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‘Revolution’ turns lights out on Chicago, has flashes of fun
LORI RACKL: NBC’s new sci-fi fantasy “Revolution” is about a world where the lights have gone out for good. Creator Eric Kripke promises to answer the show’s many questions shortly after they arise so that the audience is never in the dark for too long.
Chicagoan to compete on ‘Top Chef: Seattle’
Chicago’s Chrissy Camba will be one of the kitchen competitors when the new “Top Chef: Seattle” season debuts Nov. 7. Camba, 30, formerly of Vincent, recently was named chef of Bar Pastoral in Lake View. …
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“Windy City Live” (9 a.m., Channel 7): Chef Mark Pollard; musician Cee-Lo Green. “Live With Kelly and Michael” (9 a.m., Channel 9): Actor Jake Gyllenhaal; musician Austin Mahone. “The View” (10 a.m., Channel 7): Dr. Mehmet Oz; actress Cloris Leachman; “Dancing with the Stars” contestants …
Bill O’Reilly, Jon Stewart to debate on presidential race
NEW YORK — Pick your pundit when Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart face off for a special 90-minute debate about the 2012 presidential race.
The host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” and the anchor of Comedy Central’s fake newscast “The Daily Show with …
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“Windy City Live” (9 a.m., Channel 7): Chef Graham Elliot. “Live With Kelly and Michael” (9 a.m., Channel 9): Actress Maya Rudolph; actress Elizabeth Olsen; music group Neon Trees. “The View” (10 a.m., Channel 7): Musician Pink; author Patti Mallette, mother of Justin Biebe; rapper …
Lisa Whelchel joins the cast of “Survivor: Phillippines”
For most of the 1980s, Lisa Whelchel charmed sitcom viewers as rich girl Blair Warner on “The Facts of Life.” But after nine seasons, , she focused on home-schooling her three children. She moved to Texas and wrote books and gave motivational speeches aimed at …
Usher, Shakira to join ‘The Voice’ in spring
NBC says Usher and Shakira are joining “The Voice” as new coaches next spring, when Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green take a break from the show. The network said Monday that original coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will remain on board. The series began …
‘General Hospital’ actor John Ingle dies in LA at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — An actor who for two decades played a scheming patriarch on the daytime drama “General Hospital” has died in Los Angeles. ABC says John Ingle was 84.
Ingle took over the role as the ruthless Edward Quartermaine in 1993 and made …
Remember when? ‘American Idol’ judges past and present
NEW YORK — Singer-rapper Nicki Minaj and country crooner Keith Urban are joining the “American Idol” panel of judges. Minaj and Keith Urban will team up with pop star Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson — the sole original judge — in a panel that’s been …
Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban named new ‘American Idol’ judges
NEW YORK — The “American Idol” judges’ panel is now complete with the naming of singer-rapper Nicki Minaj and country crooner Keith Urban. The Fox network officially tapped the pair with an announcement Sunday, confirming rumors surrounding them both just hours before the first round …
5 exciting TV premieres this week, from ‘The Mob Doctor’ to ‘Parks and Recreation’
As the fall TV season heats up, here are my five favorite premieres this week: MONDAY “The Mob Doctor”: 8 p.m. on WFLD-Channel 32 A surgeon (Jordana Spiro) moonlights for the mob to protect her family. Spiro’s character has the potential to develop into an …
Newbies from Chicago get ‘SNL’ face time
It wasn’t exactly the most illustrious debut for Tim Robinson, playing the boyfriend of a man told, “No wonder you can’t get it up.” But looking ridiculous is part of the deal when you’re on “Saturday Night Live,” and he and the show’s two other …
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“Windy City Live” (9 a.m., Channel 7): Singer Yolanda Adams; reality TV stars Kim & Khloe Kardashian. “Live With Kelly and Michael” (9 a.m., Channel 9): Actress Lucy Liu; filmmaker Penny Marshall; musician Nelly Furtado. “The View” (10 a.m., Channel 7): Musician Prince; actress Rosario …
DePaul grad gets to be droll in dystopia
Dramas like “Revolution” need a little comic relief, and that’s where Libertyville native Zak Orth comes in. Orth plays Aaron, a guy who made a lot of money in a field suddenly rendered obsolete. “I used to work at a place called Google,” Aaron says …
Chicago mobsters loom larger in new ‘Boardwalk Empire’ season
LORI RACKL: Al Capone and the city’s other notorious sons play a big role in HBO’s Prohibition-era drama, which kicks off season three Sunday with one of its best episodes yet.
As ‘The Voice,’ ‘X Factor’ do battle, one’s armed with Britney Spears
LORI RACKL: For the first time, the two singing competitions will share a fall season. Which one will emerge the winner?
