No Glee Spinoff for Lea Michele

There will be no spinoff of the hit show “Glee” for Lea Michele, Fox revealed yesterday. Rumors had been stirring that a spinoff was in the works, as Michele’s character is set to graduate from high school next season.

“There will not be a Glee spinoff, but those characters will graduate and it’s led to a really interesting idea that I think is going to give us something really cool to dig into next season,” Fox president of entertainment Kevin Reilly said at the Television Critics Association panel in Los Angeles.

American Idol Ratings Down From Last Year ……Duh

A newly revamped “American Idol” dominated U.S. television on its first outing but lost millions of viewers despite the addition of celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

Around 26.1 million Americans tuned in for the 10th season premiere of the singing contest, which is down 13 percent on last year’s opening show when nearly 30 million watched, according to Nielsen ratings data on Thursday.

The numbers still crushed all other programing on Wednesday night. But after weeks of hype and curiosity over what producers called “a new era,” the numbers boded ill for hopes of restoring sparkle to the aging show and reversing a four years ratings slide.

Television critics were mostly unimpressed with their first glimpse of Lopez and Aerosmith front man Tyler as they weeded out good singers from the thousands of early auditions — without the caustic presence of British judge Simon Cowell.

Cowell, the contest’s biggest star, quit in May to launch his own talent show on Fox later in 2011.

In a column headlined “The end of ‘American Idol’ (for real this time),” Newsweek blogger Ramin Setoodeh wrote; “The entire franchise has gone to the land of Stepford, where everybody is so nice and sweet and happy and zippy, you feel a cavity coming on.”

We all knew the ratings would go down after Simon left! Hello!

More Britney Spears On Glee!

Britney Spears spent her second day on the set of Glee and tweeted these amazing pics from the shoot. Looks like they’re paying tribute to Britney’s ‘Me Against The Music’ in the upcoming all Britney episode of Glee.

Are you as excited to see the Britney Glee episode as we are?!

Britney Spears On The Set Of Glee!

Britney Spears has arrived!

Brit was on the set of Glee yesterday and tweeted the above pic to her fans. She looks great!

I wonder what part she’ll be playing…

Are you excited to see Britney Spears on Glee?

2010 Teen Choice Awards Winners List

Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Jason Derulo, Miley Cyrus and Paramore are among the many winners at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards which were hosted by Katy Perry and the guys of Fox’s hit show Glee.

Taking home the award for Choice Music Male and Female Artists were Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

Here is the list of winners in the Music categories –

Choice Music: Male Artist: Justin Bieber
Choice Music: Female Artist: Lady Gaga
Choice Music: Group: Selena Gomez & The Scene
Choice Music: Rap Artist: Eminem
Choice Music: R&B Artist: Beyoncé
Choice Music: Rock Group: Paramore
Choice Music: Male Country Artist: Keith Urban
Choice Music: Female Country Artist: Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Country Group: Lady Antebellum
Choice Music: Single: California Gurls, Katy Perry
Choice Music: Hook Up: Airplanes, B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Male: Justin Bieber
Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female: Selena Gomez and The Scene
Choice Music: Love Song: When I Look At You, Miley Cyrus
Choice Music: R&B Track: OMG, Usher
Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track: Love The Way You Lie, Eminem featuring Rihanna
Choice Music: Rock Track: Ignorance, Paramore
Choice Music: Country Song: Fifteen, Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Album – Pop: My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
Choice Music: Album – Rock: Brand New Eyes, Paramore
Choice Music: Album – R&B: Jason Derülo, Jason Derülo
Choice Music: Album – Rap: Relapse, Eminem
Choice Music: Album – Country: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Choice Summer Music Star: Male: Justin Bieber
Choice Summer Music Star: Female: Lady Gaga
Choice Summer Music: Song: California Gurls, Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

For a complete list of winners – Read more

Ellen Quits Idol!

Photo: Michael Becker/FOX

Ellen DeGeneres just released the following statement –

A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me. I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on “Idol” and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.

Shocking news to the Idol community. Thoughts?

Could Jessica Simpson Be The New Idol Judge?

Rumors were flying yesterday claiming that Jessica Simpson is in talks with American Idol producers to be the new judge on the upcoming season of the show. According to Entertainment Weekly and TMZ, Simpson has met with Idol producers, but she is one of many people being considered for the job and no official announcement has been made.

Would Jessica make a good judge on Idol? She hasn’t done anything significant in music in years! Then again, neither had Paula Abdul and Ellen…well, Ellen hasn’t done anything at all. It’s just a TV show after all.

New Details On Britney Spears’ ‘Glee’ Episode

It’s confirmed…Britney Spears is coming to Glee!

Ryan Murphy recently spoke to TV Guide and revealed that the show’s character Brittany will do…Britney. Fitting, right?

Ryan revealed that Heather Morris will be singing TWO of Brit Brit’s tunes and he says, “Heather’s actually got a terrific voice.”

And how does Heather feel about it?

“I hear there’s a Britney Spears episode coming up and fingers crossed that I get to sing, because I play Brittany and I”m like, ‘Oh my god, it’s insane.’”

Glee’s Amber Riley To Perform For Pre-Game 2010 MLB All-Star Game On Fox

Major League Baseball today announced Amber Riley, star of the Emmy nominated Glee, will conduct a special performance as part of the star-studded pre-game ceremony honoring the 30 PEOPLE “All-Stars Among Us” prior to the 2010 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 13 at Angel Stadium, which will be broadcast on FOX beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET). The All-Star Game pre-game ceremony will also feature Ben Affleck, Sheryl Crow, Harrison Ford, Salma Hayek, Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron in a special video tribute celebrating the men and women who are being recognized by Major League Baseball and PEOPLE magazine for their selfless acts of giving and service to their communities.

Amber Riley will then perform the U.S. National Anthem prior to the All-Star Game.

It’s Official! Charice Joins The Cast Of Glee

YouTube sensation Charice will be joining the cast of Glee!

When the rumors first started swirling, Charice’s camp was quick to deny them, but now it’s official. Charice will be on the upcoming season of Glee.

Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Charice will join as a regular character next season, playing a foreign exchange student with “killer vocals” who gets into a feud with the show’s biggest star Lea Michele (who plays Rachel).

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