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America’s Next Top Model Season 16 Premieres Tonight on CW

Fun, sensation, drama! That is how we describe the America’s Next Top Model which returns to TV with its cycle 16 debuting on CW tonight sharp at 8:00 PM ET. Get ready to welcome newbie models and budding style freaks in the pompous world of fashion and modeling. Watch America’s Next Top Model CW television and feel the excitement in your heart. Getting a chance to peep into this glam world. So cancel all your pre-scheduled appointment and get hooked up to DISH Network for the show’s premiere.

Want to know more about America’s Next Top Model Cycle 16? All ANTM fourteen models are up on their toes to vie for the ultimate career-launching prize package. The final winner will sign an exclusive agreement with IMG Models, one of the biggest international modeling management companies in the world. Plus, she will also receive a fashion spread in Vogue Italia and an extra spread and cover of Beauty in Vogue and also a lucrative $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics. Spicy!!! Is not so?

Who will be ANTM Cycle 16 Judges?

No doubt, a panel of outstanding judges will keep a sharp eye on the 2011 America’s Next Top Model contestants. Ravishing Tyra Banks will lead the panel and other judges include influential fashion editor André Leon Talley and also Nigel Barker, a renowned photographer.  As the photo shoot creative director Jay Manuel will be brilliant and there is no doubt in it. And Miss J Alexander returns as America’s Next Top Model (CW) cycle 16’s runway trainer.

Guys that is not an end of judges’ list! There will a brigade of guest judges also who will lend their expertise and make the show more exciting. They include stylist Rachel Zoe, Alek Wek (Sudanese model and actress), Lori Goldstein (stylist/creative consultant), Francesco Carrozzini (photographer), Sonia Dara (model), Ivan Bart(IMG Models executive), Franca Sozzani (Vogue Italia editor-in-chief), Daniella Issa Helayel (Brazilian designer), Eric Daman (costume designer/stylist), Lana Marks (international fashion designer) and Erin Wasson (model/stylist).

Now, the most interesting part! The revelation of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 16 cast!

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 16 Cast :

As American Next Top Model cycle 16 premiere kicks off you will get to watch all the new semifinalists entering into the reality-show bubble. Then they make their way to a exotic Malibu estate to meet model Erin Wasson and must walk down a narrow runway in a plastic bubble.

Who will be American Next Top model 2011 winner? Surprises and shocks are inevitable in such a high profile show. To know it and to catch the thrill, watch premiere of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 16 on CW tonight. With DISH HD DVR you can even record the show for later viewing.

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02.23.11 | TV Show News | Mike Hess

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Watch Series Premiere of “Heavy” on A&E TV

Guys are you searching for some words of inspiration to shed pounds of muscles and look trim and slim? Your stop for now is Heavy TV show. Health is wealth and anything to stay away from obesity and bring back good and healthy days is worth a million even if it is done by missing few of the work assignment or invitation to a friend’s place. Guys, if you get a television show like Heavy half of your tension will be solved within winking of your eyes. Go deep down into the lives of 22 individuals who are confronting life frightening challenges due to obesity and its related diseases. Obesity is a curse and this needs to be handled in time, isn’t it so? Follow the Heavy (A&E) that is premiering thereby raising much hype and cries amongst the people. Before anything else, check out your DISH Network programming list. You can tune in to the gala premiere of Heavy TV show, A&E on January 17, 2011, Monday sharp at 10:00 PM ET.

Are you thinking of watching something like Biggest Losers, Intervention or Hoarders? Although centering on health and obesity, this new docudrama Heavy TV show is unique in its form and content. Unlike the popular health shows, this Heavy TV show is not any sort of competition but the show takes a holistic approach of documenting day to daily struggles and real life incidents of all the participants during their long term treatment procedure of six long months. In each of the Heavy episodes we will get to watch from close the two participants who are coping up with the obesity problems and tough treatment strictures. Guys, do you know that A&E has sought two famous production companies so that not a single piece of their struggled is ignored? As a result you will introspect from close the struggles of these fatty folks who have gone desperate to know the tricks of gaining healthy lifestyle and sticking to nutritious and balanced diet chart.

Want to know what is in store for you on Heavy A&E TV premiere? Catch Tom and Jodi, from Houston, TX. Both 37 years old, they will learn the reason for their heavy weight and how they can reverse their lifestyle and live healthy life ahead. As viewers treat you will get to know the heart rendering stories of these fatties that will bring tears to your smiles. For instance Tom , passionate footballer, was  dropped out from his team that led him to severe depression and gained weight like anything.  Now, at 5-foot-9 and 638 pounds, Tom suffers from a myriad of issues including sleep apnea, edema and the inability to sleep more than two hours. Then there is Jodi, 5-foot-6 and 363 pounds, is going through tough situation mainly due to her health. Her marriage is almost in tatters and she was away from her two children and also she had to leave her favorite pastime of singing with her siblings in a musical band.

