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'American Idol' bits: Jasmine Murray, Jordin Sparks, Katharine McPhee, Caleb and Jena Irene

Katharine McPhee plays the mother of a genius. Elyes Gabel plays Walter O'Brien, another genius who recruits smart folks to help solve complex problems. The story is based loosely on a true story. CREDIT: CBS

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Katharine McPhee plays the mother of a genius. Elyes Gabel plays Walter O'Brien, another genius who recruits smart folks to help solve complex problems. The story is based loosely on a true story. CREDIT: CBS
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Sept 15, 2014

Season 5 runner up Katharine McPhee has landed another TV role after NBC's two-season run of "Smash." Now she's on CBS in "Scorpion." She plays a waitress whose son she considers "challenged" but is actually a genius. Ho does she find out? A genius tells her so. It's a show full of socially awkward geniuses helping solve complex problems. It sounds very much like a show CBS would embrace and is based loosely on a true story.

"Scorpion" debuts Monday, Sept. 22. Here's an extended trailer culled from the first episode:

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Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene somehow work well as a duo. Check this cover of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" they released last week:

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Former season eight  "American Idol" finalist Jasmine Murray made the top 10 of the Miss America pageant Sunday night as Miss Mississippi.

MISS AMERICA 2015 - Miss America returns to Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk Hall, with live coverage of the final night of competition airing SUNDAY, SEPT. 14th (8:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network. The pageant which started in 1921 in Atlantic City, NJ, will again be hosted by Chris Harrison ("The Bachelor") and Lara Spencer ("Good Morning America"). (ABC/ Ida Mae Astute) MISS MISSISSIPPI JASMINE MURRAY MISS AMERICA 2015 - Miss America returns to Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk Hall, with live coverage of the final night of competition airing SUNDAY, SEPT. 14th (8:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network. The pageant which started in 1921 in Atlantic City, NJ, will again be hosted by Chris Harrison ("The Bachelor") and Lara Spencer ("Good Morning America"). (ABC/ Ida Mae Astute) MISS MISSISSIPPI JASMINE MURRAY

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Jordin Sparks was recently in an Excedrin ad I saw on TV. Totally random:

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Paul McDonald of season 8 performed on Craig Ferguson's late show last week:

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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