While some of our stories entertained you more than others this past year we wanted to take a look back at those stories we featured here on the website that you, the readers, read the most.
Rachel Truehart of "The Bachelor," pictured at her family's home in Southampton.
'Let us entertain you ...' is more than just an old song, it is a mission statement here on the MassLive.com entertainment section.
Here's a look at the stories that entertained our readers the most in 2012.
10. 'The Bachelor' Week 7: Rachel Truehart of Southampton gets dumped: Poor local girl, Rachel Truehart got her heart broken and was dumped off the show, but our readers found her story compelling enough to get her into our top 10 stories of the year.
9. Without Jerry Lewis, MDA telethon failed to collect half of pledges: When the Muscular Dystrophy Association cut Jerry Lewis from their annual telethon, they unwittingly cut their donations in half as well.
8. Jonathan Frid, played Barnabas Collins on 'Dark Shadows,' dead at 87: The exterior of one of the Newport Mansions stood in for the television soap opera's castle, and we all came to love the main character Barnabas. Sadly, although his character was immortal, Jonathan Frid was not. Our love for the show however, is also immortal and Jonathan Frid will live on when we remember those afternoons spent watching him and the Collins family after school.
7. Sitar restaurant in downtown Springfield closes its doors: A Springfield institution that kept our downtown offices smelling fabulous on a daily basis closed their doors and left us all wanting more.
6. 'The Avengers 2' - What fans should expect: Before heading out to see the movie, our readers stopped here and read up on what to expect from this action-adventure film.
5. 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade Line of March: We all love the Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade, so it's no surprise that the article on the Line of March for the 2012 parade hit #5 in our top entertainment stories countdown. We can't wait until 2013's parade!
4. Taylor Swift joins James Taylor at Tanglewood: Some would say that Taylor Swift was 'THE' celebrity to watch for 2013 and the story posted by The Republican's Donnie Moorhouse proves just that. When Taylor Swift jumped on stage at Tanglewood with that beloved music icon James Taylor, we all wanted to read about it.
3. 'Catching Fire' the next movie in 'The Hunger Games' Trilogy: What are people saying?: This was a terrific post from one of the extremely talented interns that MassLive.com was lucky to have on board for a semester.
2. Dan and Kim done as WHYN Mix 93.1 pulls plug before last show: When popular local radio personalities Kim Zachary and Dan Williams were released from their job at WHYN MIX 93.1 the community was surprised and followed the developing story, covered by The Republican's Ray Kelly, of the duo closely. Again several stories that appeared in the MassLive.com entertainment section were in our most popular stories of the year list including Dan and Kim done as WHYN Mix 93.1 pulls plug before last show, Dan and Kim, WHYN Mix 93.1 morning hosts, say they're looking for new jobs after station drops them and WHYN-FM, Mix 93.1, drops Dan and Kim from morning lineup
1. Which TAPS member is leaving Ghost Hunters?: When co-founder Grant Wilson left the show for personal reasons, our readers showed an enormous amount of support for the well-liked paranormal star. Covered by MassLive.com's Laura Merwin, fans of the show argued (and agreed) on which star was leaving before the big announcement was finally made. Three stories about Grant's leaving actually cracked our top 10: Which TAPS member is leaving Ghost Hunters?, Who is leaving Ghost Hunters? Theories abound and Grant Wilson is leaving Ghost Hunters. Now what?