Jennifer Behm ended season 2 of “MasterChef” with a victory on her part. The former real estate agent won in the Tuesday (August 16) finale which left Adrien Nieto and Christian Collins as the other remaining finalists.

Collins was kicked out early in the episode after he failed to impress judges in the last elimination test. For the challenge, they were required to make a dish with Joe Bastiani’s favorite ingredients, but Collins forgot to get one ingredient for his menu of Veal, mashed potatoes and vegetables.

In the last step to win $250,000 and a cookbook contract, Behm and Nieto had to make an appetizer, entree and dessert that embodied them as chefs and as human beings. Former Miss Delaware Behm served scallops and quail egg with pea puree, a stuffed quail with potato mash and a poached pear dessert for her “restaurant-style” dishes.

Meanwhile, Nieto opted to make dishes he learned to cook at home. The passionate waiter served a prawn taquitos, beer braised short ribs with a cauliflower and parsnip puree, and a chocolate cake infused with blood oranges.

The judges decided to grant the winner title to Behm after a long debate. While the pre-taped finale was aired on FOX, the founder of a catering company, Pink Martini, was watching the show at a viewing party at the Columbus Inn.

As it was anticipated, MTV officially renewed comedy series “Awkward” for season 2. The network has ordered 12 episodes for the new chapter which is slated to debut in early 2012. “We love the show and Awkward’s comedic voice really shines through in such a brilliant way in these episodes,” MTV head of programming David Janollari gushed about the show.

The news comes on the heels of a high rating for the teen series. It drew 1.9 million viewers on Tuesday, August 9, up from the 1.7 million who tuned in the July 19 series premiere. Last week’s episode also drew 2.0 rating, up 21 percent from the week before.

“Awkward” is created by Lauren Iungerich, whom Janollari praised for her voice which is “incredibly resonant” with MTV’s core young audience. The network will also produce a new pilot from Iungerich titled “Dumb Girls”.

Starring Ashley Rickards as main character Jenna Hamilton, “Awkward” airs every Tuesday at 11 P.M. There are seven episodes left from the first season.

MTV has previously renewed another freshman “Teen Wolf“, but decided not to move forward with its sophomore “The Hard Times of Rj Berger“.

“Breaking Bad” will bid farewell after another season. It has just been reported that AMC has ordered 16 episodes for the fifth season, which will also be the final season of the Emmy-winning series.

AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement on Sunday, August 14, “While it is sad to even contemplate the end of the series, we are so happy to have had the chance to go on this ride, and truly look forward to presenting the rest of this amazing story.”

“It’s a funny irony – I’d hate to know the date of my own last day on earth, but I’m delighted to know what Walter White’s will be,” creator Vince Gilligan chimed in. He also promised to write “a satisfying conclusion”, adding that “if we don’t manage to pull that off, we’ve got no one to blame but ourselves.”

The decision was made after alleged “tense talks” between the network and Sony regarding the fate of the show. It was previously rumored that “Breaking Bad” was shopped around amid contract battles between the studio and network.

The fifth season of the crime drama series will start production in early 2012. The currently airing fourth season continues delivering strong ratings for AMC, averaging 4.3 million viewers so far.

There won’t be a wedding for Bert and Ernie from “Sesame Street” despite an online petition urging producers to let the two characters get married. Sesame Workshop has stated that Bert and Ernie are not gay, insisting that they are only “best friends”.

“They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves,” so the workshop said in a statement. “Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.”

Jimmy Kimmel, meanwhile, had his own way to explain why Bert and Ernie would not get married. Wearing a cowboy costume during his “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show, he got on his high horse to tell people that Bert and Ernie, as puppets, do not have genitals.

Giving another evidence that they are not gay, Kimmel pointed out about Burt’s distinctive eyebrow, “No self-respecting homosexual would leave a unibrow like that unplucked.” When addressing Bert and Ernie bathing together, he joked, “What roommates don’t?… It’s okay to wash your friends.” In a more serious note, the funnyman reminded people that the characters are still six years old.

The online petition, which has been signed by more than 3,000 people, ask producers to let Bert and Ernie marry “in a tasteful way” to teach tolerance to young children. However, some others argue that to identify the characters with a sexual orientation serves only to infuse “the passions of adults” into what is a show for young children.

The final result of “So You Think You Can Dance” season 8 did not fall from predictions. Having been judges’ favorite since her audition, Melanie Moore was announced as the champion on the Thursday (August 11) show, with 47 percent of total vote.

Another female dancer on the top four, Sasha Mallory, was placed second. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Marko Germar, who once made Lady GaGa cry with his routine on Top 8 performance night, and 25-year-old Tadd Gadduang were the third placer and fourth placer respectively.

On the final result show, all top 20 dancers from this season returned to stage to perform. The judges, that include Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Robin Antin and Lil’ C, picked the routines that were performed by the contestants that night.

Later, the top 10 dancers from the season are scheduled to embark on a 32-city tour on September 17. The stops include Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on September 30 and the Prudential Center in Newark on October 4.

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A bad case of influenza forced actor Joey Lawrence to scrap an appearance on U.S. TV personality Wendy Williams’ daytime talk show on Tuesday, September 21. The former “Blossom” star was expected to join the outlandish Williams to promote his latest TV series “Melissa and Joey” but the 34 year old had to call in sick after catching a nasty cold from his eldest daughter Charleston.

But he delighted the studio audience by calling in from his sick bed to apologize for his absence. He told Williams over the phone, “I got it bad. I have two children and my four-year-old girl got it (the flu). I had to take her to school because my wife – we have a six month old girl – she had to be quarantined so she didn’t get sick, so of course I took her (Charleston, to school) and I got it! Four year old cooties are the worst, man!”

“It’s horribly bad so I apologize for not being there,” he adds.

BIANCA WONDERS WHETHER DATING JOEY IS WORTH LOSING POPULARITY POINTS, KAT AND PATRICK PLAY A PRANK ON WALTER, AND CAMERON IS VOTED MR. DEPENDABLE, IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU,” PREMIERING MONDAY, APRIL 5th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (March 29, 2010) – Having admitted that she was the mysterious blonde who kissed Joey, Bianca is on the outs with Chastity and the in crowd, and Kat invites Patrick for a family dinner during which the duo dishes up a fun prank to play on Walter, in an all-new episode of ABC Family’s original series “10 Things I Hate About You,” premiering Monday, April 5th (8:00 – 8:30 PM ET/PT). The episode, entitled “Don’t Trust Me,” was directed by Gil Junger and written by Carter Covington and Robin Schiff.

Meanwhile, Joey and Bianca decline the superlative, “Cutest Couple,” in an effort to keep the peace with Chastity, and Cameron relishes the fact that he was named “Mr. Dependable” alongside a school hottie. Ultimately, Bianca has to decide if her “real friends” would make her choose between Joey and them.

“10 Things I Hate About You” is executive produced by Carter Covington. Larry Miller reprises his role as Walter Stratford, the over-protective father to the Stratford sisters — Kat, a feminist with a razor-sharp tongue, portrayed by Lindsey Shaw (“Aliens In America”), and Bianca, a girl with a plan to climb the social ladder at her new school, portrayed by Meaghan Martin (“Camp Rock”). Ethan Peck (“Adopt A Sailor”) takes on the role of resident bad boy, Patrick Verona. Nicholas Braun (“Princess Protection Program”) portrays Cameron James, Padua High’s “nice guy,” and Dana Davis (“Heroes”) will portray head cheerleader Chastity Church.

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