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American Idol Judges: The First Promotional Photo!

Forget The Avengers. The new American Idol judging team is now officially assembled. A day after Fox confirmed Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban as the show’s new panelists – joining already-announced Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson – the network has released the first official promotional photo of this quartet and host Ryan Seacrest. Looks like The Dawg is in his usual seat… American Idol heads in to Season 12 with a number of questions, following its lowest rated run of episodes in years. With this new unit change the show’s fortunes, appealing to fans of country, pop and rap as the series clearly hopes? Will Carey and Minaj clash on set? And does Fox secretly hopes that’s the case? We’ll find out more in January. For now, simply sound off: Are you satisfied with the new set of judges?

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American Idol Judges: The First Promotional Photo!

Lone Star Gets Devoured in the Ratings

Despite near unanimous praise — and Movieline’s approval — a paltry 4 million viewers tuned in to watch the series premiere of Lone Star last night, which is a shame for anyone who likes good network television and not fat jokes . Speaking of which, Mike & Molly was viewed by over 12 million people making it the biggest premiere of the night and moving us one step closer to the end of days. Good choices, everyone! [ HitFix ]

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Lone Star Gets Devoured in the Ratings

Paul Giamatti on His TIFF Triumph Barney’s Version, Playing Drunk and the Politics of Karma

Last time Movieline caught up with Paul Giamatti, the actor was still getting his head around having played a version of himself in the curious indie Cold Souls . This year in Toronto, we reconvened to discuss a matter of similar weight and import: How a guy from Brooklyn came to play one of the most celebrated characters in recent Canadian literature — in a film adaptation all of Canada had its eyes on.

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Paul Giamatti on His TIFF Triumph Barney’s Version, Playing Drunk and the Politics of Karma

HBO Renews Boardwalk Empire For Second Season

Get ready for more brain matter! HBO has renewed Boardwalk Empire for a second season, following its breakout debut. The Martin Scorsese-produced mob movie greatest hits package was watched by 4.8 million viewers on Sunday night, the largest debut for an HBO series in six years. Combined with the additional airings HBO ran on Sunday night, over 7 million viewers tuned in. Here’s hoping the second episode is slightly better than the first .

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HBO Renews Boardwalk Empire For Second Season