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Watch ‘Intervention’ on A&E on DISH Network

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Intervention

Watched the reality show Intervention on DISH TV? It’s a show that is real and comes directly from the heart. The most powerful and gripping show follows the status of lows people reach by addiction and the lengths to which their families go to get back their dear ones to normal life.

Let’s take a look at the show. The show focuses on addicted people who are shown to be completely out of control. They are totally messed up in their lives. They are shown snorting, drinking and destroying themselves shamelessly in front of the camera. They are shown in such a desperate condition when their families feel if they do not get help they will simply die. The addicts think they are being filmed for documentaries and they do not have the slightest idea that an intervention process is planned. You can watch all these real life experience on DISH Network channel.

Friends and family of the addicted people then talk to an interventionist. They come to know what they need to do to bring back their dear ones to normal life. They are asked to talk to the addicts about the intervention. It is the most difficult situation to watch. But the families have no other option left than to talk to them. And finally the addicts are brought to a room for intervention. Being confronted sometimes they bolt; sometimes they cry and sometimes completely break down before finally agree to treatment.

Watching these desperate people pouring their hearts out is tough to see. However the program on DISH TV has also a very educative side, too.

Have you seen the show? What’s your saying on this show?

Academy of Country Music Awards 2010 on DISH Network

Monday, April 19th, 2010

ACM Awards 2010

Finally the Entertainer of the Year is selected! Carrie Underwood wins the Entertainer of the Year Awards at Academy of Country Music. Fans were privileged to vote for their favorite star on DISH Network and it was Carrie who won the race!

Winning the awards this year makes her the first woman who got the honor twice! She defeats Taylor Swift, the initial front runner, for the feat to win the fan-voted awards. The other winners for last night at ACM were Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum. The program was telecasted on CBS on DISH Network.

The show kicked off with a duet song presented by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. They stormed the stage with the song ‘Travelin’ Band’. Then John Fogerty appeared on the stage. Brad Paisley showed up with his guitar! Then it’s time for Charlie Daniels on stage! With their performance the host, Reba McEntire, started the show.

On the show Cher gets an outstanding standing ovation. She was on the show and introduced a special performance by Shelton! The show missed George Strait who had to skip the show for some family problems. The show now turned to Blake Shelton! He partnered Trace Adkins and sang the duet ‘Hillbilly Bone’ on ACM on DISH Network. The duo won the Vocal Event Award this year for this lovely song. For Adkins, it was the third ACM win and Shelton won the award for the first time!

Are you a fan of Carrie Underwood? Have you voted for her and now excited that she has done it again? Share your thoughts here!