Want to know more about Heavy A&E  show participants ? Check the list below:

Jodi- 37

Houston, TX – Childcare Provider

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 367.2 lbs


Tom- 37

Houston, TX – Unemployed

Height: 5’9″

Start Weight: 638.0 lbs


Ashley- 26

Austin, TX – Server

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 296.0 lbs


Bill- 52

Birmingham, AL – Unemployed

Height: 6’3″

Start Weight: 443.0 lbs


Chad- 28

Decatur, GA – Project Manager

Height: 5’11″

Start Weight: 509.0 lbs


Debbie- 44

Wilmington, NC – House/Dog Sitter & Nursing Studen

Height: 5’2″

Start Weight: 400.4 lbs


Flor- 40

San Antonio, TX – Part-time Student

Height: 5’0″

Start Weight: 308.6 lbs


Jessica- 28

Livingston, TX – Mortgage Loan Officer

Height: 5’2″

Start Weight: 288.4 lbs


Jill- 35

Gainesville, GA – 2nd Grade Teacher

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 305 lbs


Johnny- 20

Tempe, AZ – College Student

Height: 6’0″

Start Weight: 404.2 lbs


Julia- 26

Lilburn, GA – Unemployed

Height: 5’8″

Start Weight: 254.4 lbs


Kevin- 39

Beaumont, TX – Teacher/Coach

Height: 5’11″

Start Weight: 596.7 lbs


Lindy- 37

Dallas, Texas – Unemployed

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 284.6 lbs


Mark- 39

Athens, GA – Educational Consultant

Height: 6’0″

Start Weight: 516.6 lbs


Patty- 59

Mesa, AZ – Homemaker/Grandmother

Height: 4’10″

Start Weight: 312.6 lbs


Rickywayne- 35

Mont Belvieu, TX – Student

Height: 5’11″

Start Weight: 555.0 lbs


Ronnie- 45

Dallas, GA – Garbage Truck Driver

Height: 6’2″

Start Weight: 446.6 lbs


Sallie- 30

Foley, AL – Sales Rep

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 443.4 lbs


Sharon – 47

Cedar Park, TX – Unemployed

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 366.4 lbs


Stacia- 36

Atlanta, GA – Accounts Receivable Specialist

Height: 5’6″

Start Weight: 435.2 lbs


Tim- 33

Canton, OH – Unemployed

Height: 4’2″

Start Weight: 240.2 lbs


Travis- 34

Round Rock, TX – Kitchen Manager

Height: 5’9″

Start Weight: 431.2 lbs


So do not forget to watch the grand premiere of Heavy on A&E on January 17, 2011, Monday. With DISH DVR you can also record the show and then replay the stuff several times later as per your convenient time.

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01.17.11 | TV Shows | Mike Hess

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Watch Premiere of The Biggest Loser Season 11 on NBC

Fasten your seat belt as you will have undergone a roller coaster ride to The Bigger Loser Season 11 premiere. All the lazy rats who avoid skipping, jogging and jumping for shedding kilos from their bodies this will give a real jolt of life to see a bunch of fatty guys who are up in their toes to become thin and trim. Chuck your boredom and get ready for dramatic jamboree that is all on your way. Have you checked out your DISH Network programming list? If not just do it fast. And do not forget to switch on to The Biggest Loser Season 11 on NBC on January 4, 2011, Tuesday sharp at 8:00 PM ET.

With this all new episodes of The Biggest Loser Season 11 unfurling, you will expect more twists and surprises. Adding more thrills in the show the dynamic host Alison Sweeney will dish out two choices in front of them. One choice is to undergo training session with old buddies, the trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper. The alternative option is the journey to a new place that is several miles away from the famous Biggest Loser ranch.  The guiding maestros will be two new trainers whose identifies still are shrouded in mystery. Whatever choices they opt for, the level of excitement is no less in either of the two cases. It is a game of risk, the more daring one becomes the fairer is the chance to have the winning crown. Suppose The Biggest Loser contestants go for the new trainers, whom they know nothing,  they will be gifted with  immunity session for 4 long weeks. But those who prefer to be staying back in the ranch they will be hanging in between the danger of getting eliminated just after 1 one week on The Biggest Loser 2011. In nutshell two group of hot-fat chaps will be ion bitter tussle for losing maximum of pounds of flesh and get a new way of living life in healthy way.

Just throw a quick look at the outstanding The Biggest Loser Season 11 contestants:

• Rulon Gardner, 39, Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler, gym owner and motivational speaker; Justin Pope, 39, business owner, city worker and bounty hunter (friends)
• Dan Evans, 54, police captain; Don Evans, 54, police lieutenant . Both of them are siblings.
• We have two sisters Olivia Ward, 35, opera singer and manager at plastic surgery office; Hannah Curlee, 32, human resources rep for a healthcare company .
• Larialmy Allen, 26, student services program coordinator; Jaquin Allen, 27, patient services representative . They are married to each other.
• Ana Alvarado, 50, letter carrier for U.S. Postal Service; Irene Alvarado, 26, student (mother-daughter)
• Jay Jacobs, 53, entrepreneur; Jennifer Jacobs, 28, entrepreneur/digital media owner (father-daughter)
• Denise “Deni” Hill, 59, administrative assistant; Sarah Nitta, 27, college admissions counselor (mother-daughter)
• Ken Andrews, 49, pastor; Austin Andrews, 21, radio board operator (father-son)
• Courtney Crozier, 22, student and restaurant manager; Marci Crozier, 49, general manager of a health club and restaurant owner (mother-daughter)
• Jesse Wornum, 61, insurance agent; Arthur Wornum, 34, stay-at-home dad and day care provider (father-son)
• Moses Kinikini, 47, garage door installer; Kaylee Kinikini, 20, student (father-daughter).

Do not forget to watch The Biggest Loser Season 11 premiere on NBC on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. However, if you miss any of  The Biggest Loser Season 11 episodes, you can set your DISH DVR to record the show, which you can watch later at your convenient time.

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01.4.11 | TV Shows | Mike Hess

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