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''DANCING WITH THE STARS" - DONNY OSMOND WINS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donny does it! Donny Osmond managed to top Mya and win the ninth season of "Dancing with Stars" last night. Mya had been among the top scorers and a favorite of the judges. She even had the top scores this week from the judges. But Osmond has been a consistent fan favorite. And he had a strong finish, scoring his first perfect 10s of the season Monday night. Osmond yelled "I did it!" after the final results were announced. Mya says she's "so happy to have made it to the finals." Kelly Osbourne is the third-place finisher.
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<<CUT …001 (11/25/09)>> 00:19 "and Kym (cheers)"
Tom Bergeron, host of "Dancing with the Stars"
"Dancing with the Stars" host Tom Bergeron announces the winning couple of season nine. COURTESY: ABC ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Donny Osmond, winner of "Dancing with the Stars"
This is sound of "Dancing with the Stars" winner Donny Osmond picking up his wife Debbie and carrying her onto the dance floor. COURTESY: ABC ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT …003 (11/25/09)>> 00:06 "of our lives"
Mya, runner-up on "Dancing with the Stars"
Mya says being on "Dancing with the Stars" was a great experience, even if she didn't win. COURTESY: ABC ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT …004 (11/25/09)>> 00:09 "so thank you"
Kelly Osbourne, third-place finisher on "Dancing with the Stars"
Kelly Osbourne says she's been amazed by the viewers. COURTESY: ABC ((mandatory on-air credit))
<<CUT …005 (11/25/09)>> 00:19 "''
Excerpt of Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson in their final performance Tuesday, an Argentine tango
This is sound of Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson in their final performance Tuesday, an Argentine tango. COURTESY: ABC ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Excerpt of "Dancing With the Stars" theme
This is archive audio of the "Dancing With the Stars" theme. COURTESY: ABC ((mandatory on-air credit))
ADAM LAMBERT - GMA SAYS "NO" SO "THE EARLY SHOW" SAYS "YES"
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC's "Good Morning America" has uninvited Adam Lambert to appear on this morning's show. So, Lambert will be on CBS' "The Early Show" instead. ABC decided yesterday to cancel Lambert's appearance because they were concerned he might do something similar to his wild AMA performance "so early in the morning." Lambert tells Ryan Seacrest he respects "their decision. They gotta do what they gotta do."
''TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON" - TAYLOR LAUTNER
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Taylor "Abs" Lautner says it took more than just a few crunches to get his new bod. He says "the most important thing was the eating side. Everybody thinks it was the actually getting in the gym. That was easy." Imagine trying to eat more than 3,200 calories a day of healthy food. He says "would even have to carry a little Baggie full of beef patties, raw almonds, sweet potatoes. So, it's not like every two hours" he's eating ice cream.
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<<CUT …015 (11/25/09)>> 00:12 "was pretty hard"
Taylor Lautner, actor
Taylor Lautner says there were two things he had to do to build his body for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." ((longer version of cut in wrap))
<<CUT …016 (11/25/09)>> 00:10 "eating ice cream"
Taylor Lautner, actor
Taylor Lautner says to get Jacob's body for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," he had to consume more than 3,200 calories each day along with his workout. ((longer version of cut in wrap))
<<CUT …017 (11/25/09)>> 00:03 "can't help it"
Taylor Lautner, actor
Taylor Lautner says Jacob in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" often is shirtless for a reason. ((cut used in wrap))
<<CUT …018 (11/25/09)>> 00:14 "to do it"
Taylor Lautner, actor
Taylor Lautner says it wasn't a chore to transform his body to play Jacob in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." ((longer version of cut in wrap))
''KALEIDOSCOPE" - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Olivia Newton-John calls herself a "thriver," not a survivor. She'll sing while Olympic skaters Nancy Kerrigan, Johnny Weir, Dorothy Hamill and Scott Hamilton perform for a TV special called "Kaleidoscope." Newton-John, Hamilton and Hamill have all battled cancer. Newton-John says it's important to show that they not only beat cancer, but they're doing they things they love. David Archuleta and Katharine McPhee from "American Idol" also will sing on the special. "Kaleidoscope" airs on Fox tomorrow afternoon.
