Oklahoma Alert: Toby Keith on premiere of Sarah Palin’s new Fox News series Thursday (April 1)
Country singer Toby Keith,
who lives in Norman, is among the guests scheduled to appear on the premiere of Sarah Palin’s new series “Real American Stories” airing at 9 p.m. Thursday on Fox News Channel (channel 44 on Cox Cable, 205 on Dish Network, 210 on U-Verse, 360 on DirecTV).
The series hosted by the former Alaska governor focuses on “real-life tales of overcoming adversity.”
Keith, who was born in Clinton and raised in Moore, will discuss his song “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American).”
Also featured on the “Real American Stories” debut will be former General Electric Chief Executive Jack Welch, who will discuss his professional success, and stories about a Marine who died to save his fellow soldiers and a stock broker who helps underprivileged students pay for college.
The premiere episode will be rebroadcast Sunday, April 4, at 8 p.m. on Fox News. The network has not announced a date for the second installment.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Toby Keith speaks during a press conference Friday Dec. 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway ahead of the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert. Artists from all over the world will be gathering at the Oslo Spektrum to help spread the message of peace and celebrate this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/John McConnico)
Daris reunited with mom Cheryl on ‘The Biggest Loser’ — but only briefly
Three weeks ago, Cheryl George from Ardmore was voted off of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” But she came back on Tuesday’s episode (March 30) along with the other eliminated contestants.
Two of them got to stay at the ranch to continue their weight-loss quest. Cheryl was not one of them.
“I would love to come back and finish my weight loss,” she said. “Anything but clean the kitchen.”
That’s what she told the remaining contenders during her “vote me back” speech. But she didn’t receive a vote (her son Daris couldn’t vote for her). And she didn’t win the 1,000 step challenge for the other spot back on the ranch.
Cheryl, 51, still looked happy. So did Daris. At least they got to see each other. And viewers can see the results of their weight-loss journey thus far.
Daris, 25, has the best weight-loss percentage on “The Biggest Loser” campus. He dropped seven pounds in Week 11 and weighs 237.
“I came here to go all the way,” he said. “That’s what my plan is, and seven pounds is going to do that this week.”
During her Week 11 appearance, Cheryl weighed in an 176. During her “Biggest Loser” transformation moment at the end of Week 8, however, she was down to 164.
–Penny TV
Week-by-Week for Daris George
••Week 1 — dropped 29 pounds (went from 346 to 317)
••Week 2 — dropped 7 pounds (went from 317 to 310)
••Week 3 — dropped 9 pounds (went from 310 to 301)
••Week 4 — dropped 6 pounds (went from 301 to 295)
••Week 5 — dropped 12 pounds (went from 295 to 283)
••Week 6 — dropped 9 pounds (went from 283 to 274)
••Week 7 — dropped 7 pounds (went from 274 to 267)
••Week 8 — dropped 9 pounds (went from 267 to 258)
••Week 9 — dropped 10 pounds (went from 258 to 248)
••Week 10 — dropped 4 pounds (went from 248 to 244)
••Week 11 — dropped 7 pounds (went from 244 to 237)
Week-by-Week for Cheryl George
••Week 1 — dropped 14 pounds (went from 227 to 213)
••Week 2 — dropped 3 pounds (went from 213 to 210)
••Week 3 — dropped 7 pounds (went from 210 to 203)
••Week 4 — dropped 6 pounds (went from 203 to 197)
••Week 5 — dropped 3 pounds (went from 197 to 194)
••Week 6 — dropped 3 pounds (went from 194 to 191)
••Week 7 — dropped 4 pounds (went from 191 to 187)
••Week 8 — dropped 5 pounds (went from 187 to 182)
••Week 11 — dropped 5 pounds (went from 182 to 176)
••Three months after being sent home — dropped 18 pounds (went from 182 to 164)
Pictured above: THE BIGGEST LOSER — “Weigh In” Episode 910 — Pictured: Daris George — Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC
Top 50 Talk Show Guests on TV (April 1-7, 2010)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the guests (and all the topics) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are 50 (or more) of the best guests appearing on talk shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (April 1-7, 2010). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/entertainment/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
BEST GUESTS
••Kirstie Alley (“Kirstie Alley’s Big Life”), April 6 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Kristen Bell (“Gossip Girl”), April 5 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••David Boreanaz (“Bones”), April 6 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Brooke Burke (“Dancing With the Stars”), April 5 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Carol Burnett (“Post Grad”), April 6 on “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Steve Carell (“The Office”), April 7 on “Today”
••John Corbett (“United States of Tara”), April 2 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Rob Corddry (“Hot Tub Time Machine”), April 1 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Jeff Daniels (“Howl”), April 1 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Emily Deschanel (“Bones”), April 7 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••David Duchovny (“Californication”), April 7 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), April 7 on “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Ricky Gervais (“The Ricky Gervais Show”), April 1 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Greta Gerwig (“Greenberg”), April 2 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show” and “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Whoopi Goldberg (“The View”), April 1 on “The Wendy Williams Show”
