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Monday, Dec. 17, 2001

Frank and Margarita are still together, Joe and Bill point to editing.
Frank and Margarita are still together, Joe and Bill point to editing. Zap2it.com talks to the final three couples on The Amazing Race about their...
South African network talking to Endemol about religious Big Brother.
South African network talking to Endemol about religious Big Brother. Christian Network Television is discussing producing a version of Endemol's Big Brother that "would feature...
eliminated Pop Idol contestant Korben blames being outed for dismissal.
eliminated Pop Idol contestant Korben blames being outed for dismissal. The first of nine Pop Idol finalists to be eliminated by a vote from the...
former Real World cast members want "more money and better contracts."
former Real World cast members want "more money and better contracts." Roughly half of the 70 former cast members of The Real World have hired...

new French reality TV
new French reality TV show will watch authors write a book together. After France's hit Loft Story, more reality TV is heading to the country's...
NBC plans start of centerfold Fear Factor for Super Bowl halftime.
NBC plans start of centerfold Fear Factor for Super Bowl halftime. In an attempt to get people to switch over from FOX, the network broadcasting...
Brandon says Big Tom is "a really funny guy" and "good-hearted."
Brandon says Big Tom is "a really funny guy" and "good-hearted." Although Brandon is convinced Big Tom Buchanan voted him out of the tribe on...

Project Greenlight "gives in to...the studio system."
Project Greenlight "gives in to...the studio system." Writing in Slate, Stephen Metcalf looks at Project Greenlight's choice of film and finalist, and says that "instead...
France's Star Academy criticized for its "sexist and homophobic situations."
France's Star Academy criticized for its "sexist and homophobic situations." France's somewhat low-rated Star Academy, a Popstars-esque show, has been criticized by French organization SOS...
is Mark Burnett hiding an alliance between Ethan and Kim J.?
is Mark Burnett hiding an alliance between Ethan and Kim J.? Citing Mark Burnett's editing of Survivor 2, which basically hid the rather significant friendship...

Popstars 2 video debuts tonight.
Popstars 2 video debuts tonight. Scene 23 will debut their first video tonight during Popstars 2 at 8 p.m. ET on The WB. The video...
BBC planning simplified version of Murder in Small Town X.
BBC planning simplified version of Murder in Small Town X. The producer of the first two UK Big Brothers is attempting to bring a version...
new show will make couples live on minimum wage for a month.
new show will make couples live on minimum wage for a month. A Japanese show that finds "two middle-class couples" living on minimum wage for...

Frank voted out--with one vote from his friend Teresa.
Frank voted out--with one vote from his friend Teresa. After failing to establish a new alliance along with Kim J., Teresa voted against her only...
Entertainment Weekly selects "most memorable" reality TV stars of 2001.
Entertainment Weekly selects "most memorable" reality TV stars of 2001. As part of its year-end issue, Entertainment Weekly has named its selections for "reality TV's...