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On Wednesday, August 12, former “American Idol” contestant and “The Bold and the Beautiful” alum Constantine Maroulis (ex-Constantine Parros) was arrested for allegedly kicking the mother of his child in the groin, reports TMZ. “The mother of Constantine’s 4-year-old daughter called 911 from their home in Wyckoff, New Jersey claiming he threw her to the ground and kicked her in the groin,” the website cites a law enforcement source as saying.

It’s officially upfront week where the networks announce their new season lineups filled with an abundance of new programming consisting of scripted comedies and dramas, unscripted fare, sporting events and specials. Today, FOX announced its fall lineup with the addition of Ryan Murphy‘s “Scream Queens,” which brings together such stars as horror queen Jamie Lee Curtis and “Glee” alum Lea Michele, Rob Lowe comedy “The Grinder,” John Stamos and Ben Savage vehicle “Grandfathered,” the television version of the hit 2002 Tom Cruise film, “Minority Report” starring Stark Sands (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) as a man haunted by the future and Meagan Good (“Think Like A Man” franchise, “Californication”) as a cop haunted by her past. Also joining the network next season is “Rosewood,” which will lead into an 18-episode repeat free season of “Empire” on Wednesdays.

The series premiere of FOX’s “Empire” on Wednesday night attracted 9.9 million viewers and a 3.8/10 in Adults 18-49, reports TVbytheNumbers, based on rush nationals ordered by the network. “Empire” now ties ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” for the highest rated series premiere of the season in the key sales demo.

As if being the most watched daytime drama series for more than 25 years wasn’t enough, CBS Daytime’s “The Young and the Restless” has placed fifth on Bing’s Top TV Show Searches for 2014, just behind TV’s hottest primetime series, AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” “Y&R” beat out the likes of E!’s now defunct “Chelsea Lately” (#6), NBC’s “The Today Show” (#7), HBO’s “Game of Thrones” (#8), ABC’s “The View” (#9) and FOX’s “American Idol” (#10).

Before meeting with reporters later this morning and advertisers this evening, FOX announced its Fall 2014 primetime schedule that includes a portfolio of new content for the 2014-2015 television season, which join FOX veterans “American Idol,” “Animation Domination High-Def,” “Bob’s Burger,” “Boom!,” “Bones,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Family Guy,” “The Following,” “Glee,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Hotel Hell,” “Masterchef,” “Master Junior,” “The Mindy Project,” “New Girl,” “The Simpsons,” “Sleepy Hollow” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” Each series returns with new seasons airing at various points through 2014-2015.

The anticipation leading up to the announcement of the 65th Primetime Emmy awards has been building for weeks, and “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul and “How I Met Your Mother’s” Neil Patrick Harris finally made the official list public this morning. Watch the video below, or read on for the full list from Soap Opera Network detailing who’s in the running for the coveted golden statues!