Chris Harrison: Removing last night’s ‘Bachelorette’ rose ceremony was a ‘game-time decision’

Chris Harrison: Removing last night”s “Bachelorette” rose ceremony was a “game-time decision”
“There was a long debate back and forth on if we would remove the rose ceremony,” Harrison writes on his “Bachelorette” blog, “and if we did replace it with an interview, what would that interview look and feel like? The night Andi and I got together to shoot that interview, we both sat there and looked at each other in silence and thought the same thing. So we just did what the two of us always do: We just started talking.”

John Oliver may have helped crash the FCC”s comments system
The FCC”s comment system was down yesterday after Oliver used his “Last Week Tonight” platform to call on viewers to lodge a protest with the FCC over net neutrality.

An 8th “Game of Thrones” book!?
George R.R. Martin's editor hints that Martin may do an eighth book in the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. PLUS: Maisie Williams talks about laughing.

Scripps National Spelling Bee employs comedy writers
That”s the explanation for last week”s Kelis “Milkshake” mistake.

ABC releases “Rising Star” trailer
The newest singing competition promises to “change the game.”

Watch the trailer for Netflix's “BoJack Horseman” starring Will Arnett and Aaron Paul
The animated series about a hard-drinking humanoid stallion debuts on Aug. 22.

Donald Faison and Zach Braff revive “Guy Love” live
The former “Scrubs” stars performed their classic tune while promoting Braff”s new movie.

Jon Stewart bids farewell to the “Egyptian Jon Stewart”
Stewart acknowledged his friend Bassem Youssef and his canceled show in a segment titled, “A Farewell to Egyptian Satire.”

Stephen Colbert returns from vacation with a “Tony Stark goatee”
He just wanted to show solidarity will billionaires.

Foo Fighters tease their new HBO series
Dave Grohl says “Foo Fighters Sonic Highways” is a “musical map of America.”

USA”s “Benched” books Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell and Yvette Nicole Brown
All three will guest on the Eliza Coupe courtroom comedy.

Chris Kattan”s “SNL” character Mango shows up at CFDA Fashion Awards
Check out his curled sideburns.