May 26th, 2011
03:03 PM ET
'Biggest Loser' winner: Ready to go forwardOlivia Ward didn't know what to expect when she stepped foot on "The Biggest Loser" ranch last year. "I thought I would do some working out, get some information and lose weight," Ward said. "I didn't realize it would be that difficult. Six to eight hours of exercise every day. It was like 'Groundhog Day.'" The 35-year-old opera singer overcame those difficulties to win the 11th season of the NBC show. Ward, who began the show weighing 261 pounds, lost nearly half her starting weight, finishing at 132 pounds. 
May 16th, 2011
10:40 AM ET
NBC bets on music for next seasonNBC, which has struggled in recent years to find consistent hits in primetime, is placing its bets on the musical genre for the 2011-12 season. The network released a primetime schedule Sunday that's heavy on music-based series, both scripted and unscripted. "The Sing-Off," the a capella competition which had success in limited runs the past two Decembers, will air weekly on Monday nights this fall. The network's hit show "The Voice" will take over the "Sing-Off" slot during the midseason.
April 18th, 2011
06:42 PM ET
A look back at some literary hoaxesAuthor and activist Greg Mortenson is in the headlines for his writing, but not for the right reasons. Mortenson is defending his 2006 book "Three Cups of Tea" amid allegations that key stories in it are false, including his supposed 1996 kidnapping near the Afghan-Pakistani border. The debate over whether Mortenson's tale is truth or fiction brings to mind some literary hoaxes that took the publishing and media industries by storm: 
April 12th, 2011
10:17 AM ET
Jamie Oliver's ready for a new 'Food Revolution'British chef Jamie Oliver has faced resistance before in his crusade to improve school lunches worldwide, but his experience taping the second season of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" in Los Angeles has proven to be quite the challenge. Oliver and his film crew ended up being banned from filming at all Los Angeles Unified School District schools, and the conflict has become a focal point of the new season, which premieres tonight on ABC. "I never really expected to be banned from every single school in the district," Oliver said. "My goal is certainly not to fight with the school district." 
March 17th, 2011
10:28 AM ET
'Bachelor' couple requests privacyDon't expect the newest "Bachelor" couple, Brad Womack and Emily Maynard, to appear on TV anytime soon. Womack says he and Maynard will be spending time out of the spotlight in order to work on their relationship. The former "Bachelor" says in a statement, "At long last, Emily and I can be open to the world and each other about our relationship. Though we are madly in love, it has been a bumpy couple of months for us and our priority right now is to focus on our relationship. We hope that you can respect our privacy as we return to normalcy and begin our off-screen lives together." Speculation about the couple's relationship grew during Monday's "After the Final Rose" special, where both admitted to briefly breaking up between their proposal and the "Final Rose" taping. Maynard said during the special that she was jealous watching Womack romance other women on TV, and both admitted to having volatile fights both on the phone and face-to-face. 
March 15th, 2011
11:00 AM ET
'Bachelor' Brad picks a mate, but will it last?The second time was indeed the charm for Brad Womack, who proposed marriage to Emily Maynard on last night's season finale of "The Bachelor.” But the real fireworks occurred on the "After the Final Rose" special, courtesy of two startling admissions. First, host Chris Harrison announced that the original plan for the "Final Rose" ceremony was for Brad and Emily to get married on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, where a previous "Bachelor" episode took place. |
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