Saturday Night Live (or SNL) is an evening of music-comedy series on the NBC channel. SNL show is one of the most popular and long-playing in the history of U.S. television. The premiere of the SNL show is dating back in 1975 when the program was conceived by Dick Ebersol and Lorna Maykolsom. The first music director of the orchestra program was the composer Howard Shore. The format of the SNL consists of a humorous musical reprises, most of them played live by comedy actors - members of the permanent cast, with the participation of a guest host (popular celebrities) and some musical guest or quests. Typically, the series begins with a reprise in the last seconds of which one of the actors out of the way, proclaiming "Live from New York, it's - Saturday Night!" followed by a brand video and then played introductory monologue-patter with a guest presenter. Among the participants were well-known actors such as Martin Short, Bill Murray, James Belushi, Jim Carrey, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Hugh Laurie, Taylor Lautner, Mike Myers and others. Famous musicians are also participated: Britney Spears, Tupac Shakur, Sting, Jennifer Lopez and Rolling Stones. There were such the politicians as John McCain and Rudolph Giuliani. Over the years, SNL show has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of the United States and Canada. Widely known for exceptionally successful parody of the Presidents of the USA by Dan Aykroyd (Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter), Dane Carvey (George Bush, Senior.) Derrillom Hammond (Bill Clinton), Will Ferrell (George Bush, Jr.) and Fred Armisenom (Barack Obama). During the election campaign in 2008 parody of Tina Fey spoofed the candidate for vice-president Sarah Palin, with whom Fey has a striking resemblance. Considered by many this was one of the factors affecting the elections' outcome.

When reality television star Khloe Kardashian married Lamar Odom he might have suspected his personal life would turn into a three ring circus but he went ahead with it anyway. Most likely because he loves the krazy Kardashian and just might love the limelight as well being he is a basketball superstar in his own right. Khloe & Lamar are a couple in love and in the early months of a marriage there is usually plenty of sex happening and this couple is definitely no exception. The big difference is the couple is doing it (well almost) on television! Khloe decides a sex swing is just what they need to have kinky fun and so she and her friend Malika try to install one in Khloe's bedroom with hysterical results! When she and hubby Lamar try out the contraption they discover she did not secure it to the ceiling very well and the couple and swing fall on top of the bed. This is but one example of the crazy plots involved in this reality sit-com. Others include Lamar handcuffing his bride to him to teach her a lesson on babying him. Plenty of laughs especially if you're already a Kardashian fan!

"The Shop" is a television series on HBO that features candid conversations between athletes, entertainers, and other notable figures in a barbershop setting. The show was created by LeBron James and Maverick Carter in 2018 and has featured guests such as Jay-Z, Drake, and Odell Beckham Jr. The concept is based on the idea that barbershops are a space where people can come together to have honest discussions about a range of topics.

The competition is high and so are the stakes for the U.S. version of The X Factor. Judges have been selected from the cream of the celebrity music crop and with a recording contract worth $5 million the winners in each category will need to be at their best and give the performances of their lives. Simon Cowell is creator of The X Factor and will oversee the talent as well as the judges, assuring the show goes on in an audience pleasing manner. Each of the judges will handle one of the four assigned categories that include boy singers (ages 12-25), girl singers (ages 12-25), group singers, and those who are over the age of twenty five. Unlike other programs of this sort there is no upper age limit for the competitors. Judges will mentor those in their category and offer help and advise as the competition progresses. Getting that advise from the likes of Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, or Simon Cowell himself will be invaluable to the aspiring singers as they have helped fashion many super stars in the music industry. There are to be five competitive stages involved: Auditions by the producers, auditions by the judges, a Bootcamp, visitation to the judges houses, and finally the live shows where it all comes down to a single winner or group. As the five stages of the competition progress, it promises to get more exciting each week

The View is a daytime talk show that first aired in 1997 on ABC. The show features a panel of women who discuss current events, politics, entertainment, and other topics of interest. The original panel included Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar. Since then, the panel has changed many times, with current hosts including Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro.

The latest concept in reality television is Same Name which pairs up a "regular guy" with a celebrity who just happens to share the same first and last names. Of course a name like Betty White (at least five in the Boston area alone) is an easy one to match up but how does the well known comedienne compare with someone from the so called normal world? The idea could be interesting if the celeb trades places with the real person and spends some time in their shoes and vice versa. Can Floridian Justin Bieber (they found one in Jacksonville, Florida) sing? In the pilot episode we see a landscaper and electrician from Lake Jackson, Texas with the name of David Hasselhoff trade his life with THE David Hasselhoff, formerly of Baywatch and Knight Rider. Will the Hass electrocute himself? And is Mr. Hasselhoff from Texas better looking? Those who share names with celebrities seldom have anything else in common other than that name thing and it could be humorous observing how difficult it may be for the pampered set to actually work at real jobs.