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Casting bits: Jennifer Hudson, Marilyn Manson, and Patrick Wilson join fall TV shows

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Three bits of interesting fall TV casting surfaced today, which should earn the established shows a few viewers who don’t normally watch… Jennifer Hudston will get a multi-episode arc on NBC’s musical “Smash,” which stars Katherine McPhee as a young woman working hard to make it on Broadway. Hudson will play a Tony-winner “who reached [her] Broadway dream but

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Complete list of 2012 Critics’ Choice Television Award winners

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Showtime’s “Homeland” and NBC’s “Community” took top honors for Best Drama and Best Comedy, respectively, at tonight’s 2nd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. This perfectly sets up the former–the breakthrough cable program of last year–for an Emmy win in September. But the latter show’s win was the real highlight of the night, for it has

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NBC announces fall lineup, we have teaser trailers for the new pick-ups

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At its upfront presentation today, NBC announced that it would be airing six new shows as part of its fall lineup. Four are comedies: “Go On,” starring Matthew Perry as a sportscaster; “The New Normal,” from “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy; “Animal Practice,” with “Weeds”‘ Justin Kirk playing a zany veterinarian; and “Guys with Kids,” produced by Jimmy

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“Parks and Recreation,” “The Office,” “Up All Night,” “Whitney” renewed by NBC

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The continuing bureaucratic adventures of Leslie Knope, as well as the paper-pushing antics of Dunder Mifflin, will be continuing for another season. NBC has renewed “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” for a fifth season. Additionally, freshman sitcoms “Up All Night” and “Whitney” will be returning. While all shows were expected to receive renewals, only

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