THE X FACTOR Adds Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio

Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio will join THE X FACTOR’s third season, Fox announced in a press release. They join previously announced judges Simon Cowell (who has been with the show since the first season) and Demi Lovato (who joined last year).

“It’s taken more than a decade, but I’m delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!),” Cowell said in a statement. “Paulina and Kelly both have great taste and massive experience in the music industry and together with Demi, this is going to be a fun panel. It just feels like the time to do something different.”

“I am very excited to be reuniting with Simon Cowell and THE X FACTOR family,” said Rowland, who appeared on the U.K. version of the show. “It feels great to be able to take this journey here at home in the states!”

“I love THE X FACTOR!” added Rubio. “I can’t wait to find the next big music star here in America. I’m so thrilled to be part of the show as a judge. Simon, be careful what you wish for, let’s see if you are ready to handle me, empieza la fiesta, amigo!”

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THE GOODWIN GAMES: Pilot Photo Preview

Fox may be in mostly reruns for scripted shows at this point, but tonight marks the series premiere of THE GOODWIN GAMES. It’s possible you’ve already seen the pilot, but in case you haven’t, some photos to tide you over until tonight…

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THE VOICE: Carson Daly on Live Show Snafus and the Coach Shuffle

On live television you never quite know what will happen — and THE VOICE has had its share of memorable incidents in the past couple of weeks.

After having voting irregularities during the first week of this season’s fan-voting section of the competition, last week’s live performance show was thrown for a loop when the air conditioning went out on the soundstage…and, as THE VOICE host Carson Daly told the audience, there was a slight risk things could overheat and the show would go dark. (The joys of live television…anything could happen.)

Daly — no stranger to live television between his time on the NBC singing competition and as the host of the MTV series TRL — talked with reporters after last week’s results show about how he handles those mishaps, the coaching situation, and more…

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s Weekend Update: Amy Poehler Drops By and Stefon Says Goodbye

Last night’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE featured an awesome return (Amy Poehler!) and said goodbye to a long-time cast member (Bill Hader), and both got to have shining moments during the Weekend Update segment.

Take a look!

Will you miss Hader on SNL?

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In Case You Missed It…New Show Previews, THE OFFICE, THE VOICE, AMERICAN IDOL, and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that happened in TV news? Give Me My Remote‘s got you covered! We’re catching you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• NBC Announces 2013-2014 Schedule
• Fox Announces 2013-2014 Schedule
• MURDER POLICE: Wilmer Valderrama Exits the Animated Series
• Fox Boss Kevin Reilly Talks Giving NEW GIRL the Post-Super Bowl Slot
• THE VOICE: Team Adam’s Amber Carrington, Judith Hill, and Sarah Simmons Talk About the Top 12
• THE VOICE: Team Blake’s Danielle Bradbery, Holly Tucker, and The Swon Brothers Talk About the Top 12
• THE VOICE: Team Shakira’s Garrett Gardner, Kris Thomas, and Sasha Allen Talk About the Top 12
• THE VOICE: Team Usher’s Josiah Hawley, Michelle Chamuel, and Vedo Talk About the Top 12
• ABC Announces 2013-2014 Schedule
• ONCE UPON A TIME: Will Michael Raymond-James Be a Series Regular in Season 3?
• CBS Announces 2013-2014 Schedule
• THE VOICE: The Eliminated Contestants Speak Out
• ARROW Season 1 Finale: Marc Guggenheim on the (Accidentally) Provocative Finale Title, Epic Confrontations, and More
• THE VOICE: Shakira Talks Losing Her Latest Contestant, Plus, Makes Good on Her Promise to Sing a Song for Sasha Allen
• The CW Announces 2013-2014 Schedule
• AMERICAN IDOL: Candice Glover and Kree Harrison on the Performance Finale
• THE OFFICE Time Capsule – GMMR’s Very First ‘OFFICE’ Post
• THE OFFICE Time Capsule – GMMR Interviews Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski
• Saying Goodbye to THE OFFICE – A Show That Changed My Life
• AMERICAN IDOL: Season 12′s Winner Speaks Out!
• AMERICAN IDOL: Kree Harrison on the Finale Results

