13 season with an average 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers. Back-to-back episodes ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214603641/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 13:24:29 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214603641/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d champ. Still, the title of runner-up certainly isn’t anything to scoff at. The 23-year-old Texan, known for her country roots and pleasant personality, effortlessly sang songs by Patty Griffin, Rascal Flatts ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214602999/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 12:44:14 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214602999/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d "American Idol." Now new victor Candice Glover can start competing with all the contestants who came before her. Her first single, "I Am Beautiful," suggests she is off to a strong start. And the blessing of Aretha Franklin, given on national television, should encourage any young singer. Who are the show's greatest winners? I'd ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214602432/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:21 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214602432/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Singers (from left to right) Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green pose during a media event for "The Voice" in Los Angeles March 15, 2011. (REUTERS/Mario ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214601338/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 09:26:37 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214601338/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said his government has achieved tremendous success in ousting insurgency from the state, resulting in improvement in the law and order ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214600868/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 08:13:02 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214600868/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Supporters march near Notre Dame Cathedral during a pro-gay marriage demonstration in Paris on December 16, 2012. The demonstration, one of several organized nationwide this weekend, is meant to put pressure on French President Francois Hollande to keep his campaign promise to legalize gay marriage. UPI/David ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214600913/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 08:08:37 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214600913/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The European Commission is changing its rules on olive oil served in restaurants to safeguard the consumer, a spokesman said. "We are just making it clear that when you want to have olive oil of a certain quality in a restaurant, you get exactly the one you are paying for," said commission spokesman Oliver Bailly The olive oil market is subject to widespread fraud with cheaper grades ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214600883/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 08:08:32 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214600883/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d . Now, she works on issues involving women in media. When actress Geena Davis was watching children's shows with her daughter a few years ago, she became so troubled by the lack of female representation, she started a think tank on gender in the media. The Geena Davis Institute recently partnered with University of California, Los Angeles, professors to ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214599454/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 05:30:32 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214599454/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Adam Lambert: 'American Idol' Judge? (Video) Clearly still getting accustomed to the title of American Idol, the South Carolina native talked about staying humbled and grounded as she heads out to a career as a major label artist. At the same time, she takes pride in the fact that after auditioning for the Fox show on three different occasions, she finally sees her dream come ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214598329/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 03:01:37 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214598329/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Singers (from left to right) Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green pose during a media event for "The Voice" in Los Angeles March 15, 2011. (REUTERS/Mario ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214597622/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 02:04:51 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214597622/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Father Knows Best cast members still alive? Now a classic from television’s golden age, the show was not an immediate hit when it debuted in 1954, according ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214596236/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:39 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214596236/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 'American Idol' Finale's Ratings Free Fall: What Went Wrong Before heading into Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, however, the fan favorite stopped to talk ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214596235/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 23:46:44 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214596235/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d wrote Romney on Twitter, with the above picture attached. Leno also teased a less surprising part of Romney's appearance on the NBC late night program. "'I'm not a fan of the President,' says @MittRomney. Catch the whole interview tonight at 11:35/10:35c on ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214595527/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 22:39:12 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214595527/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 'American Idol' Season 12 Winner Revealed What went wrong? You could place the blame on any number of factors: from viewer fatigue and a stale formula as the show closes its 12th year, the bad chemistry at the judges’ table, which brought in two feuding pop divas that barely glanced at each other, competition from ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214595526/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 22:39:09 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214595526/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Candice Glover, an R&B dynamo from St. Helena Island, S.C., was crowned the Season 12 winner of "American Idol" Thursday night.Glover, 23, who consistently blew away the judges and fans with dramatic power ballads and impressive vocal gymnastics, defeated Kree Harrison, a 22-year-old country singing specialist from Woodville, Texas. She became the show's first female champion ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214595528/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:29 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214595528/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" Now that the broadcast networks have unveiled their 2013-14 fare, it's time to take a look at which freshmen shows are already making a splash on social ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594857/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:48 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594857/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Ken Venturi, whose 1964 U.S. Open victory was one of the most memorable feats in the history of the golf, died Friday at the age of 82. His death came less than a week after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Venturi had been hospitalized since March for a variety of health issues, including pneumonia and infections in his back and intestine. He won 14 times on the PGA Tour ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594813/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:13 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594813/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Both sides of the story ; MISS NIGHTINGALE Theatre RoyalAmber Topaz has worked in theatre, television and West End musicals including Les Miserables - and in burlesque, where in 2008 she was chosen to represent Britain in Las Vegas' Miss Exotic World Burlesque Hall of Fame. Erik Petersen caught up with her during rehearsals for Miss Nightingale How did you end up moving from West End ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594006/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:10 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594006/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d CBS' "The Crazy Ones" The broadcast network upfront week was filled with big stars, new models and plenty of chest thumping about broadcast dominance -- even as all of the networks were down year-over-year in the target demographics that those advertisers gathered are looking to ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214593997/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:17 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214593997/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 'Grey's Anatomy's' Sarah Drew on April's Sweet (and Sudden) Surprise Arizona Robbins made a heartbreaking confession during Thursday's ninth season finale ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594012/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:16 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214594012/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Model-turned-actress Jenny Mccarthy gave members of her studio audience an eyeful while pre-taping her raucous Friday night chat show earlier this week by flashing her boobs. Guest Lil Jon dared the former Playboy pin-up to bear her breasts for the cameras and she duly obliged. He said, "I will give you $100 if you show off your t--ties to everyone over there..." McCarthy stood up, ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592970/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:52 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592970/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d China's state TV regulator has called for a crackdown on production of inflammatory and inaccurate historical dramas about the country's World War II era battles with ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592991/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:05 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592991/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Gorgeous nature photography has been abundant on television for a while now, so those who assemble programs from it need to have more than just a string of how-did-they-shoot-that images. A point of view would be nice. Or a narrative sensibility. Anything, really, that connects the oceangoing turtles, migrating butterflies and Labrador caribou, other than that ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592976/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:13 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592976/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The network upfronts are about entertainment, but how do they stack up as entertainment? Go to one of them ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592863/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:10 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214592863/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d LOS ANGELES - The number of Americans who watched vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the American Idol title sank to 14.2 million, a decline of 31% from last year’s record low, according to ratings data on Friday. The singing competition, now in Season 12, was once a TV industry juggernaut for Fox that brought in more than 30 million viewers for its finale in the peak years of 2006 and ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591849/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:08 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591849/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d LOS ANGELES - Years of staying up late on Saturday nights to make the nation laugh have apparently left Bill Hader a little sleep-deprived. Hader, who announced earlier this week that he’s leaving "Saturday Night Live" after eight seasons when the show wraps its current season, revealed his plans for the future in an interview with GQ. From the sound of things, he’s ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591837/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:06 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591837/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Hollywood Reporter Unveils Comedy Class of 2013 In a competitive situation, FX has given script commitment to a comedy inspired by the life of the Internet ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591825/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:04 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591825/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The company behind Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotist" will produce TV series together with such Scandi crime authors as Henning Mankell and Lars ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591729/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:02 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591729/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession ... provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591887/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:03 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591887/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Pontifical University Hosts Congress the Role of Fatherhood in Modern TV SeriesBy Ann SchneibleROME, April 22, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The image of fatherhood in modern television is the theme of a two-day conference currently under way at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (PUSC)."The Figure of the Father in Serial Television" is the latest conference on the theme of "Poetics, ... http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591850/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53:51 -0400 http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/214591850/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d