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The Teen Choice Awards are being handed out Sunday night in Hermosa Beach, California.

Before the ceremony airs live on Fox (at 8 p.m. Et, tape-delayed on the West Coast), with Lucy Hale serving as host and digital star David Dobrik as co-host, Erin Robinson and Danielle Robay are hosting a preshow that will stream across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on the Fox Now app, but you also can watch it below.

The hourlong preshow will feature interviews with stars, award presentations and more.

Taylor Swift will be honored during the kudocast with the first-ever Icon Award.

Among ...

The Teen Choice Awards are being handed out Sunday night in Hermosa Beach, California.

Before the ceremony airs live on Fox (at 8 p.m. Et, tape-delayed on the West Coast), with Lucy Hale serving as host and digital star David Dobrik as co-host, Erin Robinson and Danielle Robay are hosting a preshow that will stream across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on the Fox Now app, but you also can watch it below.

The hourlong preshow will feature interviews with stars, award presentations and more.

Taylor Swift will be honored during the kudocast with the first-ever Icon Award.

Among ...

Good news for Clevver fans. Two of the beloved lifestyle brand’s YouTube channels are relaunching imminently with a bunch of familiar faces: Clevver News and Clevver Style. Clevver was one of the biggest potential casualties of the Defy Media shutdown in November (in addition to brother brand Smosh), when the digital network suddenly went out of business, leaving employees and creators in the lurch.

Clevver, which was subsequently acquired by Hearst, is bringing back Clevver Style’s hosting trio -- Lily Marston, Joslyn Davis, and Erin Robinson -- with videos slated to return at the end of the month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, Clevver News -- a pop culture news broadcast -- returned to YouTube on Friday (below) with two familiar Clevver personalities, Emile Ennis Jr. and Sussan Mourad, who took on new roles as co-hosts.

Clevver Style counts 3 million subscribers and typically features Davis, Robinson, and...

Hearst Magazines is readying the re-launch of Clevver -- the digital brand it acquired last month following the shutdown of former parent company, Defy Media, which abruptly went out of business in November under controversial circumstances.

Hearst, which is based in New York, has opened a 20,000-square-foot Los Angeles production studio for Clevver ahead of its comeback in two weeks, Variety reports. Video content for other Hearst titles like Cosmopolitan and Elle will also be produced in the new studio -- which is located at the Santa Monica Airport -- as will original Hearst TV series like The CW’s Ready, Set, Pet and digital programming including This Is How I Made It.

Additionally, Hearst has rehired key Clevver staffers to oversee forthcoming productions -- including Clevver Style senior creative director Jill Irvin Burriss -- though it declined to confirm to Variety which onscreen personalities will return. Prior to Defy’s demise,...

Two of Defy Media’s key digital properties are finding new homes in the wake of the company’s shutdown in November that left all of its employees suddenly jobless and has also resulted in a liquidation dispute whereby 50 channels formerly signed to the Defy multi-channel network allege that they are owed $1.7 million in unpaid AdSense.

But now, there have been some encouraging developments for Defy's lifestyle and pop culture-leaning Clevver brand as well as its comedy stalwart Smosh. Clevver, which counts 15 million followers across all of its social channels, has been purchased by Hearst Magazines for an undisclosed sum. "This investment underscores our commitment to premium video,” a spokesperson for the publisher told The Hollywood Reporter, “that super-serves our audience of young women and will further accelerate our growth on YouTube and other digital video platforms."

Prior to Defy's shuttering, Clevver’s most visible producers and hosts were Lily Marston...

CBS’ The Amazing Race this Friday drew 5.6 million total viewers and a 0.9 rating, down a tenth in the demo to a season (and what appears to be a series) low.

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Leading out of that, Hawaii Five-0 (8.3 mil/1.1) was steady, while Blue Bloods (9.9 mil/1.2) dipped a tenth.

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Elsewhere in the ratings….

NBC | Pending adjustment due to an NBA preemption in Portland, Grimm (4 mil/0.9) is currently flat.

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The Amazing Race‘s trip to the somewhat-picturesque French Alps on Friday night drew 5.7 million total viewers and 1.0 rating, ticking down on both counts and marking a season low in the demo.

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Leading out of that, Hawaii Five-0 (8 mil/1.1) dipped to a season-low audience while steady in the demo. Blue Bloods (10 mil/1.3) inched up a tenth.

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Elsewhere in the ratings:

ABC | Of Friday’s bubble sitcoms, Last Man Standing (6.4 mil/1.1) was flat while Dr. Ken...

Fox’s Sleepy Hollow this Friday drew 3 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating, ticking back down in the demo to match its series low.

Leading out of that, Second Chance (2.2 mil/0.5) grew its audience while steady in the demo.

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Elsewhere in the ratings….

CBS | The Amazing Race (5.8 mil/1.1) was steady. Reruns of Hawaii Five-0 (with 6.4 million viewers) and Blue Bloods (7.3 mil) drew Friday’s two largest audiences.

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NBC | Grimm (4.2 mil/0.9) added a handful of eyeballs while steady in the demo.

The Amazing Race team of Erin Robinson and Joslyn Davis — hosts of the Clevver entertainment news hub — share with TVLine weekly behind-the-scenes secrets.

Flag On The Play? | When we arrived at the roadblock, which — no big deal — was on the lawn of the United Nations [Offices in Geneva], I had a major pinch-me moment. Who gets to frolic around on the lawn of the Un?!?! But when you’re on The Amazing Race, magical things can happen. Back to business: When we arrived at the Un, all of the teams ahead of us were still there and it seemed like it was kind...

The Amazing Race team of Erin Robinson and Joslyn Davis — hosts of the Clevver entertainment news hub — share with TVLine weekly behind-the-scenes secrets.

Close Encounters | Here we go again with the caves! Except this time, the claustrophobia meltdown is on a whole new level. I’ve watched countless seasons of The Amazing Race, but I didn’t fully appreciate the producers’ love for caves until I found myself racing through them during our season. The meltdown began after Joslyn and I sprinted up the side of a giant castle on a hill and right into the dark catacomb cave. Our hearts were racing.

Fox’s Second Chance this Friday drew 2 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating, ticking up a tenth in the demo (pending any adjustment in the finals).

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Opening Fox’s night, Sleepy Hollow was rock steady with 3.2 mil and a 0.8.

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Elsewhere in the ratings….

CBS | The Amazing Race (5.9 mil/1.1) and Hawaii Five-0 (8.8 mil/1.1) each slipped two tenths, while Blue Bloods (10.7 mil/1.3) dipped one tenth (and as usual copped the night’s largest audience).

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For as long as they stay in the running, the Amazing Race team of Erin Robinson and Joslyn Davis — hosts of the digital entertainment news franchise Clevver — are sharing with TVLine behind-the-scenes secrets from each week’s escapade.

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Baywatch Moment |​ Who knew being on The Amazing Race would make my Baywatch dreams a reality?! Ok, to be fair, I never knew I had Baywatch dreams, but that’s an unnecessary detail. When teams arrived at the Roadblock at Totumo, the mud volcano in Cartagena, our instructions told us we had...