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A Publication of The Progress-Index January 15 - 21, 2012

Rob Lowe stars in “Drew Peterson: Untouchable,” premiering Saturday on Lifetime.

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ACTION SPORTS SATURDAY 4:00 p.m. WWBT Countdown to the Pantech Invitational (HD) 4:30 p.m. WWBT Action Sports From Killington, Vt. (HD)

BASKETBALL SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. SPO NET Women’s College Basketball Georgia Tech at Boston College. 4:00 p.m. WUPV College Basketball Georgia Tech at Maryland. ESPN High School Basketball Brewster Academy (N.H.) vs. Tilton School (N.H.). From Springfield, Mass. 4:30 p.m. WTVR College Basketball Indiana at Ohio State. (HD) 9:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs. From the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (HD) SPO NET College Basketball UCLA at USC. (HD)

8:30 p.m. SPO NET Women’s College Basketball Virginia at Maryland. (HD) 9:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Baylor at Kansas. (HD) 10:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers. From Staples Center in Los Angeles. (HD) 1:00 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA (HD)

TUESDAY 7:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Michigan State at Michigan. (HD) 9:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Arkansas at Kentucky. (HD)

WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. SPO NET Wizards Central (HD) 7:00 p.m. SPO NET NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Washington Wizards. From Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (HD) 7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (HD)

8:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (HD) 10:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers. From Staples Center in Los Angeles. (HD)

THURSDAY

FRIDAY 7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (HD) 8:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic. From Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. (HD) 10:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Clippers. From Staples Center in Los Angeles. (HD)

7:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) SATURDAY 8:00 p.m. WTVR College Basketball Virginia at Geor- 11:00 a.m. ESPN College gia Tech. GameDay (HD) TNT NBA Basketball 12:00 p.m. WTVR College BasLos Angeles Lakers at ketball Wake Forest at Miami Heat. From the Boston College. AmericanAirlines Arena in ESPN College Basketball Miami. (HD) Purdue at Michigan 9:00 p.m. ESPN College State. (HD) Basketball Teams TBA. SPO NET College Bas(HD) ketball Fordham at St. Bonaventure. 10:30 p.m. SPO NET College Basketball UCLA at Or2:00 p.m. WTVR College egon State. (HD) Basketball Michigan at Arkansas. (HD) TNT NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Utah ESPN College BasketJazz. From EnergySoluball Missouri at Baylor. tions Arena in Salt Lake (HD) City. (HD) SPO NET College Bas1:00 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA ketball Army at American. (HD)

MONDAY 1:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies. From the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. (HD) 2:00 p.m. SPO NET NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Washington Wizards. From Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (HD) 3:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Louisville at Marquette. (HD) 5:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Texas A&M at Missouri. (HD) 6:30 p.m. SPO NET Women’s College Basketball North Carolina State at Wake Forest. (HD) 7:00 p.m. TNT NBA Tip-Off (HD) 7:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Pittsburgh at Syracuse. (HD) 8:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics. From TD Garden in Boston. (HD)

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Orlando Magic Friday on ESPN.

The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Va., January 15 - 21, 2012 2:30 p.m. WUPV College Basketball Georgia Tech at Clemson. 4:00 p.m. WTVR College Basketball Regional Coverage. Kansas at Texas or Connecticut at Tennessee. (HD) ESPN College Basketball Florida State at Duke. (HD) SPO NET College Basketball Towson at George Mason. 6:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Syracuse at Notre Dame. (HD) 8:00 p.m. ESPN College GameDay (HD) SPO NET College Basketball Old Dominion at Virginia Commonwealth. 9:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Louisville at Pittsburgh. (HD)

BOXING FRIDAY 11:00 p.m. SHOW Boxing ShoBox: The New Generation.

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FOOTBALL SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown (HD) 11:30 a.m. SPO NET Ravens Kickoff Live (HD) 12:00 p.m. WTVR The NFL Today Host James Brown; with Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher. (HD) 1:00 p.m. WTVR NFL Football AFC Divisional Playoff — Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens. Hot off their first ever playoff win, the AFC South Champion Houston Texans travel to Baltimore to take on Ray Lewis and the AFC North Champion Ravens. From M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. (HD) 4:00 p.m. WRLH FOX NFL Sunday (HD) SPO NET Ravens Postgame Live (HD) 4:30 p.m. WRLH NFL Football NFC Divisional Playoff — New York Giants at Green Bay Packers. Eli Manning and the NFC East Champion New York Giants head to Green Bay to take on Aaron Rodgers and the NFC

