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Our Guest is Matt Iseman, host of Amerian Ninja Warriror! ‘AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR’ PRESENTS THE DENVER FINALS WHERE QUALIFIERS WILL TACKLE TEN OBSTACLES – MATT ISEMAN AND AKBAR GBAJA BIAMILA HOST AND JENN BROWN CO-HOSTS – “American Ninja Warrior” travels back to Denver, Colorado where the top competitors from the Denver Qualifier tackle the Denver Finals course and 2 new obstacles: the Floating Stairs and the Pole Grasper. The Denver competitors will vie for a chance to compete in the Las Vegas finals and to win a cash prize of $500,000 and the title of “American Ninja Warrior. AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR Denver “City Finals” August 18 on G4 August 19 on NBC  

Guests are from NBC's new hit talent show:THE WINNER IS SENIOR SOUNDS OF TOUCH The talented vocalists of Senior Sounds of Touch are all over the age of 55 and have been performing together for 15 years. Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, the Motown quartet has a long history in the music industry, featuring members who wrote songs for the Jackson 5 and started the funk disco band Platypus. If they win the million-dollar prize, they plan to spend the money on their beloved grandchildren.   THE WINNER IS show airs Thursdays 9 - 10pm (eastern) on NBC.

COMING UP ON “DATELINE” Friday, July 12 at 9p/8c A family’s loyalty is tested when a mother of five is found dead in her bedroom.  Was it her ex-husband or someone else from a secret life?  Keith Morrison reports.

The comic relief on Lifetime’s highly-anticipated new Marc Cherry & Eva Longoria (“Desperate Housewives”) produced drama “Devious Maids” (series premiere June 23 at 10PM ET), Melinda Page Hamilton stars as ‘Odessa Burakov,’ the mysterious yet intriguing Russian militant house manager for Latin pop star ‘Alejandro Rubio’ (Matt Cedeno) that is hell-bent on thwarting the ladder climbing agenda of housekeeper ‘Carmen Luna’ (Roselyn Sanchez of RUSH HOUR 2 and THE GAME PLAN). “Devious Maids” follows five maids who are as clever, witty, outrageous and downright devilish as their rich & powerful Beverly Hills employers.  

The Voice eliminated two of its top singers last week--Sasha Allen and Amber Carrington. Fans are still in shock over the choices but all is not lost for the "talented two." Tune in to find out what's next for these young ladies because there's usually a great life for these contestants after The Voice!

Olivia Culpo, Miss Universe 2012, will be one of the expert commentators for the upcoming June 16th Miss USA pageant that will take place in Las Vegas. The show will air live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, on NBC from 9 - 11pm (eastern). Olivia Culpo is a young woman who never participated in a pageant, one might say that the road to Olivia Culpo’s Miss Universe win was all a part of her destiny. Within 15 months, Culpo went from a Boston University student to winning the title of Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA and finally, the most coveted title of them all - Miss Universe 2012. The 20-year old Cranston, R.I., native became the eighth American to capture the Miss Universe.

Nikki Bella, Former WWE Diva Champion and TV Personality on E!’s “Total Divas.” Bella will be one of the judges for the Miss USA 2013 Pageant in Las Vegas, airing June 16th 9 - 11pm (EST) on NBC.

TV host Jeannie Mai will be chatting about her duties as commnetator for this year;s Miss USA 2013 Competition that will take place June 16th 9 - 11 pm in Las Vegas on NBC.

Holly Tucker may have been eliminated from NBC'sblockbuster hit talent show The Voice but her csreer is only just begun. Tune in to see what's next for this very talented young singer on this edition of our show.

Dateline – Friday, June 7 at 8pm/7c   Two sisters come to Los Angeles, one to act and one to follow the other. Aasha Davis , the younger one is on the rise in Hollywood.  She’s on Gilmore Girls, House, the Shield and Friday Night Lights.   Just as Aasha’s career was taking off a real life drama would test her strength and resilience in  a way the climb up the Hollywood ladder never had.  Her sister went missing and so did her sister’s husband.  Josh Mankiewicz reports.  

Michael Landes stars as "Tom Harper" in the new NBC comedy series  SAVE ME, which also  stars Anne Heche.

Dateline’s “Against All Odds” airs Wednesday, June 5 at 8pm/7c.   An incredible story about the Bingham (from Haines, Oregon) whose 5 children all have heart disease and may require transplants. Keith Morrison reports.

Eliminated finalist from The Voice, Judith Hill will be joining us to share details on what's next for her career and how appearing on the show and being on Team Adam Levine has changed her life. Judith sings with Stevie Wonder on a fairly regular basis and counts artists like Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as her biggest influences. Follow Judith on Twitter at @judith_hill

Unfortunately, the very talented singer Sarah Simmons was eliminiated from NBC'S  THE VOICE. But all is not lost. There's life for Sarah after THE VOICE. Tune in to find out what's next for Sarah on this edition of Film Festival Radio. Sarah Simmons (Team Adam) – Memphis, TN and Birmingham, AL Originally from Alabama, Sarah is currently based in Memphis, performing her unique blend of rock/soul/blues accompanied by piano and guitar. She has been singing since she was a child and loves musicians like Billie Holiday, Brandi Carlisle and Bob Dylan. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @SarahSimMusic.

DATELINE NBC Friday, May 31 at 8pm/7c   In a TWO HOUR Dateline, Dennis Murphy reports the fascinating case of Michael Peterson, a novelist in Durham, NC who was released from prison nearly ten years after being convicted in the murder of his wife, Kathleen, in a case that was called “the staircase murder.”  It was a sensational investigation and trial that would rip a seemingly perfect family apart.  Did a terrible accident lead to Kathleen’s death, or was it something much darker?