This week in previews:

• ABC Gives a Tease of a Tease for MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
• BELIEVE on NBC – First Look
• THE BLACKLIST on NBC – First Look
• CRISIS on NBC – First Look
• IRONSIDE on NBC – First Look
• DRACULA on NBC – First Look
• THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW on NBC – First Look
• SEAN SAVES THE WORLD on NBC – First Look
• ABOUT A BOY on NBC – First Look
• WELCOME TO THE FAMILY on NBC – First Look
• ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Netflix – First Look Trailer
• ABC Releases First Official MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Promo
• CHICAGO PD on NBC – First Look
• THE NIGHT SHIFT on NBC – First Look
• UNDATEABLE on NBC – First Look
• THE FAMILY GUIDE on NBC – First Look
• ALMOST HUMAN on Fox – First Look
• SLEEPY HOLLOW on Fox – First Look
• ENLISTED on Fox – First Look
• SURVIVING JACK on Fox – First Look
• US & THEM on Fox – First Look
• RAKE on Fox – First Look
• GANG RELATED on Fox – First Look
• BROOKLYN NINE-NINE on Fox – First Look
• DADS on Fox – First Look
• MURDER POLICE on Fox – First Look
• Fox Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes: ALMOST HUMAN, SLEEPY HOLLOW, RAKE, SURVIVING JACK, ENLISTED, and More!
• MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC – First Look
• ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND on ABC – First Look
• SUPER FUN NIGHT on ABC – First Look
• BETRAYAL on ABC – First Look
• RESURRECTION on ABC – First Look
• BACK IN THE GAME on ABC – First Look
• KILLER WOMEN on ABC – First Look
• MIND GAMES on ABC – First Look
• MIXOLOGY on ABC – First Look
• THE GOLDBERGS on ABC – First Look
• TROPHY WIFE on ABC – First Look
• LUCKY 7 on ABC – First Look
• INTELLIGENCE on CBS – First Look
• THE CRAZY ONES on CBS – First Look
• HOSTAGES on CBS – First Look
• THE MILLERS on CBS – First Look
• MOM on CBS – First Look
• WE ARE MEN on CBS – First Look
• Watch THE GOODWIN GAMES Pilot Now!
• THE TOMORROW PEOPLE on The CW – First Look
• REIGN on The CW – First Look
• STAR-CROSSED on The CW – First Look
• THE 100 on The CW – First Look
• THE ORIGINALS on The CW – First Look
• DEXTER: Watch the Official Season 8 Trailer

This week in pictures:

• ONCE UPON A TIME Season 2 Finale: ‘And Straight On ‘Til Morning’ Photo Preview
• Fox 2013 Upfronts Photos: The Stars of GLEE, BONES, NEW GIRL, and More Come Out for the Programming Presentation
• NBC Upfronts Photos: The Stars of PARKS AND RECREATION, REVOLUTION, PARENTHOOD, and More Come Out for the Programming Presentation
• The CW Upfronts 2013: Check Out Photos From the Programming Presentation

This week in videos:

• Fox Upfronts 2013: Check Out Your Favorite Fox Shows Auto-Tuned
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Season 8 Finale: Watch the End of ‘Something New’!
• THE OFFICE Series Finale: Photos and Video from the ‘Best Prank Ever’

This week in news:

• CBS Picks Up RECKLESS
• Seth Meyers Named Host of LATE NIGHT
• CBS Picks Up FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES
• 24 is Back: Fox Officially Announces Event Series, 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY
• THE VOICE Officially Sets the Return of Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green for Season 5, Usher and Shakira for Season 6
• Watch the Unaired Episodes of DON’T TRUST THE B—- IN APARTMENT 23 Online Now!

