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Controversial “American Idol” winner Kris Allen and his even more controversial runner-up Adam Lambert have a combined nine debuts on the Billboard Top 100 Adult Contemporary and Album charts.

Here’s the list of Kris and Adam’s chart-topping songs when they were originally performed on “Idol”:

No. 11: “No Boundaries,” Kris
No. 16: “Heartless,” Kris
No. 19: “Mad World,” Adam
No. 37: “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Kris
No. 56: “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Adam
No. 66: “Apologize,” Kris
No. 72: “No Boundaries,” Adam
No. 82: “One,” Adam
No. 94: “Falling Slowly,” Kris

Watch them all here

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In a surprising twist, the “Make Me a Supermodel” judges eliminated the last girl standing and sent Sandhurst, Jonathan and Branden into next week’s all-male final.

Brazilian beauty Mountaha put aside her usual edge and picked up a plain-Jane, brunette wig to sweep the catwalk in Catherine Malandrino for last night’s elimination challenge.

Malandrino, being one of the judges, hated the bobbed blonde’s walk and must have convinced her fellow judges – agent Marlon, photographer Perou and supermodel Jenny Shimizu – to give Mountaha the boot.

Now, cocky youngster Branden, Caribbean-born dancer Sandhurst and English family man Jonathan will duke it out in next week’s finale.

Despite his rate of improvement, we don’t think Branden has a chance against Sandhurst and Jonathan – both who have continued to raise the bar in their photos and on the catwalk each week. Check out each of the final three’s photo books from week 1 to last night and tell us in the comments who you think has the best chance at giving “Supermodel” host Tyson Beckford a run for his money.

Jonathan’s Portfolio | Sandhurst’s Portfolio | Branden’s Portfolio

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Each season of “Dexter,” viewers are introduced to a new serial killer (aside from Dexter, of course) and this season, John Lithgow will be filling the bloody shoes.

Lithgow, who was last seen on television in “3rd Rock from the Sun,” will play Walter Simmons, “an unassuming, mild-mannered suburbanite who has been living a dual life as one of America’s most prolific and deadliest serial killers,” according to a Showtime press release.

To our beloved members of the Miami Metro Police Department, Simmons will be known as the “Trinity Killer,” since he kills in threes.

As always, Simmons will catch the eye of the show’s resident serial killer, Dexter Morgan (Michael C Hall). Morgan, who doubles as a blood spatter analyst in the police department by day, will become obsessed with Simmons’ unique killing methods and his ability to remain at-large for almost three decades.

The introduction of the Simmons character also gave writers a reason to bring back Dexter’s sister Deb’s (Jennifer Carpenter) love interest, FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine), who returns to Miami to hunt down the new serial killer.

The fourth season of “Dexter” premieres Sept. 27 on Showtime.

Do you think Dexter will befriend Simmons the way he did ADA Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits)? Or take him down, Ice Truck Killer-style?

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Plug in your headphones and watch the below reel of hilarious outtakes compiled to create the “Best of the Tonight Show.”

Host Jay Leno and his guests star in the video, which boasts some of the funniest mishaps and mistakes during the past 17 years.

Martin Short fixes supermodel Heidi Klum’s unhooked bra, Dane Cook kisses Charlize Theron’s ass – literally – and Glenn Close stuffs an entire water bottle in her mouth. And that’s only about 10 seconds of the 5 minute clip.

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Danny Gokey wants to prove Simon Cowell wrong.

Gokey, who finished third place on this season’s “American Idol,” was so criticized by the judges for his dancing skills that the 29-year-old former church music director says he’d like to try another mega reality show – called “Dancing With the Stars.”

But for Gokey, who lost his wife Sophia to heart disease, “Music is the talk, the foundation is the walk.” His first priority is to raise money and awareness for his charity, Sophia’s Heart Foundation.

Would you rather see Gokey on “DWTS” or on the cover of a debut album?

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Thanks to “True Blood” and “90210,” vampires and ’90s TV-reincarnations are all the rage.

Cue the CW’s upcoming dramas, “The Vampire Diaries” and “Melrose Place.”

Based on the book series by L.J. Smith, “Vampire Diaries” tells the story of blood-drinking brothers, the good Stefan (Paul Wesley) and the evil Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), who war over mortal Elana Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) in the small town of Mystic falls, Virginia.

As for the reboot of the “Beverly Hills, 90210″ counterpart, “Melrose Place” brings back the same drama with a set of fresh faces. After watching the three promos after the jump, we get the feelings that the CW has achieved “Gossip Girl” status with “Melrose,” which has the look and feel of those good old soap operas you can’t help but get hooked on.

First, check out the sneak peek videos of “Vampire Diaries,” followed by “Melrose Place,” after the jump.

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And doesn’t like it.

In response to today’s news that Twitter maybe getting its own reality show, avid Twitterer Ashton Kutcher tweets:

“Wow I hope this isn’t true. I really don’t like being sold out. May have to take a twitter hiatus.” about 19 hours ago from TweetDeck

Yesterday. the social-networking service said it has teamed with Reveille Productions and Brillstein Entertainment Partners to develop an unscripted series based on the site.

The show would harness Twitter to put players on the trail of celebrities in an interactive, competitive format.

“I don’t want to be stalked!!!” posts Kutcher. But you can follow him on Twitter here.

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Jon and Kate Gosselin may hate the tabloids, but TLC should send them flowers.

Last night’s season five premiere of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ was seen by 9.8 million viewers, which is double the show’s previous high.

The reality show, which documents the parents’ lives with their eight children, also rated higher than any other Monday night show. Scroll down for a recap of the episode.

VIDEO: ‘Jon & Kate’ First 8 Minutes Says it All
PHOTOS: Reality TV’s Relationship Roadkill

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The bold-faced names of “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” are traveling light. Really light.

The day before flying out to the jungles of Costa Rica, Stephen Baldwin – on his way to getting last minute vaccination shots – gave the Post a list of what he and the other celebrity contestants are allowed to bring with them: Three pairs of socks and three pairs of underwear.

“That’s it and that’s no joke,” the youngest Baldwin brother says. “They’re going to apparently provide all the rest of it.”

Asked if he’s thought about trying to sneak in some other supplies and he says, “I considered it, but with my luck I’ll get busted.”

Along with Baldwin, “Hills” couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, supermodel Janice Dickinson, “American Idol” alum Sanjaya Malakar, NBA alum John Salley and wrestler Torrie Wilson will compete on “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” on June 1, at 8 p.m., on NBC.

- By Maxine Shen

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Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free

It’s summer time and I can see you sketch comedy nerds are starting to get the shakes from Saturday Night Live withdrawal. No worries, I’ve got some goodness to feed your short attention span and sketch comedy needs.

Here’s a program that every self-proclaimed comedy fan should know. From 1998 to 2000, the Upright Citizens Brigade television series ran for three seasons on Comedy Central, developing a solid cult following. The four stars, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Matt Besser and Amy Poehler wrote and starred in the series, playing just about all the characters and giving us gems like Ass Pennies, Spaghetti Jesus and little Girl Scout Cassie.

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