'The Voice's' Adam Levine Hosting 'SNL'; Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV

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Posted January 3, 2013, 5:26 pm   •   by Jethro Nededog   •   1 comments

With a tour on the horizon and NBC’s The Voice returning in March, Adam Levine is taking on a new gig. He’ll be hosting late night sketch show Saturday Night Live for the very first time on Jan. 26. Before that, Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook star Jennifer Lawrence will host the show on Jan. 19 with musical guests The Lumineers. [NBC]

midseason tv Preview: 21 new shows in 2013"]Hawaii Five-0 is handing an episode over to its fans. In a move the network is calling the “first of its kind,” the show will let viewers decide who the killer is on the episode airing Jan. 14. [

It’s confirmed. Arabic news and current affairs organization, Al Jazeera has bought the struggling Current TV. Former Vice President and Current founder Al Gore said in a statement that Al-Jazeera shared Current TV's mission "to give voice to those who are not typically heard; to speak truth to power; to provide independent and diverse points of view; and to tell the stories that no one else is telling." [AP]

Web blogger “Reality Steve” Carbone is finding himself back in court over his Bachelor spoilers. After previously suing him six months ago over allegations that he was influencing show contestants and employees into breaking their confidentiality agreements, the ABC show’s producers are suing once again. What set this round of legal wrangling on? Carbone posted spoilers from the show’s first five episodes, including a list of the women who were eliminated. [THR]

Ratings: NBC won the ratings race on Wednesday, which included a series high for Chicago Fire. The drama attracted 8.4 million viewers, which made it the most-watched show of the night. NBC also saw double-digit improvements for its reruns of Whitney, Guys With Kids and Law & Order: SVU. [EW]