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"Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" kicked off Monday with 13 teams looking to take home the Mirrorball trophy.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer takes a look at some of "Saturday Night Live" political spoofs which includes voters and Mitt Romney.

'Homeland's' acting awards confirm the dominance of niche-oriented offerings over big-broadcast shows. The one-hour drama has a glorious history on broadcast TV, from the old days of "Gunsmoke" to acclaimed fare such as "Hill Street Blues" to current hits like "NCIS."

Tonight, TV is celebrating, well, TV. And we'll definitely be tuning in. And we assume you will too, which is why, with hours to go until the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (which starts at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT) we've compiled a list of everything you need to know before the festivities kick off.

Shakira is pregnant. The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer announced Wednesday on her Web site that she and soccer player boyfriend Gerard Pique are expecting their first child together and are therefore postponing “all the promotional activities planned over the next few days,” including Shakira’s performance this weekend at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. It’s been a big week for Shakira, who also was named one of the replacement hosts for “The Voice.”

HLN's Showbiz Tonight goes one-on-one with 13-year-old 'X Factor' singing sensation Carly Rose Sonenclar.

The president told the "Late Show" audience that Mr. Romney was "writing off a big chunk of the country."

Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the 'Sesame Street' crew have always talked to kids. Now, they'll try to have a two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience using Kinect, the motion and voice-sensing controller created by Microsoft.

Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly and Daily Show host Jon Stewart will face off once again, in a 90-min. debate dubbed “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium” at George Washington University on Oct. 6. No strangers to mudslinging grudge fests, O’Reilly and Stewart have gone head to head before. The two have appeared on each other’s shows regularly since 2001.

Katie Couric finished first among new daytime talk shows during its premiere week, early stats suggest. “Katie’s” week, which started big before taking a spill, ended strong Friday with a Jennifer Lopez interview. (Couric got J-Lo to comment on the new “American Idol” judging panel by incorrectly assuring her that Fox had confirmed the names — which Fox did not do until Sunday).