‘The Voice’ is keeping all of its judges — Shakira and Usher will return next spring


“The Voice” is keeping all of its judges — Shakira and Usher will return next spring

The fall’s “Voice” season will reunite the original judges, while the spring edition will be made up of this spring’s current lineup.

Lifetime’s “Jodi Arias” movie will air next month
“Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret” will debut June 22, a month after Arias’ murder conviction.


Why was this the year viewers stopped caring about “American Idol”?

Season 12 will go down as the year “Idol” lost its magic. PLUS: “Idol” found its best singers in years when nobody was watching.

“The Big Bang Theory’s” quality has improved season by season
Season 6 has been its best season yet, says Ken Tucker, adding: “‘The Big Bang Theory’ is finishing up a season in which it remains both underrated and high-rated, a combo that currently looks like one new pop-culture model for long-term success.” PLUS: Simon Helberg says we topped ourselves this year.


USA unveils drama pilot slate, including “Blanco County” from “Veronica Mars” creator

USA is also developing “Horizon” from the producer of “The Walking Dead.”

Anderson Cooper will play a 75-year-old version of himself on “The Simpsons”
For his episode, the CNN star will travel to 2043.

Joshua Malina enjoys being hated by “Scandal” fans
After stints on “The West Wing” and “Sports Night,” Malina is enjoying all the attention. PLUS: “Scandal” stars defend Malina’s character, and Tony Goldwyn reads “Scandal” steamy fan fiction.

“Elementary” opted against ending the season on a cliffhanger
“When it looked more likely that we would get to go to London for our premiere, we didn’t want to drag any of this year’s business into a second season,” says exec producer Robert Doherty.

Meet the linguist who created languages for “Game of Thrones” and “Defiance”
David Peterson is responsible for Valyrian and Dothraki on “Game of Thrones” and the “Defiance” alien languages Irathient and Castithan.

Obama gets the “Scandal” treatment
Can Olivia Pope save the president?

Neil deGrasse Tyson to host “Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey” on Fox
The 13-part docu-series will air next year, focusing on Carl Sagan’s exploration of the universe.


6 TV shows with puppets that failed miserably

From “Red Pepper” to “Alligator Boots.”


“The Vampire Diaries” graduates

In tonight’s season finale, says exec producer Julie Plec, “we get the s–t hitting the fan behind the scenes, but we still get a great glimpse of that nostalgic milestone.” PLUS: CW’s Upfronts reunite Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder.

Why does CW have so many fantasy TV shows?
No network is betting on genre shows like the CW.

Tumblr blog celebrates “Jeopardy! Hotties”
Presenting hot people on “Jeopardy!”

Jessica Capshaw talks about her “Grey’s Anatomy” twist
“It totally upset the apple cart for me,” she says.

Fired Amy’s Baking Company waitress shares behind-the-scenes “Kitchen Nightmares” tidbits
Katy Cipriano says last week’s episode was “100% real.”

Green Bay Packers fans are getting their own reality show on TBS
“Cheeseheads” will focus on the lives of Packers fans.

Happy 40th birthday, Tori Spelling!
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” vet turned reality star celebrates 40 years today.


What will “Arrow” do in Season 2?

Three to four months will have gone by before next season.

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