week of December 24, 2000

Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000

• all Survivor contestants identities revealed.
  all Survivor contestants identities revealed. (warning: story contains huge possible spoilers.) Author Peter Lance and suvivornews.net have revealed what they say are the names and...

Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000

• Britt gets Chiquita for a few days, and other things we don't care about.
  Britt gets Chiquita for a few days, and other things we don't care about. Big Brother's Britt babbles on and on and on about what...
• producer: FOX's Temptation Island "got really emotional."
  producer: FOX's Temptation Island "got really emotional." Temptation Island's producer talks about the show that puts relationships to the test. He says he wouldn't go...
• Salon.com's Joyce Millman: Survivor #5, Making the Band #10.
  Salon.com's Joyce Millman: Survivor #5, Making the Band #10. Salon.com's TV critic, Joyce Millman, names Survivor as the fifth best TV show this year, quoting...

Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000

• Making the Band reject Paul is now a member of a new Lou Pearlman, Kenny Rogers group.
  Making the Band reject Paul is now a member of a new Lou Pearlman, Kenny Rogers group. Paul, who says he "almost got sick to...
• two conflicting views about the year of reality TV and its future.
  two conflicting views about the year of reality TV and its future. Entertainment Weekly's Josh Wolk looks back at the year of reality TV, and...
• ABC releases The Mole cast members' names and identities.
  ABC releases The Mole cast members' names and identities. Deciding against CBS' strategy of hiding--albeit unsuccessfully--the identities of their cast, ABC has revealed the names...
• TV Guide Award nominees include The Real World, Road Rules, Survivor, and Big Brother.
  TV Guide Award nominees include The Real World, Road Rules, Survivor, and Big Brother. The nominees of TV Guide's viewer-voted awards were announced today, and...

Friday, Dec. 29, 2000

• Pittsburgh critic: Survivor #1 in 2000; American High gets an honorable mention.
  Pittsburgh critic: Survivor #1 in 2000; American High gets an honorable mention. Sensing a Survivor pattern here? This time, though, the forgotten American High gets...
• the year in reality TV.
  the year in reality TV. A few of the best wrap-up stories from around the globe:MSNBC The Scotsman BBCThe Washington Post...
• reality blurred looks back at 2000.
  reality blurred looks back at 2000. If you were an early adopter of reality TV, this was definitely your year. And if you were just...

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