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'Vikings' exclusive photos: Bjorn versus the Bear

'Vikings' creator Michael Hirst shares exclusive image, teases betrayals

Craig Ferguson talk show greenlit by the History channel

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Battles, beards, and… bears?! All that and more is promised in the bloody series’ season premiere, but, let’s be honest, it’s the

we really want to see. Can Bjorn outperform his hairy competitor (and, no, we’re not talking about Leonardo DiCaprio)? Check out our conversation with series creator Michael Hirst about that very scene.

The Brits do it shorter, and so tonight’s episode will be the fifth and final installment of this offbeat Ben Whishaw-starring spy thriller’s debut season. If you haven’t been watching, read Jeff Jensen’s review here to see why you should catch up.

He may have left CBS, but Craig Ferguson’s still got a lot to talk about. The Scottish comedian and notably skilled conversationalist returns to TV with a new series where he and a rotating panel of guests sort of just… 

about issues relating to history and politics. Tonight’s topic is “politicians who have messed up” — they’ll discuss Dick Cheney and Eliot Spitzer, among others — and the guests include both PR experts and comedians. It’s like a cocktail party without the cocktails!

Kimmel’s lineup should excite loyal TV fanatics: His first guest is Kerry Washington, so hopefully she’ll be able to spill some intriguing

insight. After her comes Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, a.k.a.

’ Jaime Lannister. Based on how many clicks any EW story featuring the words “game,” “thrones,” and “of” usually get, we suspect this will be of interest to a lot of you.

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