| 1. | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show aired this week. This network broadcast it: | ||
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| 2. | And as a subtly-handled bit of cross promotion, (spoiler alert!) CBS also hyped VS supermodel Behati's cameo appearance on this Eye Network crime show: | ||
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Hawaii Five-O | ||
| CSI | |||
| Person of Interest | |||
| Blue Bloods | |||
| 3. | You probably haven't heard, but this ultramegafamous pop culture figure is expecting her first child: | ||
| Katy Perry | |||
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Kate Middleton | ||
| Carly Rae Jepsen | |||
| Lady Gaga | |||
| 4. | Awwwwwwwesome: This rockin' rock band reunited on Letterman this week. But wait: They didn't actually *play any flipping music*: | ||
| Genesis | |||
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Led Zeppelin | ||
| The Who | |||
| The Kinks | |||
| 5. | Meanwhile, Billboard named this female its Woman of the Year: | ||
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Katy Perry | ||
| Pink | |||
| Rihanna | |||
| Adele | |||
| 6. | Time was, this big-named actor was a sure-fire box office guarantee. Thing is, time's change...and this week Forbes named him as the most overpaid actor in Hollywood: | ||
| Tom Cruise | |||
| Russell Crowe | |||
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Eddie Murphy | ||
| Mel Gibson | |||
| 7. | In a terrific musical number, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots jammed to All I Want to Christmas is You while this lady, who made the song famous, handled the vocals: | ||
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Mariah Carey | ||
| Mary J. Blige | |||
| Madonna | |||
| Debbie Harry | |||
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| 8. | Friends noticed this young actor was "acting really weird," and it's a good thing he got medical attention - apparently, he had a "mini-stroke": | ||
| James Franco | |||
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Frankie Muniz | ||
| Ryan Gosling | |||
| Andrew Garfield | |||
| 9. | We're pouring one out for Dave Brubeck, passed on this week at age 91. Brubeck was a pioneer in this form of music: | ||
| Punk | |||
| Country | |||
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Jazz | ||
| Rock | |||
| 10. | The Grammys are here! The Grammys are here! Well, no. But the nominations are, as this duo hosted the nomination broadcast: | ||
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Taylor Swift and LL Cool J | ||
| Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift | |||
| Adele and LL Cool J | |||
| Adele and Justin Timberlake | |||
| 11. | This band, along with Mumford and sons, derived enjoyment from the nominations, as they got 6 nominations: | ||
| Nickelback | |||
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fun. | ||
| U2 | |||
| OAR | |||
| 12. | And we wrap this week by noting that this emerging Hollywood star is considering taking a hiatus from acting, so he can write, produce and direct a bit: | ||
| Jesse Eisenberg | |||
| Hayden Christensen | |||
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Channing Tatum | ||
| Joseph Gordon Levitt | |||