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  • Celebrities boogie on ABC

    Celebrities boogie on ABC

    MUMBAI: An NFL legend, a Hollywood star, a rap singer and an Oscar winning actress are among the performers who will strut their stuff on the second season of US broadcaster ABC’s dance show Dancing with the Stars.

    The show kicks of in January 2006 and is the American version of BBC’s show Strictly Come Dancing.

    Hosted by Tom Bergeron, the new season boasts an expanded lineup with even more celebrities than before. Contestants are preparing to waltz, fox trot and cha cha cha their way into living rooms across America.

    Contestants include Tia Carerre who starred in the TV show Relic Hunter which aired in india on AXN. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) diva Stacy Kiebler will be partnered with professional dancer Tony Dovolani.

    The pairs will perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by a panel of dance experts: Former dancers Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and dancer/choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba. The viewing public also gets to weigh in, by phoning in or voting online for their favourite performers.

    The scores are combined and the outcome will be announced during a results show which will be televised the following evening. One couple will be eliminated each week. ABC says that the previous season averaged 16.8 million viewers weekly. Costumes, popular music performed by a 15-piece orchestra and performances offered doses of glitz, glamour and fun.

  • Hallmark’s ‘The Guardian’ honoured at the Family Television Awards

    Hallmark’s ‘The Guardian’ honoured at the Family Television Awards

    MUMBAI: The critically acclaimed The Guardian has added another feather to its cap.

    The series, which airs Sundays in India on the Hallmark Channel, was honoured last week as best new series at the Family Television Awards in the US. Simon Baker who plays a corporate lawyer’s efforts at protecting children was also honoured as best actor.

    Produced by Columbia TriStar Television in association with CBS Productions, The Guardian was created and written by David Hollander, previously a playwright and screenwriter. Hollander, who was inspired by his brother’s experience working in child welfare, also serves as an executive producer along with Mark Johnson and Michael Pressman.

    Also recognised was the CBS TV movie The Rosa Parks Story which will premiere on Hallmark. The awards, in their fourth year, were initiated by the Family Friendly Programming Forum. The group was formed by more than 40 advertisers in the USA to encourage the production of programmes aimed at parents and children.

    Tom Bergeron, the Emmy Award winning host of Hollywood Squares and America’s Funniest Home Videos, hosted the event.

    A highlight of the ceremony was the sister trio SHeDAISY singing Mine All Mine from their recently released third album, Knock on the Sky. Dick Clark productions produced the Family Television Awards show for the fourth consecutive year. The ceremony is scheduled to air 9 August on ABC networks in the USA.

  • Hallmark’s ‘The Guardian’ honoured at the Family Television Awards

    Hallmark’s ‘The Guardian’ honoured at the Family Television Awards

    MUMBAI: The critically acclaimed The Guardian has added another feather to its cap.

    The series, which airs Sundays in India on the Hallmark Channel, was honoured last week as best new series at the Family Television Awards in the US. Simon Baker who plays a corporate lawyer’s efforts at protecting children was also honoured as best actor.

    Produced by Columbia TriStar Television in association with CBS Productions, The Guardian was created and written by David Hollander, previously a playwright and screenwriter. Hollander, who was inspired by his brother’s experience working in child welfare, also serves as an executive producer along with Mark Johnson and Michael Pressman.

    Also recognised was the CBS TV movie The Rosa Parks Story which will premiere on Hallmark. The awards, in their fourth year, were initiated by the Family Friendly Programming Forum. The group was formed by more than 40 advertisers in the USA to encourage the production of programmes aimed at parents and children.

    Tom Bergeron, the Emmy Award winning host of Hollywood Squares and America’s Funniest Home Videos, hosted the event.

    A highlight of the ceremony was the sister trio SHeDAISY singing Mine All Mine from their recently released third album, Knock on the Sky. Dick Clark productions produced the Family Television Awards show for the fourth consecutive year. The ceremony is scheduled to air 9 August on ABC