Every year growing up, I'd wake up early and, as my mom prepared Thanksgiving dinner, I'd sit in front of the TV and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Though I'm pretty sure there's no way the shows today can top the Friends Thanksgiving episodes, I'm still pretty excited to see what they have in store.

In my opinion, some of the best episodes of Friends were the Thanksgiving-themed ones.

Oh, how I love wacky Lady Gaga! She never ceases to entertain! And she's going to be on tonight's episode of Gossip Girl performing her single Bad Romance from her upcoming album The Fame Monster (set to release on November 23).

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The Discovery Channel, History Channel, Animal Planet, and National Geographic aren't regulars on my TV channel surfing (though I will watch Mythbusters if I catch it while flipping through).

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I grew up right outside of Nashville, so you better believe I love me some country music!

Last night, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted the CMAs in Music City for the second year in a row.

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When I came across the discussion about Taylor Swift's Monologue Song on SNL in The Newcomer's Club, I had to check it out for myself.

Click here to watch the video.

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Favorite new TV shows — in CafeMom Hollywood, moms are talking about their most-liked new television series of the Fall 2009 season.

Do you have a favorite new TV show?

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The contestants on Survivor have seen some pretty fantastic places. Africa, Australia, China! If it wasn't for the physical torture they go through, I'd sign up just to hang out on a tropical island somewhere!

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For the first time since last winter's incident with Chris Brown, Rihanna opens up about what happened that night in a televised interview with Diane Sawyer.