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  Andrea and Amanda first duo cut from 'Crowned' reality pageant show

  December 13, 2007
  Andrea and Amanda made a poor first impression and the mother/daughter team from Albuquerque, NM was never given a second chance as they became the first duo eliminated from Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants during last night's premiere broadcast of The CW reality series.

• The CW announces 'Crowned' to debut December 12, reveals cast

  November 13, 2007
  The CW has announced Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, a new reality series that will require mothers and daughters to work together to win a beauty pageant, will premiere Wednesday, December 12 at 9PM ET/PT and revealed the identities the 12 teams who will compete in the competition.

• Deer crashes school's vocabulary class

  October 17, 2007
  Fifth-grade students in a vocabulary class in Aberdeen, N.J., got an unexpected lesson in animal sciences when a deer crashed through their classroom window.

• Insect swarm attack leads to lawsuit

  November 19, 2006
  An insect swarm attack on a small boy at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in New York has led to a lawsuit against the popular children's restaurant.

• Report: ABC's 'Desperate Housewives' back on track for third season

  September 12, 2006
  The creator of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," Marc Cherry, has reportedly kept his promise to straighten out the series for the new season.

• Rob Bartlett to return to Broadway's 'Chicago' musical production

  September 11, 2006
  Stage actor Rob Bartlett is set to return to the Broadway production of the U.S. musical "Chicago" to take over the role of tense husband Amos Hart.

• TNT renews Kyra Sedgwick's 'The Closer' drama for a third season

  June 30, 2006
  TNT has ordered 15 more episodes of its series "The Closer" starring Kyra Sedgwick, to run in summer 2007.

• TNT's 'The Closer' and 'Saved' premieres set cable ratings records

  June 15, 2006
  "The Closer" set a record in its second season premiere for largest U.S. cable audience for a scripted series, TNT said.

• Report: New The CW network to resurrect WB's '7th Heaven' drama

  May 12, 2006
  The longest-running family drama in U.S. television history, The WB's "7th Heaven" is about to extend its streak, it was reported Friday.

• Miss America Organization names 2006 pageant judges

  January 18, 2006
  An NFL legend, a multi-platinum recording artist and an Emmy-nominated actress are among the judges for the 2006 Miss America pageant.

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