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Sunday, Jul. 9, 2000

Big Brother kicks ratings butt.
Big Brother kicks ratings butt. Even though the first episode, like, sucked....
miss a show last week?
miss a show last week? Recaps from last week are live and drenched in sarcasm. Rock on. MTVixen Jill goes off on episode four of...
on Pulau Tiga, the body odor was like "hot garbage."
on Pulau Tiga, the body odor was like "hot garbage." So says Ramona, and I'll take her word on that. She and the rest of...

Moore: reality TV is an "already sputtering" trend.
Moore: reality TV is an "already sputtering" trend. The AP's Frazier Moore churns out a predictable column with two shocking revelations: reality TV is just...
Big Brother's ratings drop, but still not bad for CBS.
Big Brother's ratings drop, but still not bad for CBS. The Saturday night recap ep of Big Brother had lower ratings than previous nights, but...
The Real World is no 1900 House.
The Real World is no 1900 House. WKSU's Ann VerWiebe compares PBS' Real-World-in-1900 show with MTV's original, and decides that PBS' entry is a lot...
it's all fun and games until a chicken gets hurt.
it's all fun and games until a chicken gets hurt. In case you missed the dramatic event of the week, Big Brother's site features a...
MTV exec: no more Real World?
MTV exec: no more Real World? The director of programming at MTV, Brian Graden, says that with the glut of reality TV shows, MTV now...

Big Brother sucks because of the "useless, humorless roomies."
Big Brother sucks because of the "useless, humorless roomies." Big Brother is starting to flop in the ratings because of its boring cast, says Joyce...
poll: Real World is number one.
poll: Real World is number one. A Zogby/Reuters poll finds that The Real World is the favorite reality TV show of 11.7 percent of...
just wait: Big Brother will get better.
just wait: Big Brother will get better. In Ironminds, Pamela Ribon dissects the show, and is optimistic about its future, saying it "will get...

Stacey, B.B. to star in Survivor-themed Reebok commercials.
Stacey, B.B. to star in Survivor-themed Reebok commercials. During tonight's Survivor, the first commercial featuring an ex-castaway Stacey will air. And soon, B.B. will also...
spoiler: O-Town changes brewing on Making the Band.
spoiler: O-Town changes brewing on Making the Band.[spoiler: highlight to read] Although it's obvious that Ikaika hasn't had the easiest time on Making the Band,...
WB orders 13 episodes of Making the Band: the female version.
WB orders 13 episodes of Making the Band: the female version.The WB will enter the reality TV fray next January with a Making the Band...

what reality TV shows should learn from one another.
what reality TV shows should learn from one another.Confession: I sort of wrote this piece for Salon.com. But hey, it's still a good analysis...
even Big Brother's slipping ratings have helped CBS.
even Big Brother's slipping ratings have helped CBS.For the first time since the 1994 Olympics, CBS was on top in the 18 to 49...
the alliance whacks Gretchen.
the alliance whacks Gretchen. On the day Gretchen was profiled by her local paper, the Richard-led alliance shockingly stabbed her in the back. Also in...
"marked for banishment": Will and Jordan.
"marked for banishment": Will and Jordan. In possibly the worst episode of Big Brother yet, the house guests nominated the others for banishment; now...

Survivor's kicking butt.
Survivor's kicking butt. Unlike its CBS sibling Big Brother, Survivor continues its upwards climb in the ratings. Wednesday's episode--during which Gretchen was nailed by the...
miss an episode this week?
miss an episode this week? The recaps are up. On The Real World's latest Melissa show, MightyBigTV gives Danny one more week to stop wearing...
tabloid says Will's background is a "stunner."
tabloid says Will's background is a "stunner." The New York Daily News reports, in typical tabloid fashion, that Will is "a follower of hatemonger Khalid...
spoiler: Survivor winner revealed at CBS Web site?
spoiler: Survivor winner revealed at CBS Web site? Sloppy Web production at CBS' Survivor site might have revealed the winner. How? A chart of images...