This week in recaps and discussions:

• CASTLE Season 5 Finale: ‘Watershed’ Reaction Post – What Just Happened?!
• Who Won AMERICAN IDOL Season 12?

AMERICAN IDOL: Kree Harrison on the Finale Results

After last night’s AMERICAN IDOL finale, runner-up Kree Harrison talked with reporters about the finale night, who she’d like to duet with, what comes next, and more.

Take a look!

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Watch the Unaired Episodes of DON’T TRUST THE B—- IN APARTMENT 23 Online Now!

If you were bummed ABC never ended up airing the final episodes of DON’T TRUST THE B—- IN APARTMENT 23, there’s a little bit of good news: from now until June 2nd, you can watch the last installments on ABC.com, the WATCH ABC Player for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Kindle Fire, Hulu, and iTunes.

Now that a good chunk of regular season TV is over, do you think you’ll be finishing up DTTBIA23 online? Or are you content with where it ended?

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THE VOICE Officially Sets the Return of Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green for Season 5, Usher and Shakira for Season 6

The original group of THE VOICE coaches will be reunited this fall for the show’s fifth season, NBC announced today. However, if you’re liking THE VOICE 2.0 coaching lineup, no fear: Shakira and Usher will return for the show’s sixth cycle in 2014.

“We locked in a plan several months ago to have the outstanding Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green rejoin Blake and Adam for cycle 5, and we’re pleased to announce that the original four coaches are going to be back together in the fall,” said Paul Telegdy, President of Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, in a statement. “They’re the reason this show was launched so strong for the first three cycles and we owe them a debt of gratitude. And after careful consideration of everyone’s schedules for next spring, we are excited to be returning the current cycle of judges — Shakira and Usher along with Blake and Adam — for cycle 6, which will premiere after the Winter Olympics.”

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THE OFFICE Series Finale: Photos and Video from the ‘Best Prank Ever’

[This post contains spoilers for the series finale of THE OFFICE.]

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DEXTER: Watch the Official Season 8 Trailer

DEXTER’s days are numbered — the eighth and final season kicks off on Sunday, June 30th at 9 PM — and boy, this fantastic trailer for the next season has me feeling bittersweet already.

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And, this promo picture? Just fantastic…

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Undercover Boss | 8pm on CBS

Season Finale: This special episode of UNDERCOVER BOSS features updates on some of the most compelling bosses and how the undercover experience impacted them personally as well as the companies they lead.

AMERICAN IDOL: Season 12’s Winner Speaks Out!

Last night’s AMERICAN IDOL finale crowned its first female winner since 2007, and when Candice Glover came backstage to talk to reporters post-victory, she was clearly still in shock she had actually won.

Take a look at what she had to say about the whole process…

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Who Won AMERICAN IDOL Season 12?

[This post contains spoilers for the season 12 finale of AMERICAN IDOL.]

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The CW Upfronts 2013: Check Out Photos From the Programming Presentation

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES’ Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev and ARROW’s Stephen Amell were among the stars who showed up to support The CW’s Upfronts presentation earlier today in New York.

Take a look at some photos! (Update: Now we have some photos from The CW party, too!)

Which photo is your favorite?

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Saying Goodbye to THE OFFICE – A Show That Changed My Life

THE OFFICE changed the trajectory of my life. It’s not often that one can say that about a television show, but in my case it’s true.

Like many others I’ve always enjoyed the escapism that TV provided. I had such a passion for TV that in October 2005 I started this blog as a way to connect with other TV fans.

On November 2, 2005 I wrote my very first post about THE OFFICE (“Why Won’t You Watch The Office?“). With very low readership to my new blog, I was thrilled that I received 10, yes 10 comments, in support of my love of the show. But I found my people and each week I would share my thoughts on that week’s episode and as a group we discussed our favorite quotes, storylines and characters. I was thrilled to be able connect with fellow OFFICE fans in this way.

