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TCA: ABC Prez is Most Passionate About the New Bachelor Season

Today’s ABC’ s day at the Television Critics Association panels in Pasadena, and aside from semi-grim news for Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters , there’s not much to report — wait, except for president Paul Lee’s abject adoration of The Bachelor : “This particular season is going to be delicious and funny and fascinating and sexy in all the right ways. I would personally hold up The Bachelor — and I take none of the credit for this; this precedes me — of how you can take a really good idea and own it. And by the way? It still fits into the deeply romantic brand that is ABC. And still is a deeply relevant show. That yearning to find love is still there.” Hmm. “Passionate” is one way to describe Jake Pavelka , I guess.

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TCA: ABC Prez is Most Passionate About the New Bachelor Season

Who Scored Big in Week 11 of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

It was a peculiar week for Saturday Night Live , with the cast pretty much resigned to taking a back seat to the manic comedic stylings of host Jim Carrey; except for the cold open and “Weekend Update,” Carrey was the focal point of every sketch. As a result, this week’s SNL Relevancy Poll is thrown more than a bit off-kilter: Instead of cast members standing out, what we saw instead were cast members just trying to keep up with their host. And if there’s anything we know about SNL , it’s that it rarely (if ever) functions at its best as a one-man show.

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Who Scored Big in Week 11 of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

Saturday Night Live Mocks Miley Cyrus, The Kardashians

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then a couple THG favorites should be feeling very good about themselves today. Over the weekend, Saturday Night Live dedicated a pair of skits to Miley Cyrus and the Kardashian sisters. First, we were treated to the second edition of The Miley Cyrus Show . This time, the guest was Nick Nolte and the topic was Miley’s scandalous smoking of salvia . Watch now, as cast member Vanessa Bayer plays Miley in a spoof that, you must admit, is pretty cool: Miley Cyrus Show Then, to close the final SNL of 2010, the series brought out the Kardashian sisters for a holiday message. We’re grateful to Kim, Khloe and Kourtney for taking time away from whatever it is they do and we present the video below. Saturday Night Live Spoof: The Kardashians

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Saturday Night Live Scorecard: Was Paul Rudd Once Again Overshadowed by His Musical Guest?

Poor Paul Rudd. Last time he hosted SNL , his performance was overshadowed by musical guest Beyoncé (and her “Single Ladies” sketch with Justin Timberlake). This time Rudd had to compete with a Beatle. After a very slow start, the Paul Rudd-hosted edition of SNL recovered into one of the most memorable but wildly unbalanced episodes of the season. Let’s be clear: Rudd did a fine job, but this was Paul McCartney’s episode. Not only did McCartney appear in three different sketches, the former Beatle got four — four! — musical segments: Performing “Jet,” “Band on the Run,” a “Day in the Life”/”Give Peace a Chance” hybrid and “Get Back.” So, how was the rest of the show that didn’t involve McCartney singing? On to the scorecard!

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Saturday Night Live Scorecard: Was Paul Rudd Once Again Overshadowed by His Musical Guest?

Saturday Night Live Scorecard: Was the Third Time a Charm for Host Robert De Niro?

Robert De Niro returned for his third Saturday Night Live hosting gig last night, and the usually befuddled host was, this time, surprisingly… OK. Look, the guy is never going to be considered one of the great hosts — a screen legend always seeming to be a little bit out of his element. For starters, De Niro, more than almost any other recurring host, doesn’t really hide the fact that he reads off of cue cards (of course, because of so many last-minute changes, everyone on SNL reads off of cue cards, but some work harder than than others at hiding this). But, dammit, there’s something endearing about the fact that he keeps trying. It would be going a little far to say that the third time was a charm — but his third time was, let’s say, serviceable (with some help from Ben Stiller). On to the scorecard!

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Who Scored Big in Week Seven of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

We have a first-timer at the top of the SNL Relevancy Poll this week! And, considering how great this weekend’s episode was, it’s actually pretty remarkable to note that it wasn’t driven by the usual suspects. So, at least for two weeks, say hello to your new SNL Thanksgiving King, Bobby Moynihan.

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