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On a Thursday night when ratings were down overall, Fox's The X Factor tied a Big Bang Theory repeat and Person of Interest on CBS. CBS took an overall victory, according to preliminary numbers.

Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos will offer free music, a free guitar, and a free DJ system upon check in.

Been wondering where you can hock that spare cow you have sitting around? Look no further than the Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center in Alexandria, La., the setting for the History Channel's spin-off of its most popular series, Pawn Stars.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival, which has already announced awards for a number of contenders deemed likely to land Oscar nominations, has now decided to honor an actor who's been inexplicably passed over by most voters so far.

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the major record labels have reached a tentative agreement on a new, three-year sound recording contract, the union said Thursday.

By revealing the digital tricks behind the blue-skinned Na'vi, Fox is expecting to start seeing lots of green this holiday season.

Beehived Rehab chanteuse Amy Winehouse, who died in July, will be honored with a special tribute on the upcoming VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul.

Emily Post notwithstanding, there's probably no gracious way to projectile vomit in your host's living room. And it says something about the darkly funny antics of Carnage that said puking probably doesn't constitute the most socially awkward moment.

Funeral arrangements have been set for movie marketing pioneer Joseph Farrell and will be private, his publicist said Thursday.

Sorry, fans of inspirational home-renovation stories: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is coming to an end.

After two wretched weekends at the box office, sequels to Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks Mission: Impossible are riding in to rescue the domestic movie business.

It's nerve-wracking to act alongside George Clooney -- and he knows it.

Mandate Pictures has optioned The Young, The Hot, And The Bothered, a coming-of-age comedy from 25-year-old writer Leah Rachel, the studio said Thursday.

Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney have been voted the celebrities you want to kiss on New Year's Eve.

Chris Brown is back and this time he is not smashing windows. Instead, he is stripping in his new music video, revealing his tattooed chest and six-pack.

Kim Kardashian and the rest of the Kardashian family celebrated the opening of the Kardashian Khaos boutique at The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas Thursday.

Spears' boyfriend Jason Trawick popped the question Thursday night.

If you missed the leaked Dark Knight Rises prologue, don't worry: a new trailer for the Batman film has just been leaked, and interviews with director Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale and Tom Hardy provide more than enough teasers and spoilers to fill in fans. How brutal is Bane? Will Batman die? And where is Catwoman?

Liz, Jack, Kenneth and the TGS crew are back.

The Dark Knight Rises trailer may have been topped in excitement by a recent Christian Bale China car chase on Friday after the British actor and the star of the next spring's much-anticipated Batman movie attempted to visit blind lawyer and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng in the city of Linyi and got into a brief altercation with Chinese guards, according to reports.

From humble pushcart to hipster food truck, New York City street food isn't what it used to be.

The latest Facebook scam targets talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her fans with a fake account posing as her manager, prompting a lawsuit from producers.

Oslo dresses up in white lights ahead of Christmas but keeps the spirit of the season partly under wraps as befits a reserved Nordic capital with a winter shroud of darkness and some of Europe's highest food and drink prices.

Airbus will deliver at least 30 A380 superjumbos in 2012 after meeting its target for at least 25 in 2011, chief operating officer Fabrice Bregier said in remarks published on Friday.

The video includes lengthy tributes to Steve Jobs, Amy Winehouse and others.

Mother Teresa, who died in September 1997, was beatified by the church in 2003.

Simon Cowell, who has served as the acrid judge on the popular television shows American Idol and The X Factor, will have a biography of himself published in spring of 2012.

Love thinks that landlord is using her to help sell the multi-million dollar West Village townhouse

Britney Spears and boyfriend Jason Trawick are supposed to get engaged... tonight!