Wozniacki looks for first Slam at Melbourne FULL NAME: Caroline Wozniacki BIRTHPLACE: Odense, Denmark BIRTH DATE: July 11, 1990 RESIDENCE: Monte Carlo, Monaco ROAD TO STARDOM: Won several junior tournaments in 2005, including the Orange Bowl championship, before debuting on the WTA Tour in July ... won her first WTA title in October 2006 at Istanbul CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Made her best showing in a major at the 2009 U.S. Open, where as the ninth seed she advanced to the final against Kim Clijsters, losing 7-5, 6-3 ... her best performance at the Australian Open came in 2011, when she reached the semifinal ... became World No. 1 in Oct. 2010 after winning the China Open PERSONAL: Hails from a family of athletes. Her father, Piotr, is her coach and also a former professional soccer player. Mother Anna played on the Polish women’s national volleyball team. Her brother Patrik is a professional soccer player in Denmark.

North Champion Pakers. From Lambeau Filed in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (HD) 7:30 p.m. WRLH FOX NFL Postgame (HD) 8:00 p.m. ESPN NFL PrimeTime Trey Wingo, Tim Hasselbeck and Merril Hoge. (HD)

TUESDAY 3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

WEDNESDAY 3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

BY GEORGE DICKIE

The whispers have grown louder over the past year: “Does not have what it takes,” “a weak No. 1,” “will never win a Grand Slam.” Although only 21 and with six-plus years on the WTA Tour, Caroline Wozniacki, the world’s top-ranked women’s player at this writing, has heard them all. But while much of the criticism is a matter of opinion, one incontrovertible fact remains – that she’s never won Wimbledon, nor the French, U.S. or Australian Opens, something that is expected of a World No. 1. That, of course, could change over the course of the next two weeks, when the Dane takes to the hard courts of Melbourne Park for the Australian Open, coverage of which ESPN2 and Tennis Channel will air beginning Sunday, Jan. 15. Some, such as five-time Grand Slam champ Martina Hingis, point to Wozniacki’s style of play, which relies more on footwork, agility and defense, for her lack of success in the majors, which are typically won by more aggressive power players such as Venus and Serena Williams. Others, such as seven-time Slam champ Mats Wilander, say that while she may be the Tour’s most consistent player (six tournament wins in both 2010 and ’11), that does not make her the best. For her part, Wozniacki has made winning a Grand Slam a priority in 2012, even if it means losing her No. 1 ranking. If it means removing the stigma of being someone who can’t win the big match, “then I will just have to accept that,” she has said.

3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

7:00 p.m. SPO NET NHL Hockey New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. 9:30 p.m. SPO NET Capitals Postgame (HD)

FRIDAY

3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

6:30 p.m. SPO NET Capitals Central (HD) 7:00 p.m. SPO NET NHL Hockey Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. 9:30 p.m. SPO NET Capitals Postgame (HD)

THURSDAY

HOCKEY SUNDAY 5:00 p.m. SPO NET NHL Hockey Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals.

TUESDAY 6:30 p.m. SPO NET Capitals Central (HD)

MARTIAL ARTS FRIDAY 9:00 p.m. FX UFC on FX Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller; Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer.

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In Focus

In Focus “The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” www.goldenglobes.org On Sunday, NBC airs the annual honors, presented in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and since alcohol is served, there’s always a chance of the unexpected. The official home page gives the background on the presenting organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as well as nominees and past winners, along with video clips, photos, a blog, presenter bios, social media links and recent tweets.

“Undercover Boss,” www.cbs. com/shows/undercover_boss/ Starting Sunday, the CBS reality hit returns with a new set of bosses donning disguises to go among their employees to see what life is like on the front lines of their companies. The home page offers a preview of the new season, profiles of the featured bosses, bonus scenes, video clips, selected photos of the week and social media links.

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In Focus “Justified,” www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/ justified/ On Tuesday, the FX crime drama returns for its third season, with Timothy Olyphant returning as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, facing off against new villains Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson. The official home page features episode recaps, video clips, links to buy DVDs, an iPad game app called “Justified: Target Practice,” a production blog, “The Crimeline” (a decade-by-decade look at American crime) and a profile of author Elmore Leonard, on whose work the series is based.

