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Paul McDonald kept grinning despite being gouged on "American Idol." The smiley singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tenn., was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest Thursday after kicking off Wednesday's film-themed performances with Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" from "Risky Business." Jennifer Lopez requested the 26-year-old sing Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" as his swan song, and he happily obliged.

Charlie Sheen says he may be reunited with "Two and a Half Men." In an interview with a Boston radio station Tuesday, Sheen said there have been discussions about bringing him back to the hit CBS sitcom he was fired from last month.

It’s finally happening — Michael Scott (Steve Carell) begins his departure from “The Office” (NBC at 9), but he needs a replacement first. Cue guest star Will Ferrell, who plays the new manager that everyone tries to impress . . . except Dwight, naturally.

Jennifer Lopez isn't sure "American Idol" viewers will be calling in for finalist Haley Reinhart. Lopez said the bluesy 20-year-old college student from Wheeling, Ill., didn't dial up her best performance with Blondie's "Call Me" from "American Gigolo" on the Fox talent competition's evening of film tunes Wednesday. The show's lone female judge was reluctant to criticize Reinhart because every eliminated finalist has been a woman this season.

In a return to her old "Today" show stomping grounds, Katie Couric says she expects to make a decision about her future in a few weeks....

Not only did voters save the worst dancer of the week, they sent home the one who may have been the sweetest.

And millions of Italians roll their eyes
Good news for all you Jersey Shore fans out there. Everyone on the cast has signed a contract for the upcoming season, which means they'll all be headed to Italy soon. And for each episode they film in Italy, the cast will get richer and richer. Must be nice, right?

Justice is served. America has been in an uproar over the American Idol ousting of standout competitor Pia Toscano -- even celebrities like Tom Hanks and Jennifer Hudson were tweeting their disbelief. Today, Pia's people can rejoice: the 22-year-old has just scored a record deal, independent of her American Idol ties.

NBC will extend Steve Carell’s final episode of The Office to 50 minutes.

The exciting conclusion to the Masters gave CBS an early primetime bump, but even without that minor demo hike, the network still would have won Sunday thanks to "Undercover Boss," "The Amazing Race" and more.