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He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection.
The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday after wowing audiences and judges with his kicki...

Late-night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien is coming home to Boston to discuss his life and work during a special forum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
O'Brien, a Brookline native and Harvard graduate, will also discuss the art of comedy with National Public...

Jessica Sanchez wishes she could've changed one thing about the "American Idol" finale: her final song.
The judges completely dismissed "Change Nothing," the lukewarm potential future single that failed to fully showcase the 16-year-old singer's vocal...

The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.
The Dish Network, which has offered its new Auto Hop feature on new digital video...

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 14-20. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. "NCIS," CBS, 19.05 million.
2. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 17.68 million.
3. "American Ido...

Howard Stern isn't the King of Prime-Time TV. At least not yet.
Stern's debut last week as a panelist on NBC's "America's Got Talent" drew 10.5 million viewers on Monday and 10.6 million viewers on Tuesday, the Nielsen company said.
That's down s...

Carol Burnett's next book will likely inspire tears along with laughter.
The beloved actress and comedienne has an agreement with Simon & Schuster for a memoir about her daughter, Carrie Hamilton, who died of cancer in 2002 at age 38. The publisher announced Tuesday ...

Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on "American Idol" next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her.
"She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview Monday. &q...

All this time I've been hate-watching and I never even knew it.
Turns out, "hate-watch" is a fancy term for watching shows you don't like but get perverse satisfaction from.
Hate-watching is a sport that used to fall under the broad term "gu...

Organizers say the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum has found a home in midtown Manhattan.
The Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/JC6M9y ) says the plans also include a restaurant, arcade, concert lounge, television studios, marquee, community and corporate rooms, and a g...