Seacrest: Record Vote for "american idol" Finale

Ryan Seacrest, said that the "american idol" competition between two teenage country singers has attracted a record number of votes.

More than 122 million votes have been issued for Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery, host of "American Idol" Seacrest said that the final got underway on Wednesday evening.

Jennifer Lopez arrives at American Idol Finale on Wednesday 25 May 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

More than three-quarters of a billion votes were cast during the season, said Seacrest.

The final vote count perhaps reflects interest in the first final of the countries of the show. Alaina of 16 years and 17 years McCreery are also the youngest pair of finalists.

Seacrest: Voting record for the finale of "American Idol"

LOS ANGELES - Ryan Seacrest, said that the "american idol" competition between two teenage country singers has attracted a record number of votes.

More than 122 million votes have been issued for Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery, host of "American Idol" Seacrest said that the final got underway on Wednesday evening.

More than three-quarters of a billion votes were cast during the season, said Seacrest.

The final vote count perhaps reflects interest in the first final of the countries of the show. Alaina of 16 years and 17 years McCreery are also the youngest pair of finalists.

It is an envelope: "Oprah" today record final

 That's all, folks: Oprah Winfrey tapes of the last edition of "the oprah winfrey Show" today.

Sheri Salata, executive producer of talk-show Winfrey, confirmed the speculation on Twitter this morning, writing "we are ready." She is ready. :-) "in response to well-wishes a fan for the final of the show." Monday evening, Salata tweeted, "final Rehearsing the oprah @ product today... tomorrow... and then... record"

Salata also described a "different energy in the control room... sometimes intimate and quiet" on Twitter, today, saying that she and her producers colleagues was "very focused". But it offered no clues about the content of the final show.

Harpo Productions has also confirmed that "Oprah" final stages Tuesday afternoon. The Associated Press reported that hundreds of fans gathered outside the studio of Chicago of Winfrey as Gayle King, the best friend of Winfrey, mingled and spoke with the crowd.

Talk with USA Today, Salata predicted that the final moments of the recording of the final show would be very emotional for people behind "oprah."

"We will heat up a storm," she said. "Probably a little crying, taking the other into tight." And certainly feeling a sense of closure for what has been such an unforgettable chapter in our lives.

Final "oprah" airs Wednesday at 10 pm in some markets. After 25 years helming production, Winfrey gave his personal performances of third party - and to-before-last control. They surprised him with performances and appearances of such as Will Smith, Beyonce Knowles, Madonna, and Maria Shriver, among a series of other stars.

These two shows were recorded at United Center in Chicago on May 17, allowing 13,000 friends and fans of Winfrey. Part one aired Monday. part two airs today.

Say fans have gone very difficult to obtain access to the shows final Winfrey would be an understatement. A Chicago man feigned his own assault last week, a person claiming stole his passes to the "Oprah" record at the United Center because he did not disappoint his wife. They had travelled from Ontario, to the Canada, to see the show, but had no tickets.

Pirates plundered 90 million at the Box Office. Record overseas Set

Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush. Photo credits: Peter mountain/Walt Disney PicturesTV Guide

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, sailed to the top of box office weekend, Box Office Mojo reports.

Pirates of the Caribbean: on the tides of the Stranger introduced into some large booty — 90,1 million for the year - to become the opening of 2011. However, the first was notably less than the second (c $ million) and the third ($114.7 million) films. The film, with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, fared much better on foreign waters with a total of $ 256.3 million, making the launch of the highest Box-Office never overseas.

Thor retains the hammer down on bridesmaids

Bridesmaids continues in second place, Box-Office of $ 21 million in the second week of its release. After the fall of two ends week on top, Thor, no. 3, drawing of 15.5 million in ticket sales; its total gross exceeds now the $ 145 million.

Five quick stationed at no. 4, attracting 10.6 million and bringing its total to $ 186,2 million. Fifth-place, Rio takes $ 4.65 million (for a total of $ 131.6 million).

Priest followed far behind in sixth place with $ 4.6 million. Jumping the broom, came in seventh, won $ 3.7 million.

Rounding in the top 10: something borrowed, no. 8, $ 3.4 million), water for elephants (No. 9, $ 2.1 million) and the family of Madea in Tyler Perry Happy (No. 10, $990,000).