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It appears not even the combined forces of Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Adele, and Justin Bieber would be enough to save this year’s Grammys from failing to attract viewers.

Indeed, after yesterday’s preliminary reports of 23.72 million (which did not include DVR numbers) indicated a low tune-in for the LL Cool J-hosted affair, today’s official and final figures confirm the previously suspected:  folks were simply not here for Grammys 2016 (even seeing a ratings decline from last year’s showing).

Garnering its lowest total viewership figure since 2009, tuck in below to see exactly how many tuned in:

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Last night, the NAACP Image Awards 2016 aired live on TVOne.

The annual extravaganza, which celebrates the successes of people of color, was this year was hosted by ‘Black-ish’ star Anthony Anderson. 

Achievements by performers in film and TV were spotlighted yesterday, with previous awards presented on February 4th for accomplishments in music, literature and animation.

The likes of Michael B. Jordan, Jill Scott, and ‘Empire’ landed a number of wins. Check out full list of winners for the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards below…

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Despite the criticism thrown at its widely panned third season ‘Orange is the New Black‘ has learned that is to remain on Netflix…for a very long time.

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Miley Cyrus is taking her brand of outrageous Pop music to NBC‘s ‘The Voice.

Bad, or potentially good, news below…

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The 22nd annual ‘Screen Actors Guild‘ Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles last night to celebrate the best performances in TV and Film of 2015.

There, Hollywood’s biggest and brightest looked on as the likes of Viola Davis, Idris Elba, ‘Orange is the New Black‘ and Rihanna‘s rumoured romantic interest Leonardo DiCaprio were honoured for their work on their respective projects.

Full list of winners below…

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‘Empire‘s Jussie Smollett is to be honoured by the NAACP Image Awards for his contributions to society.

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Impressed by the Fox series ‘Scream Queens‘?

Good news….it’s been renewed for a second season.

Details below…

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Lady Gaga‘s comeback as a musician may have the full support of her fan base but it seems that things aren’t as straight forward when it comes to ‘American Horror Story’, the TV series in which she stars.

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If you thought yesterday’s fiery Twitter exchange was the end of the beef between rapstress Nicki Minaj and reality TV starlet Farrah Abraham, you thought wrong.

After Minaj launched a few choice words toward the ‘Teen Mom’ star’s way (i.e. c*nt), Abraham went on the defense – even suggesting the ‘Pills N’ Potions’ performer ‘corrupts little girls.’

Now, taking to TMZ, Farrah is letting fans know she’s far from through with the rapper.  Read her latest jabs below:

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BET is on a roll!

After scoring a win with Brandy‘s ‘Zoe Ever After,’ the network announced ‘Being Mary Jane’ fans are in for a treat as the Gabrielle Union-led series is set to return for yet another season.

Details below:

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Her portrayal of the deadly Vee on ‘Orange is the New Black’ introduced her to a new generation of TV lovers during the show’s second season.

This year, the brilliant actress that is Lorraine Toussaint will return to the screen in Lionsgate‘s ‘Coco’…starring the rapper Azealia Banks.

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Daisy Ridley and the Nigerian force that is John Boyega are set to have a very merry (a lucrative) Christmas thanks to numbers they’ve pulled in as the stars of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’

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