Think you are a Brady Bunch expert? Well, I betcha don’t know…the answers to these Brady Bunch trivia questions.

This week on America’s Got Talent (Episode 423 …the audience picked the last 5 acts to move on to the finals, which will be shown on MONDAY (instead of the usual Tues/Wed format.) Here’s a recap of the acts this week with pics and judges comments and…the results.

Fox’s popular American Idol series has announced that Ellen DeGeneres will be replacing long-time judge Paula Abdul, who quit during the summer over  salary issues.
Ellen DeGeneres is New Judge on ‘American Idol’
DeGeneres said in a Fox news release,
“I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol, I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote.”
Creator …

This week marked the start of the semi-finals round. Ten acts performed this week. Here’s a recap of the performances and judges comments plus the results…who stays and who goes. But first a video clip from this week’s episode of Kevin Skinner from Mayfield, KY.

This week on America’s Got Talent 12 more contestants competed for the top 5 spots to move on to the semi-final round. Here’s pics and judges comments on all of this week’s acts. But first two video clips: Pam Martin and her Top Dogs and African High Flyers

Here’s a Bachelorette update on Jillian Harris and fiance Ed Swiderski. Since the cameras on The Bachelorette stopped running, this relationship has been swamped with controversy. It seems that Jillian is standing by her man, Ed, even though accusations of Ed’s unfaithfulness are now surfacing. Two women have come forward claiming they were carrying on relationship with Swiderski while he was trying to win Jillian’s heart during the filming of the reality show.
Bethany Steffen, 25, a Chicago marketing developer, claims Swiderski sent her this racy text  “Bring beer …

This week on America’s Got Talent we had 12 more performers vying for five spots – 4 audience picks and one judge’s choice.  It’s a tough choice this week as there was a lot more talent in this group than in the previous two groups. Too bad they didn’t split the talent up more evenly because to me it seems like more than 5 acts should be moving on from this group.
Here’s a video clip of Bri… and then on with the contestants and judge’s comments AND who made it …

On Good Morning America today, host Tom Bergeron announced the 16 stars for this season’s Dancing with the Stars.
They’ve added a new twist to the season, three double eliminations back to back mid-season.
In addition, four new dances will be added: the Bolero, the Charleston, the Two Step and the Lambada.
Here are the 16 stars of Season 9:
1. Kathy Ireland, supermodel
2. Macy Gray, Grammy-winning singer
3.Melissa Joan Hart, actress
4. Mya, R&B singer and actress
5. Ashley Hamilton, ex-husband of Shannen Doherty and son of Season 2’s George Hamilton
6. Michael Irvin, ex-NFL wide receiver
7. …

This week on America’s Got Talent we had another 12 acts vying for five spots: four audience picks and one judges pick.
But first here’s a clip of the first act – Fab Five.  (Sorry about the shaky camera and mysterious cord…it’s the only clip I could find.)

Here are the 12 acts that performed and a synopsis of the judges reactions:

The show kicks off with the clog-dancing group of sisters, Fab Five. This time, the sisters have fire, costumes and hip-hop music they’re performing to. Piers thinks the group is fabulous, …

This week (8/4 & 8/5) on America’s Got Talent we started on the quarter finals with 12 acts performing, followed by an audience vote. Five acts survived ( 4 audience selected and 1 judge selected) to move on to the semi-finals.

First a video clip of Thia Megia’s performance this week…