Monday, Jul. 16, 2001

• NBC's Fear Factor renewed.
  NBC's Fear Factor renewed. NBC's alleged reality TV series Fear Factor, which is more like Who Wants to be a Stuntperson than a true reality...
• CBS execs: Big Brother 2 is "compelling and interesting."
  CBS execs: Big Brother 2 is "compelling and interesting." CBS' executives aren't backing away from supporting Big Brother 2, despite the controversy and so-so--but slightly...
• Tina, Keith get cable TV gigs.
  Tina, Keith get cable TV gigs. Keith's Food Network specials have been renewed as a series for this fall called Keith Famie's Adventures. Meanwhile, Survivor...
• Ben wins Australia's Big Brother.
  Ben wins Australia's Big Brother. 21-year-old Ben won Australia's cordial Big Brother today, earning 38 percent of the votes cast....
• The Real World Chicago gets a taste of Seattle's Real World protests.
  The Real World Chicago gets a taste of Seattle's Real World protests. "[A]n underground cabal of artists pulled off a little prank" at the The...
• Justin was arrested three times for "simple assault," twice for "minor robberies."
  Justin was arrested three times for "simple assault," twice for "minor robberies." Along with two "minor robber[y]" arrests, the assault charges against expelled Big Brother...

Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2001

• does someone get kicked off of Road Rules 10?
  does someone get kicked off of Road Rules 10? A picture of the Road Rules 10 cast on the American Eagle Outfitters web site that...
• update: 600 to 700 protesters were at The Real World Chicago house.
  update: 600 to 700 protesters were at The Real World Chicago house. The AP wire story on Saturday night's protests at The Real World Chicago...
• "The odds are that at some point, something will happen."
  "The odds are that at some point, something will happen." Will someone die or get seriously hurt on a reality TV show? One network executive...

Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2001

• more than you ever wanted to know about the Big Brother 2 cast members.
  more than you ever wanted to know about the Big Brother 2 cast members. Thanks to their personal web presences and appearances by relatives, you...
• Melbourne rehab clinic approached to serve as location for show.
  Melbourne rehab clinic approached to serve as location for show. Three separate producers reportedly approached a drug and alcohol rehab clinic in Australia, wanting to...
• Ytossie and Taheed's suit in arbitration, FOX says.
  Ytossie and Taheed's suit in arbitration, FOX says. In a story about FOX's approach to reality TV series, FOX president Gail Berman says that Ytossie...
• Chains of Love cancelled as UPN backs away from reality TV.
  Chains of Love cancelled as UPN backs away from reality TV. Saying, "reality series are a lot like heroin...There's a real big high at first,...

Thursday, Jul. 19, 2001

• why do we watch reality TV?
  why do we watch reality TV? According to a USA TODAY poll, it's "guessing who will win/be eliminated" (84.3 percent) followed by "seeing real people...
• are FOX reality TV shows about relationships? love? hot sex?
  are FOX reality TV shows about relationships? love? hot sex? Producers of upcoming FOX reality TV shows, from Love Cruise to Temptation Island 2 talk...
• up next in Australia: a celebrity version of Big Brother.
  up next in Australia: a celebrity version of Big Brother. With the regular Big Brother show over in Australia, producers are talking both Big Brother...
• pig killing leads to animal care code.
  pig killing leads to animal care code. The government in Queensland has developed "a code of care for animals used in films and television programs"...

Friday, Jul. 20, 2001

• "not big enough for blow jobs."
  "not big enough for blow jobs." "The last thing British viewers want is sex rammed down their throats," writes Matt Wells about why the UK's...
• Flickerstick's career is "on fire."
  Flickerstick's career is "on fire." Winning VH1's Bands on the Run has helped Flickerstick sell out shows and attract fans and groupies--and a deal with...
• Disney producing Temptation Island-like show.
  Disney producing Temptation Island-like show. Disney's Buena Vista Productions is working on The Last Resort, where "four couples on the brink of either breakup or...
• Autumn voted out 7-0; a Chill Town nemesis is head of household.
  Autumn voted out 7-0; a Chill Town nemesis is head of household. Autumn was evicted by a 7 to 0 vote on Big Brother 2...

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