••Kelsey Grammer (“Crazy on the Outside”), April 2 on “Today”
••Chelsea Handler (“Chelsea Lately”), April 1 on “Rachael Ray”
••Taraji P. Henson (“Date Night”), April 6 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”; April 7 on “Lopez Tonight”
••Jennifer Love Hewitt (“Ghost Whisperer”), April 2 on “Rachael Ray”
••Paris Hilton (“Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend”), April 1 on “The Tyra Show”
••Janet Jackson (singer), April 1 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”; April 2 on “Oprah Winfrey”
••Randy Jackson (“American Idol”), April 5 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Mindy Kaling (“The Office”), April 6 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Greg Kinnear (“The Last Song”), April 1 on “The View”
••Peter Krause (“Parenthood”), April 5 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Carson Kressley (“How to Look Good Naked”), April 7 on “The Tyra Show”
••Nathan Lane (“Nutcracker and the Rat King”), April 2 on “Late Show With David Letterman”
••Zachary Levi (“Chuck”), April 2 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Andie MacDowell (“At Risk”), April 7 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Rachel Maddow (“The Rachel Maddow Show”), April 7 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Mary McCormack (“In Plain Sight”), April 6 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Dean McDermott (“Always and Forever”), April 5 on “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Christopher Meloni (“Law & Order” SVU”), April 6 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Joel David Moore (“Julia X”), April 5 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Shemar Moore (“Criminal Minds”), April 7 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Carey Mulligan (“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”), April 1 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Suze Orman (“Women & Money”), April 5 on “The Wendy Williams Show”
••Sharon Osbourne (“The Celebrity Apprentice”), April 1 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Tyler Perry (“Why Did I Get Married Too”), April 2 on “Oprah Winfrey”
••Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”), April 5 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Rascal Flatts (singer), April 2 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Victor Rasuk (“How to Make It in America”), April 1 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Holly Robinson Peete (“The Celebrity Apprentice”), April 1 on “Today”
••Matthew and Amy Roloff (“Little People, Big World”), April 5 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol”), April 6 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Tori Spelling (“Tori & Dean: Inn Love”), April 5 on “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Raquel Welch (“Welcome to the Captain”), April 7 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Robin Williams (“Old Dogs”), April 1 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Luke Wilson (“Death at a Funeral”), April 7 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Sam Worthington (“Clash of the Titans”), April 1 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; April 2 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Trisha Yearwood (“Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood” author), April 6 on “The View”
••Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Dali”), April 2 on “The View”
Pictured above: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott pose at the Much Love Animal Rescue Second Annual Bow Wow WOW! on Saturday July 19th, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Mark Davis/AP)
Top 20 Talk Show Topics on TV (April 1-7, 2010)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the topics (and all the guests) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are TV Editor Penny Soldan’s Top 20 picks for shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (April 1-7, 2010). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/entertainment/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
TOP TOPICS
••Preparing for Easter, April 1 on “Today”
••Handbags, April 1 on “Today”
••Home decor options, April 1 on “The Early Show”
••Spring umbrellas, April 1 on “The Early Show”
••Tasty meat-free dish, April 1 on “Rachael Ray”
••Obsessive-compulsive disorder, April 1 on “The Dr. Oz Show”
••Tips and tricks to boost brainpower and improve mood, April 1 on “Dr. Phil”
••Ten foods that sharpen the mind, April 1 on “Dr. Phil”
••Fifty health dos and don’ts, April 1 on “The Doctors”
••Heart-healthy activity that can add up to eight years to one’s life, April 1 on “The Doctors”
••Easter cooking for vegetarians, April 2 on “Today”
••Male vs. female perspectives on emotions, sex, communication and monogamy, April 2 on “The Dr. Oz Show”
••Raising chickens in one’s own backyard, April 2 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Preparing healthier versions of foods, April 2 on “The Doctors”
••Skin-care products that are safe to use while pregnant, April 2 on “The Doctors”
••Women’s health, April 5 on “The Tyra Show”
••Free beauty products, April 6 on “Today”
••Getting in shape for summer, April 6 on “Today”
••Cleaning with salt, April 6 on “Today”
••Tween dress fashions, April 7 on “The Wendy Williams Show”
Happy Birthday, Shirley Jones
March 31, 2010 — Shirley Mae Jones, who played Shirley Renfrew Partridge on “The Partridge Family” (1970-74), turns 76 today.
