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Monday, Dec. 3, 2001

Mole 2's return this spring will not include entire first three episodes.
Mole 2's return this spring will not include entire first three episodes. ABC says The Mole 2 will return this spring, but as Zap2it.com reports,...
Mexico debuts Big Brother.
Mexico debuts Big Brother. Joining the 18 countries that have their own versions of Big Brother will be Mexico, which this week debuts on Channel...
report: Clarence, Lex, and Lindsey were hospitalized for amoebic dysentry during filming of Survivor Africa.
report: Clarence, Lex, and Lindsey were hospitalized for amoebic dysentry during filming of Survivor Africa. Three Survivor Africa cast members were removed from the game...

random reality TV humor.
random reality TV humor. If anything, reality TV is always good for a laugh. First, The Onion offers a USA TODAY-style infographic suggesting reasons why...
Pop Idol judge "Mr. Nasty"'s mother says he has a "dreadful" voice.
Pop Idol judge "Mr. Nasty"'s mother says he has a "dreadful" voice. Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell--who's known as "Mr. Nasty" for his put-downs--gets dissed...
what is the "unexpected change in the rules of the game" for Survivor 4?
what is the "unexpected change in the rules of the game" for Survivor 4? A Tahitipresse article spotted by SurvivorNews.net quotes a Marquesan who says,...
Real World 10 concludes tonight.
Real World 10 concludes tonight. The 10th season of The Real World concludes tonight, with the cast of the show--which could have been known recently...

Team Guido: villains or nice guys?
Team Guido: villains or nice guys? Every good reality TV show needs a villain, and The Amazing Race has two great ones: Team Guido, otherwise...
second Spider-Man trailer will premiere during Temptation Island 2.
second Spider-Man trailer will premiere during Temptation Island 2. Those watching Temptation Island on Dec. 13 may be watching for something other than the skankiness....
11 of 13 Real World and Road Rules cast came from open casting calls.
11 of 13 Real World and Road Rules cast came from open casting calls. The senior casting coordinator for Bunim-Murray told The Orlando Sentinel that...
Behind the Glass concludes with "mega-ratings" and "social debate."
Behind the Glass concludes with "mega-ratings" and "social debate." Russia's Behind the Glass ended last weekend, concluding the show where seven people lived in a...

"nothing more enjoyable than the crashing failure of a hubristic chump."
"nothing more enjoyable than the crashing failure of a hubristic chump." Salon's Carina Chocano looks at the first few episodes of Project Greenlight and decides...
first single from Popstars 2 group available online for free starting today; group's name is probably Scene 23.
first single from Popstars 2 group available online for free starting today; group's name is probably Scene 23. The group officially doesn't have a name...
new reality TV show Ancient Astronaut offers trips to space as prize.
new reality TV show Ancient Astronaut offers trips to space as prize. MirCorp, the Dutch company behind sending millionaire Dennis Tito into space, is planning...

Lex's gut fails him as the first Survivor Africa jury member is born.
Lex's gut fails him as the first Survivor Africa jury member is born. Hell-bent on "cut[ting] the head off of whoever it is that did...
Michael J. Fox, Drew Barrymore among celeb fans of The Amazing Race.
Michael J. Fox, Drew Barrymore among celeb fans of The Amazing Race. The New York Post's Michael Starr reports that a number of celebs are...
Popstars will be the first reality TV show produced in India.
Popstars will be the first reality TV show produced in India. In an effort to increase ratings over rival MTV, the Star India channel will...
Bunky removed as grand marshal of parade after people object to "his kind."
Bunky removed as grand marshal of parade after people object to "his kind." After a local minister started a campaign calls to city hall about...