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BY JACQUELINE CUTLER

Serial killer or unlucky man? To cast Rob Lowe as Drew Peterson, a former cop indicted for his wife’s death, requires vision. “I was very gratified they came to me with it because I don’t think on paper I would be in the top five guys you would think of,” Lowe says. In “Drew Peterson: Untouchable,” premiering Saturday, Jan. 21, on Lifetime, Lowe’s handsome self is camouflaged as the heavier and homelier disgraced cop. It took five hours to strip the color from his hair and dye it gray, Lowe says. Then there was makeup and letting himself go. “I just stopped all my activity,” Lowe says. “I ate what I wanted to eat. I put on as much weight as I could in the short time I had.” “There are scenes where they have me in a hightech fat suit at the end of the movie, (when) I am doing a striptease,” he says. “When I did it I thought, ‘Boy, I don’t think it will work.’ ” Lowe refers to Peterson’s arrest, when Peterson danced a jokey striptease for his former colleagues. This isn’t a spoiler; there can’t be one

unless someone managed to escape the news for a while. This is the unsettling story of the Bolingbrook, Ill., cop, married to his third wife when he became lovers with Stacy, 30 years his junior. Peterson’s thenwife was found dead in the tub, her demise ruled an accidental drowning, curious given the lack of water. Peterson is indicted and imprisoned, awaiting trial on charges of killing his fourth wife, Stacy (Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory”). “I think he is the creepiest man on this planet, one of those chummy and fun guys who mess with the guys and flirt with the girls,” Cuoco says. Stacy was young and extremely impressionable while Peterson was older. What initially appears as a commanding, take-charge attitude was just a prelude to excessively controlling her. “He charms the hell out of her,” Cuoco says. “And they just fell under his spell; that happens a lot with these young girls. And they fall into the wrong set of arms, and the saddest thing is we don’t know where Stacy is..”

Rob Lowe and Kaley Cuoco

BY LORI ACKEN

Roger Mooking

Want one irresistible reason to tune into “Heat Seekers,” Food Network’s travelogue/food challenge that pairs up chef/musician/TV personality Roger Mooking with “Chopped” jurist Aaron Sanchez in a tongue-torching odyssey to smoke out the spiciest eats in the nation? Try this: Mooking’s laugh. It’s genuine, infectious and ever-present – even a s he’s attempting to best his cohort in gulping down gumbo laced with XXXX Voodoo sauce on the bayou or pecking through a pile of inferno-infused chicken wings in Seattle. And if you’re not hooked by then, you’re probably no food TV fan at all. Mooking says the show was the brainchild of Scripps executives who want to explore different culinary cultures through heat and spice. “They said, ‘Let’s put these guys together and see what happens.’ (Aaron and I) went out for lunch and just started kicking it, and they saw right away that the chemistry is good.” So good that “Seekers” will launch its second season Monday, Jan. 16,

with a trip to Dallas for some “hotter than hell” sliders. “Aaron comes from a very sophisticated chef background via Mexico and his mother who is a renowned chef and cookbook author,” Mooking explains of what sets “Seekers” apart from other extreme-eating programming. “I come as a thirdgeneration food and beverage freak via the Caribbean and Trinidad – and I’m trained in French cuisine. We’re going from that kind of fulcrum. There’s a worldliness about both us as hosts for the show and the network.” As to whether anything will change for Season 2 now that he and Sanchez are a bit more seasoned, seared and schooled in what to expect, Mooking laughs his fabulous laugh and offers that the producers have broadened some concepts and the range of cultures. “We’ve also added a couple layers to the challenges between me and Aaron at the end of the show,” he says. “You’ll have to tune in and see – but there’s some pretty good jokes in there this year!”

•What are you currently reading? “I’ve been reading a bunch of lyrics from my iPad! I’m working on a new album right now, so I’m really deep in writing the songs. Not to be a narcissist, but I’m reading my own work!” •What did you have for dinner last night? “Last night I made a Vietnamese phoinspired soup – but using leftover turkey.” •What is your next project? “Right now my focus has been firing out this batch of episodes for the ‘Heat Seekers.’ My downtime is spent working on this album.” •When was the last vacation you took – where and why? “Two weeks ago I went to Jamaica. I took the fams, and we kicked it and sat on the beach. Eating jerk chicken and curried goat and all the stupid tourist stuff. Just a week of bliss.”

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NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on WRLH

Based on the hit movie, this animated series features the voices of the original cast members, and follows the continuing adventures of America’s most awesomely awkward teenager and his quirky family and friends as they navigate small-town life in rural Idaho. A second all-new episode premieres later in the evening.