She played Shirley Miller on “Shirley” (1979-80) and Laurey Williams in the 1955 movie “Oklahoma!”.
Her first acting role was in a 1950 episode of “Fireside Theatre.” She was 15.
Best wishes to Shirley and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Shirley Jones gives a concert at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Jones is a well known actress and singer perhaps best known for her role on television’s “Partridge Family.” (AP Photo/Telegraph Herald, Jeremy Portje)
Happy Birthday, Ian Ziering
March 30, 2010 – Ian Andrew
Ziering, who played Steve Sanders on “Beverly Hills, 90210″ (1990-2000), turns 46 today.
He provided the voice of Vinnie on “Biker Mice From Mars” (2006-07).
His first acting role was as Sammt Butterfield in the 1981 movie “Endless Love.” He was 17.
Best wishes to Ian and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Ian Ziering arrives at the myspace party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Oklahoma cowboys still contenders on ‘Amazing Race’
Last week on “The Amazing Race,” Oklahoma cowboys Jet and Cord McCoy got lost — twice. In this week’s episode that aired Sunday (March 28), they had to backtrack to retrieve items — twice.
And twice, Cord McCoy was heard saying, “I’m not going to give up until Phil tells us to leave.”
Even though the brothers from Tupelo arrived at the Leg 7 pit stop in last place, host Phil Keoghan did not ask them to leave. It was not an elimination leg. But they will have to perform an extra task during Leg 8.
The items that set them back were a coconut and a message in a bottle. Three other teams had to go back and get a coconut during the Ox Trot Detour, so that wasn’t a big setback. But leaving the bottle on the boat during the Roadblock proved costly, as they dropped from fifth to sixth place.
But according to their comments at the end of the episode, they are ready for whatever the next leg brings.
“Champions aren’t necessarily the people who ride the most bulls,” Jet said. “They’re the people who can get bucked off and still pick themselves up and get on another one.
“That’s just what we do. And when you hit bottom, there’s only one place to go, and that’s up.”
Next up are stops in Malaysia (Leg Eight) and Singapore (Leg Nine).
Upcoming episodes, which are taken from quotes made by the racers, are titled “You’re Like Jason Bourne, Right?” and “Dumb Did Us In.”
Sounds like something Jet or Cord McCoy might’ve said, doesn’t it? To find out, tune in to CBS at 7 p.m. Sundays.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: “Anonymous (Seychelles)”–In this Detour, cowboy brothers Jet (left) and Cord (right) must load an ox driven cart with coconuts then make their way to the harbor. Once they unload the cargo, they will receive their next clue on THE AMAZING RACE 16 Sunday, March 28 on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Best Possible Screen Grab/CBS
Happy Birthday, Lucy Lawless
March 29, 2010 — Lucille Francis Ryan,
who played Xena on “Xena: Warrior Princess” (1995-2001), turns 42 today.
She plays Lucretia on “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (9 p.m. Fridays on Starz).
Her first acting role was as Verity in the 1990 movie “Within the Law.” She was 22.
Best wishes to Lucy and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Lucy Lawless poses as she arrives at the Griffith Observatory re-opening gala, Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2006, in Los Angeles. The observatory, which was built in 1935 is re-opening after four years of renovation. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill).
Happy Birthday, Dianne Wiest
March 28, 2010 — Dianne Wiest, who played Gina on “In Treatment” (2008-09 on HBO), turns 62 today.
She played Dr. Nora Lewin on “Law & Order” (2000-02).
Her first acting role was as Nina in the 1975 TV movie “Zalmen: or, The Madness of God.” She was 27.
Best wishes to Dianne and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Dianne Wiest smiles after opening night of Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” on April 30, 2003 in New York. Wiest played the role of “Herodias,” mother of Salome. (AP Photo/Scout Tufankjian)
Showtime picks up “Nurse Jackie” and “United States of Tara” for third seasons
Edie Falco as "Nurse Jackie" - Showtime Photo
TV fans of great actresses have reason to celebrate.
Showtime has announced in a press release that it has renewed both “Nurse Jackie” and “United States of Tara” for a third season.
Each half-hour comedy series will have 12 episodes in their third seasons.
While I haven’t kept up with “United States of Tara,” I think Toni Collette is a sensational actress.
“Nurse Jackie” is one of my favorite TV shows and Edie Falco is extraordinary.
The rest of the cast of this show is fantastic as well, particularly Eve Best as Jackie’s best friend Dr. Eleanor O’Hara, and Merritt Wever as nursing student Zoey Barkow.
While the character of Jackie Peyton has flaws, to say the least, Falco manages to make her completely compelling and likeable.
Glad there’ll be yet another season to follow this character’s journey.
– Melissa Hayer
"United States of Tara's" Toni Collette - Showtime Photo
