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CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 28, 2013
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Lady Gaga – 27 years old
Julia Stiles (“The Bourne Ultimatum”) – 32 years old
Kate Gosselin (Jon & Kate Plus 8) – 37 years old
Vince Vaughn (“Wedding Crashers”) – 43 years old
Brett Ratner (Producer) – 44 years old
Cheryl “Salt” James (Salt-N-Pepa) – 46 years old
Reba McEntire (Country Singer) – 58 years old
Dianne Wiest (“Edward Scissorhands”) – 65 years old
Ken Howard (30 Rock) – 69 years old
Conchata Ferrell (Two And A Half Men) – 70 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/28/13)
FOX: Raising Hope (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: 1600 Penn (Finale) at 9:30pm

Reports that Anderson Cooper was approached by NBC as a potential replacement for Matt Lauer on the Today show were shot down by the network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources at NBC and for Cooper confirmed that NBC did reach out to Cooper, but not in regard to taking over for Lauer. In addition, NBC News Senior Vice President Alexandra Wallace praised Lauer as “the best in the business” via a statement, adding that the network hoped to have him as a Today anchor “for many years to come.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

The winners of the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards were announced on Wednesday. Among those chosen by the Peabody board as the best in electronic media for 2012 were TNT‘s Southland, FX‘s Louie, HBO‘s Girls and Game Change, and ABC Family‘s Switched at Birth. ABC News won an award for its coverage of Superstorm Sandy, while CNN garnered one for its Coverage Inside Syria and Homs 2012. CBS News‘ 60 Minutes was honored for two segments: Deception at Duke and Joy in the Congo. In addition, an Individual Peabody was awarded to Lorne Michaels, now in his 37th year as executive producer of Saturday Night Live.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Viewers can catch up with CMT‘s Dog, Beth and their family, who were on the verge of falling apart on the season finale of Dog and Beth: On the Hunt, with Dog and Beth: The Preview Special on Sunday, April 14 at 8p. The two-hour special goes behind-the-scenes of their struggle and will re-air throughout the following week on CMT and CMT.com. It’s part of the countdown to the new series premiere on Sunday, April 21 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

American Idol‘s elimination show on Thursday, March 28 will feature a special guest: former contestant and current star of NBC’s Smash, Katharine McPhee. The singer-turned-actress will return to her roots and perform with One Republic on the FOX show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS has renewed 14 series: comedies 2 Broke Girls and Mike and Molly; dramas Blue Bloods, Elementary, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest and The Good Wife; reality shows The Amazing Race, Survivor and Undercover Boss; and news shows 60 Minutes and 48 Hours.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Adrian Pasdar, previously of Heroes, has been cast as a recurring guest star in season seven of USA Network‘s Burn Notice. He’ll play Randall Burke, a special ops soldier.
(Source: Cynopsis)

There will be one less judge in syndication land. CBS Television Distribution has canceled Judge Joe Brown. The move came as ratings for 15-year old show began dipping and negotiations on a new contract with Brown broke down.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC is looking to expand on the success of its new drama Chicago Fire by developing a spinoff. Chicago Fire creators and executive producers Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, executive producer Matt Olmstead and executive producer Dick Wolf will oversee the project that would be set at a Chicago police department.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 27, 2013
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Kimbra (sings on Gotye’s song “Somebody I Used To Know”) – 22 years old
Jessie J (Singer) – 24 years old
Brenda Song (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) – 24 years old
Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson (The Black Eyed Peas) – 37 years old
Nathan Fillion (Castle) – 41 years old
Mariah Carey – 42 years old
Pauley Perrette (NCIS) – 43 years old
Talisa Soto (“Licence To Kill”) – 45 years old
Quentin Tarantino – 49 years old
Michael York (“Cabaret”) – 70 years old