TOP CHEF: TEXAS Wednesday at 10 p.m. on BRAVO

Snow White’s heart and a poisoned apple — that should do it. In this new episode, the chefs are challenged to come up with an evil-themed dish to be served to the “queen” at a gothic feast. And it has to look the part. Before that, though, they must get through a quickfire challenge in which ingredients arrive in the kitchen by train. Charlize Theron is the guest judge for “Fit for an Evil Queen.”

UNSUPERVISED Thursday at 10:30 p.m. on FX

This new animated comedy from the writers and producers of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” follows the misguided adventures of Gary and Joel, two socially awkward teens trying to navigate high school with little to no adult supervision. Justin Long, David Hornsby and Alexa Vega are among the voice talent.

BETTY WHITE’S OFF THEIR ROCKERS Monday at 9:30 p.m. on WWBT

Tuesday at 10 p.m. on USA

NBA BASKETBALL Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN

Think “Punk’d” with senior citizens. In this new series, America’s nonagenarian sweetheart leads a band of merry elders in playing pranks on unsuspecting younger folks, whose reactions are captured by strategically hidden cameras. Hey, why should those Kutcher and Knoxville whippersnappers have all the fun?

Southern California pro hoops fans will get a double dose of Los Angeles teams courtesy of this twin bill airing on ESPN. In the opener, two teams who could find their championship windows closing in 2012 collide when Kobe Bryant and the aging Lakers drop in on free-agent-to-be Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. In the second game, newly acquired Chris Paul leads his up-and-coming Clippers against the moribund Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center.

Steven Tyler of “American Idol” on Fox “I just got the George Harrison movie, the one Martin Scorsese directed (‘Living in the Material World’), and it was unreal.”

WHITE COLLAR

Gale Harold of “The Secret Circle” on The CW “The thing that I most recently got drawn into was a British series called ‘Case Histories’ starring Jason Isaacs as a private investigator. I recommend that one very, very highly. I saw it first in Vancouver, where I think it may have been on the public broadcasting channel out of Seattle, but it’s worth looking for.”

Cynthia Rowley of “24 Hour Catwalk” on Lifetime “I love Jimmy Kimmel. And Dave Letterman. I have a little crush on both of them.”

In the second half of Season 3, Neal (Matt Bomer) keeps everyone guessing as to which side he’s really on. When Sara (Hilarie Burton) finds out he and Mozzie (Willie Garson) have the Nazi treasure, she walks away, and Neal must decide if his relationships are more important than living the life of a criminal. Meanwhile, with Elizabeth (Tiffani Thiessen) kidnapped, and personal and professional life at stake, what will Peter (Tim DeKay) do?

Carson Kressley, most recently of “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC “I have very diverse television taste. I love HGTV, and I love ‘Project Runway,’ and I hate to admit it, but I do love ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ even though I think it borders on inappropriate and wrong.”

The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Va., January 15 - 21, 2012 “BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR” Producer and co-writer Adam Sandler gives his comedian pal Nick Swardson – who worked with him in “Just Go With It” – his own showcase with this semiamusing tale of an average guy who gets inspiration to change his life when he learns of his parents’ pasts. They were stars of porn movies, and ordinary Bucky decides to follow in their footsteps ... or at least give it his best shot. Co-stars include Christina Ricci (“Pan Am”) and, rarely seen these days, Don Johnson. DVD extras: four “making-of” documentaries. ›› (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and Movies on Demand)

BY JAY BOBBIN

“THE IDES OF MARCH” George Clooney is in fine form as star, director, co-screenwriter and a producer of this smart political drama, in which he casts himself as a governor eyeing a presidential nomination. What happens behind the scenes is a wake-up call to many of his staffers, especially one idealist (Ryan Gosling) who starts to debate working for a candidate who may not be living the values he readily espouses. The first-rate cast also includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei and Jeffrey Wright. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Clooney and producer and coscreenwriter Grant Heslov. ››› (R: P) (Also on Blu-ray and Movies on Demand)

