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The X Factor episode 13 recap: Final 11 live show, November 9, 2011 Welcome to The X-Factor! Tonight, the final eleven acts perform to earn your votes. Last week saw the ouster of Paula’s group InTENsity after being selected over The Stereo Hogzz from the bottom two acts. Tonight is Movie Night, with song selections…

Survivor South Pacific episode 9 recap, November 9, 2011 A full moon rises over the South Pacific as the merged Te Tuna tribe returns from tribal council on Night 21. Keith has been ousted after a tie vote and re-vote that saw Cochran flip his vote, much to the consternation of his former Savaii tribe.…

The Amazing Race episode 7 recap, November 6, 2011. Welcome to the seventh episode of The Amazing Race! With no teams eliminated last week, seven teams still remain in the race around the world. Just after completing the last leg, teams take their recently acquired bed frames and move into some huts. “Home, sweet, home”,…

The X Factor episode 12 recap, final 12 results show, November 3, 2011. Welcome to The X Factor’s first voting results show! Which of the twelve acts who performed last night will go home tonight? Steve Jones tells us that we’ll first find out who the top 10 acts are and then the bottom two…

The X Factor episode 11 recap, Final 12 Live Show, November 2, 2011. Welcome to the X Facta! (In Steve Jones’ dialect.) Tonight, twelve acts will perform and America will vote for their favorite acts. One act will be eliminated in tomorrow night’s live results show. And it’s time to Face the Music! Steve comes…

The Amazing Race episode 6 recap, October 30, 2011. Welcome to the sixth episode of The Amazing Race! With the elimination of Liz & Marie last week, seven teams still remain in the race around the world. This week’s Race begins with previous leg winners Amani & Marcus departing the Pit Stop at 7:22 in…

Survivor South Pacific episode 8 recap, November 2, 2011. Welcome to the eighth episode of Survivor: South Pacific! It’s the night of Day 18 after the Savaii tribal council that saw Ozzy off to Redemption Island. The tribe’s plan is for Ozzy to defeat Christine in their duel, point to Cochran as the instigator that…

The X Factor Episode 10 Recap, Live Show Final 17, Tuesday October 25, 2011. Tonight, in an epic two and a half hour live show, seventeen acts will vie to make it into the Final 12. (If you think that’s a long time, how about a football game?) Each judge must choose which three acts…

Survivor South Pacific episode 7 recap, October 26, 2011. Welcome to the seventh episode of Survivor: South Pacific! It’s the night of Day 16 as the Upolu tribe marches back to camp from tribal council “and then there were six”. Coach and Rick, still loyal to Coach, talk after the council. They talk about Brandon’s…

The Amazing Race episode 5 recap, October 23, 2011. Welcome to the fifth episode of The Amazing Race! With no eliminations last week, eight teams still remain in the race around the world. This week’s Race begins in the morning with previous leg winners Andy & Tommy leaving a Thai island village at 10:07. Teams…

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