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<<CUT …019 (11/25/09)>> 00:12 "we've always done"
Olivia Newton-John, singer
Olivia Newton-John says she's singing for the skaters so cancer patients realize there's life beyond the disease.
<<CUT …020 (11/25/09)>> 00:14 "thriving in life"
Olivia Newton-John, singer
Olivia Newton-John says she's a "thriver," not a survivor.
<<CUT …021 (11/25/09)>> 00:09 "work in progress"
Scott Hamilton, skater
Scott Hamilton says it will be emotional for him to skate after dealing with both a brain tumor and testicular cancer.
<<CUT …022 (11/25/09)>> 00:18 "I was competing"
Scott Hamilton, skater
Scott Hamilton says he's working his way back to health by skating, and he's able to have a bit of fun with it.
''AMERICAN IDOL" RETURNS JANUARY 12
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Lambert and Kris Allen? Old news. The new season of "American Idol" starts the middle of January. Fox is releasing its mid-season schedule. American Idol's season premiere runs two nights: January 12 and 13. The "24" clock starts ticking during a two-night, four-hour season premiere: January 17 and 18. Before those two shows, "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3D on Ice" airs January 10. Here's some info about a few other Fox shows: "Glee's" fall finale is December 9. It'll return April 13, a Tuesday instead of the regular Wednesday. The winter finale of "Fringe" is February 4. It'll return April 1. "Dollhouse" returns January 8 and ends two weeks later. "Lie to Me" has been picked up for a full season and it'll be back in late spring. No date yet for the return of "'Til Death," though Fox says it will be back.
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GEORGE CARLIN, JUDY GARLAND AND GENE KELLY - GRAMMY HALL OF FAME
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Maybe George Carlin knew when he first spoke those seven words you can never say on television, that he'd eventually be honored for it. The comedy album that segment comes from is being added to the Grammy Hall of Fame. "Class Clown" came out in 1972. It's one of 25 recordings being added by the Grammy people this week. The other recordings are music from classics like James Brown, Louis Armstrong, the Beach Boys, Janis Joplin and more. Plus, a duet by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly is being named to the Grammy Hall of Fame. The song is "For Me and My Gal" from the 1942 movie of the same name.
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Excerpt of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland
Archive audio of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland performing "For Me and My Gal" from 1942 which has been added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
<<CUT …008 (11/25/09)>> 00:29 "group that large"
George Carlin, comedian
Archive audio of George Carlin performing "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" from his 1972 comedy album, "Class Clown" which has been added to the Grammy Hall of Fame. ((NOTE NATURE))
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COMPLAINTS AGAINST MTV ITALIAN-AMERICAN REALITY SHOW
FAIRFIELD, N.J. (AP) — An upcoming MTV reality series that shows Italian-American beachgoers as the "hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos" is offensive to Italian-Americans and should not air. That's what an Italian-American organization says. UNICO National says "Jersey Shore" relies on crude stereotypes and highlights cursing, bad behavior and violence in showing renters at a New Jersey beach house. A promo describes those in the show like this: "They keep their hair high, their muscles juiced and their fists pumping all summer long!" The head of the Italian-American group says the show is "trash television." But a spokeswoman for MTV says "Jersey Shore" continues the channel's history of documenting various subcultures and young people's rites of passage. She says the Italian-American cast "takes pride in their ethnicity." It's scheduled to debut December 3.
TV RATINGS
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite strong ratings from "Dancing With the Stars" and the American Music Awards, both on ABC, it was CBS that took the week. Of the 11 most popular dramas or comedies in prime-time last week, 10 were CBS shows. ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" was the only exception. After CBS and ABC, NBC is in third, followed by Fox. Here are last week's top-10 TV shows: "NCIS," ''Dancing With the Stars," NFL Football: Philadelphia at Chicago, "Dancing With the Stars Results," ''60 Minutes," ''The Mentalist," ''CSI," ''NCIS: Los Angeles," the AMAs and "Grey's Anatomy."
By Rosalie Fox and Margie Szaroleta