“ABDUCTION” Trying to build on his stardom as the lupine Jacob in the “Twilight” movies, Taylor Lautner is mildly successful in this melodrama from director John Singleton (“Boyz n the Hood”) about a young man who goes on the lam with a friend (Lily Collins) when he finds he was kidnapped as a youngster. Determined to uncover his true past, he’s pursued by forces both friendly and not-so-much; the expert supporting cast includes Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Molina and Maria Bello (“Prime Suspect”). DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; outtakes; “production journal.” ››› (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and Movies on Demand) “COURAGEOUS” The makers of “Fireproof” also had box-office success with this drama that has a strongly inspirational bent. Several policemen try to translate their on-the-job skills to their off-duty roles as fathers, with a tragedy providing the impetus for them to amp up those efforts. One of

Family Viewing Ratings AS Adult situations P Profanity V Violence N Nudity GV Graphic Violence

Ryan Gosling

“MERLIN: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” With its subsequent round just getting under way on Syfy, the series about the title wizard (played by Colin Morgan) serves up its previous round, beginning with Merlin’s reunion with the longmissing Morgana (Katie McGrath). He suspects something is not right with her, and he’s right ... and Camelot could end up devastated by what she has in mind. Bradley James, Emilia Fox and Anthony Head also return, and John Hurt again supplies the voice of the Great Dragon. ››› (Not rated: AS, V) “SLIDERS: THE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON” Such cast members as Jerry O’Connell, Sabrina Lloyd and John Rhys-Davies were gone by the time this fantasy series yielded its last round of episodes for the cable network now known as Syfy. Cleavant Derricks – who stayed on from the original group of actors – and Kari Wuhrer are among the adventurers “sliding” through a portal into parallel worlds, many of which prove to be none too hospitable. ››› (Not rated: AS, P, V)

“50/50” (Jan. 24)

“SUPER 8” ›››

“THE CHANGE-UP” ››

“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3” (Jan. 24)

“30 MINUTES OR LESS” ››

“CRAZY. STUPID. LOVE.” ›››

“FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS” ›››

“HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2” ›››

“REAL STEEL” (Jan. 24)

“OUR IDIOT BROTHER” ›››

“WINGS” (Jan. 24) (UPCOMING RELEASES)

the film’s stars, Alex Kendrick, also is its director and one of its co-writers. Additional cast members include Ken Bevel, Ben Davies, Kevin Downes and Robert Amaya. DVD extras: four “makingof” documentaries; audio commentary by Alex Kendrick and producer and co-screenwriter Stephen Kendrick; outtakes. ››› (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and Movies on Demand)

“DREAM HOUSE” (Jan. 31) “DRIVE” (Jan. 31)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt of “50/50”

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“THE SMURFS” ››› “CONAN THE BARBARIAN” ››

Chloe (left) and Christi Lukasiak

“CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER” ›››

BY LORI ACKEN

Christi Lukasiak pulls back curtain on Season 2 of ‘Dance Moms’ “A year ago, I was sitting on my porch with a Flip camera talking about how crazy my dance studio is,” says Christi Lukasiak, cuddling her toddler daughter, Clara, while on break from shooting an episode of the runaway Lifetime Tuesday reality hit “Dance Moms.” “A year later, we’re on national television and heading into our second season!” Fans recognize the bold, blond 30-something as unofficial leader of the four put-upon mothers united by their daughters’ training at the Pittsburgh-based Abby Lee Dance Company – and the dressings-down they are regularly afforded by the company’s larger-than-life dictator of dance, Abby Lee Miller. When the show debuted last July, the mix of preternaturally talented girls thriving as competitive dancers even as the adults around them regularly lost their minds proved irresistible to everyone from dance-obsessed little girls and love-struck little boys to fellow dance moms and vocal detractors. “I’ve always been a fan of reality television, so I think I personally knew what to expect,” says Lukasiak of auditioning

for the series with her 10-year-old daughter, Chloe. “It’s unnerving to watch because you’re thinking, ‘Oh, my God, I’m really putting myself out there, and I’m letting myself be judged!’ But I went into it with open eyes. I do everything full-out – that’s my personality – so I knew I was going to be someone who formed very, very divided camps. People were either going to get me or really, really not get me.” Lukasiak does take umbrage to interviews Miller has given suggesting Abby Lee and her students were never auditioned and only came as a package deal with the nuttiest ALDC mothers the producers could find. “The children absolutely auditioned, too,” she says. “I have Chloe’s audition tapes saved on my computer. They needed to make sure that the girls were talented dancers, and I think that they wanted to make sure that the girls were each someone that America could root for, too. I was a little taken aback when (Miller) said, ‘It had nothing to do with the girls’ talent; it was all based on the mothers’ crazy.’ That may have been her perception, but it wasn’t the truth.”

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