What I didn’t know at the time was that my tiny little blog had caught the eye of an actual cast member from the show – Jenna Fischer. Imagine my thrill when Jenna mentioned my blog as a ‘go to’ site for OFFICE fans in one of her MySpace blogs. I couldn’t believe it. I messaged Jenna to share my gratitude, and decided to take the leap and ask her if she might be willing to answer a few questions about the show for my site. She graciously agreed and asked if I would mind if John Krasinski answered a few questions as well. Of course I said ‘yes’ and soon after I published not only my first ever celebrity interview but I was honored to post the first ever joint ‘Jim & Pam’ interview. The interview was published just as THE OFFICE was settling in and really finding an audience in S2, and as such my blog became a destination for fellow OFFICE die-hards.

For the next few seasons, I covered as much about the show and the cast as I could.  My OFFICE Thursday posts, which served as a round-up of everything OFFICE related for the week, were always my most popular posts without fail. (Which I was thankful for as they took hours over the course of the week to put together). Every Thursday I held OFFICE chats over at BuddyTV where fans of the show could gather to watch and discuss the episode while it was airing. [The most memorable OFFICE chat?  When my phone rang and it was John Krasinski. To think I almost didn’t pick up the phone, because seriously…no one interrupted me during THE OFFICE back then.]

That interview with Jenna and John caught the attention of publicists from other networks and shows and in the years that followed my blog went from a small hobby to a passion project that took hold of my life in a big way. I traveled back and forth from Boston to L.A. many times a year to cover red carpets, network events, and to bring my readers behind-the-scenes of their favorite shows.

On February 27,2007 (one year to the day that we teamed up to start a petition to Supersize the season finale of THE OFFICE – ‘Casino Night’ – a gesture that got me a shout out on the S2 DVD commentary – a fangirl thrill), I lived my ultimate TV fantasy when Jennie (from the hands down best OFFICE site, OfficeTally.com) and I were invited to visit the set of THE OFFICE. Every moment of the day exceed my expectations. To this day it stands as one of the best experiences of my life.

It’s 7.5 years later, tens of thousands of fellow TV lovers are still coming to Give Me My Remote.com every day to discuss their favorite shows. Even though I’m not involved in the site the way I once was, I am so incredibly proud of the experiences I have had while on the journey of building something that is so special to me.

Each choice you make in life causes a ripple effect.  If I didn’t write that very first post about THE OFFICE back in 2005 Jenna Fischer would have never found my site. I might not have got the attention of other TV publicists.  I definitely wouldn’t have been invited to the first ever blogger’s set visit to VERONICA MARS and as such I wouldn’t have met one of my very best friends and fellow TV Talk Podcast co-host, Dan. I wouldn’t have enjoyed the special experiences that have come from GMMR (I mean, do you really think I would have been invited to hang with Oprah if I wasn’t a TV blogger…the answer is ‘no’.). Bottom line, if I didn’t write what I did back in the day about THE OFFICE I really don’t think my life would look anything like it does today. And I can pretty much guarantee that I’d be back home in Boston doing something completely different.  But life happens and so I’m writing this from sunny Los Angeles, where I moved…well, I guess in a way because of THE OFFICE.

So as I sit here writing this overly verbose post, we are just hours away from THE OFFICE airing its final episode. While I’m so sad that the show that has meant so much to me over the years is ending, I feel incredibly lucky to have been part of this amazing and dedicated fandom. I have met incredible people over the years directly and indirectly related to this show. The journey my life has taken over the past 7+ years and the experiences I have had would have NEVER happened if it weren’t for my love of THE OFFICE. I will probably never have the opportunity to thank the cast and creative team for what they have done for me, but I hope they one day realize that their half hour comedy show completely changed the direction of my life.

I’ll miss you, Dunder Mifflin.

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