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''AMERICAN IDOL"
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No more Mr. Nice Guy -- or girl -- on "American Idol." The Idol judges were as critical as they have been all season on last night's performance episode. Harry Connick Junior and J-Lo didn't like the staging of Jena (JEE'-nah) Irene's version of "I Love Rock 'N' Roll." Connick says Sam Woolf needs to relate more to the live audience. J-Lo thought Alex Preston's reworking of "Every Breath You Take" went too far. But Keith Urban loved it. The judges were mostly positive about Caleb Johnson's take on "Faithfully." Connick says it showed a needed softer side, as the Idol hopefuls did songs from the '80s. Last week, the judges saved Sam but tonight someone will be going home.
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Jena (JEE'-nah) Irene, performing "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
Jena Irene, performing "I Love Rock 'N' Roll." COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT *002 (04/10/14)>> 00:21 "it, yeah yeah"
Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez
Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez didn't like the staging of Jena's take on "I Love Rock 'N' Roll." COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit)) ((note length of cut))
<<CUT *003 (04/10/14)>> 00:20 "''
Alex Preston, performing "Every Breath You Take"
Alex Preston, performing "Every Breath You Take." COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT *004 (04/10/14)>> 00:15 "the song, nah"
Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban
Jennifer Lopez says Alex took his redo of a classic song too far, but Keith Urban doesn't agree. COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT *005 (04/10/14)>> 00:34 "''
Caleb Johnson, performing "Faithfully"
Caleb Johnson, performing "Faithfully." COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT *006 (04/10/14)>> 00:13 "you did it"
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr. says Caleb is showing a needed softer side. COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
''THE VOICE" TOUR
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The American Idol" tour will get some competition this summer. The top finalists from "The Voice" are also going on tour. They'll be accompanied by Season 5 champ Tessanne Chin and other favorites from previous seasons. The tour will make 31 stops. It starts June 21 in San Antonio, Texas and wraps up August 2 in Redmond, Washington.
''SURVIVOR"
UNDATED (AP) — Jeff Probst says it's one of the greatest quotes he's ever heard on "Survivor." Morgan admitted during the Tribal Council that things have always been easy for her because of her looks. The comment from the former NFL cheerleader could have sealed her fate with her tribemates. She was voted out last night. But Spencer didn't have a worry going into the Tribal Council vote. He not only won Individual Immunity, he also found the Hidden Immunity Idol earlier in last night's episode.
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<<CUT *007 (04/10/14)>> 00:14 "would pick cute"
Morgan McLeod
Morgan may have sealed her fate when she told the Tribal Council that her looks make things easy for her. COURTESY: CBS and Mark Burnett Productions ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT *008 (04/10/14)>> 00:14 "our jury, Morgan"
Jeff Probst
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst announces the results of the Tribal Council vote. COURTESY: CBS and Mark Burnett Productions ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT *009 (04/10/14)>> 00:11 "could care less"
Morgan McLeod, contestant voted off
Morgan says she's not upset she was voted out. COURTESY: CBS and Mark Burnett Productions ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Excerpt of "Survivor: Cagayan" theme
Excerpt of "Survivor: Cagayan" theme. COURTESY: CBS and Mark Burnett Productions ((mandatory on-air credit))
''MAD MEN" - THE FINAL SEASON STARTS SUNDAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Part One of the final season of "Mad Men" starts Sunday. The show's creator Matthew Weiner says first episode picks up where they left off last season. He says "Don is in a heap of trouble" and we'll see if he'll be able to change. The theme of the first seven episodes will be the material world, "things that meet our basic needs: food, shelter, money and the way those things get expressed through ambition, desire." The show will then go on hiatus. When it returns, Weiner says the question of what happens when those needs are met will be answered.
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Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm says finishing the series will be an emotional moment for everyone.
<<CUT *012 (04/10/14)>> 00:13 "and she's fashionable"
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm says the cast has grown up together.
<<CUT *013 (04/10/14)>> 00:09 "an incredible experience"
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm says the cast will be sorry to see the show go.
<<CUT *014 (04/10/14)>> 00:15 "the second seven"
Matthew Weiner
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner says the 14 episodes in the final season will be split into two parts.
''SIMPSONS" MARATHON
NEW YORK (AP) — You're going to need a lot of doughnuts and Duff beer to get through this. FXX will air all 522 episodes of "The Simpsons" consecutively to publicize the network's purchase of the rights to air reruns. The marathon starts August 21 and continues into Labor Day.
''OCULUS" - KATEE SACKHOFF
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Filming "Oculus" really got to Katee Sackhoff. The movie is about a creepy mirror that shows a person's insecurities. Sackhoff got creeped out by the mirror in the house she was renting while making the movie. So she stuffed it in the closet. It didn't help that she found a sugar ant on her bed, too. She says she was freaking out. Oculus opens tomorrow.
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Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff says the mirror and some insects scared her in the house she was renting while making the movie.
<<CUT *016 (04/10/14)>> 00:13 "cause that'll work"
Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff says she had to hide the mirror or she couldn't sleep.
<<CUT *017 (04/10/14)>> 00:10 "it some more"
Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff says she understands how a mirror can lead to insecurities.
<<CUT *018 (04/10/14)>> 00:06 "insanity of that"
Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff says she sympathizes with women who have body issues.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON SAYS SHE'LL BE A BETTER PARTNER IN SECOND MARRIAGE
NEW YORK (AP) — Scarlett Johansson thinks she'll be a better wife the second time around. She tells Glamour that she knows more about what she needs in a relationship now. She says she can also communicate better. She says it's no reflection on her marriage to Ryan Reynolds. She says she's just learned how to survive the "not-romantic moments" of a marriage. She says she'll have more patience with herself and her husband. Johansson says she and her fiance Romain Dauriac haven't decided on a wedding date yet. She does know it won't be a "full-on themed wedding." She says she doesn't "care about that stuff."
''AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" RETURNS NEXT MONTH
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "America's Got Talent" returns next month. The first episode airs May 27. Live shows will again be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York starting July 29. Howie Mandel, Mel B., Heidi Klum and Howard Stern will be back to judge the contestants.
NEW "CANDID CAMERA"
NEW YORK (AP) — They're trying "Candid Camera" yet again. The reboot will be executive produced by original host Allen Funt's son, Peter. Ten episodes will air on TV Land this summer.
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