Monday, Nov. 26, 2001

• tribes merge and become Moto Maji; Clarence voted out of the new tribe.
  tribes merge and become Moto Maji; Clarence voted out of the new tribe. With 10 survivors left, the two tribes merged on Survivor Africa, forming...
• WWF Tough Enough renewed for second season; production underway.
  WWF Tough Enough renewed for second season; production underway. MTV and the WWF's reality TV show Tough Enough was almost silently renewed for a second...
• Project Greenlight to debut Dec. 2.
  Project Greenlight to debut Dec. 2. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's other reality TV show, Project Greenlight, will debut on HBO Sunday at 10 p.m....
• "sex offender" Morgan sentenced to two years of probation, $1,000 fine.
  "sex offender" Morgan sentenced to two years of probation, $1,000 fine. After pleading guilty to felony child pornography charges, Morgan Moss "was sentenced to 24...

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001

• Norwegian Big Brother cast members get married inside their former house.
  Norwegian Big Brother cast members get married inside their former house. Saying their marriage was not a joke, Norwegian Big Brother cast members Ramsy and...
• O-Town Live from New York DVD and video out today.
  O-Town Live from New York DVD and video out today. O-Town's first live concert DVD (and video) is out today. It shows O-Town's final summer...
• first UK Popstars winner calls follow-up Pop Idol "contrived."
  first UK Popstars winner calls follow-up Pop Idol "contrived." Noel Sullivan, who won the UK's first Popstars and became a part of Hear'Say, says he...
• Survivor: Marquesas votes off first three; island tribe locations identified.
  Survivor: Marquesas votes off first three; island tribe locations identified. Survivor Maps, the web site to first discover the location for Survivor 4, is reporting...
• CBS will air Amazing Race finale on Thursday, Dec. 13, after Survivor.
  CBS will air Amazing Race finale on Thursday, Dec. 13, after Survivor. Hoping for momentum for The Amazing Race 2, CBS has announced that the...
• Endemol plans legal action against Behind the Glass, Russia's Big Brother.
  Endemol plans legal action against Behind the Glass, Russia's Big Brother. Russia's Behind the Glass may look a lot like Big Brother, but it's not...

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001

• "mere coincidence" or "prejudice" that all black survivors are gone again?
  "mere coincidence" or "prejudice" that all black survivors are gone again? With Clarence's departure, there are no more black survivors on Survivor Africa, prompting PopPolitics.com's...
• Will and Boogie shopping two scripts.
  Will and Boogie shopping two scripts. Big Brother 2 cast members Will Kirby and Mike Boogie have teamed up to shop a sitcom and movie...
• Survivor's Dr. Sean Kenniff leaves Extra! for news job in Miami.
  Survivor's Dr. Sean Kenniff leaves Extra! for news job in Miami. Dr. Dumbass is heading to Miami to become the health correspondent for the CBS-owned...
• UK Popstars group Hear'Say releasing their second album next week.
  UK Popstars group Hear'Say releasing their second album next week. The UK's Popstars spawned Hear'Say, and the group is releasing their second album in less...

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001

• Damon: Project "Greenlight is a purer documentary" than other reality TV.
  Damon: Project "Greenlight is a purer documentary" than other reality TV. "We weren't introducing supermodels onto the set to try to tempt Pete," says Matt...
• People's Choice Awards announce reality TV show nominees.
  People's Choice Awards announce reality TV show nominees. The Real World, Temptation Island, and Survivor 2 will face off for the People's Choice Award in...
• Amazing Race down to final three teams after frat brothers fall to Guidos.
  Amazing Race down to final three teams after frat brothers fall to Guidos. Three teams remain in The Amazing Race: Frank and Margarita, Rob and...
• tonight, Survivor's a repeat, sort of.
  tonight, Survivor's a repeat--sort of. Once again, Mark Burnett is breaking up the season with a clip show. This time, though, he promises to show...
• CBS "happy with its reality" shows; third Big Brother may be possible.
  CBS "happy with its reality" shows; third Big Brother may be possible. CBS chief Les Moonves says he's content with the network's reality TV shows,...

Friday, Nov. 30, 2001

• review of Survivor Africa recap episode: "So far, so bland."
  review of Survivor Africa recap episode: "So far, so bland." Turns out that there was some new footage in last night's recap episode of Survivor...
• Donovan, Dorothy, Josh, Laurie, Moi, and Monika are the Popstars 2 group.
  Donovan, Dorothy, Josh, Laurie, Moi, and Monika are the Popstars 2 group. Last night 10 finalists became six as the as-yet-unnamed Popstars 2 group was...
• WB President: "overkilled" reality TV still "a viable form of storytelling."
  WB President: "overkilled" reality TV still "a viable form of storytelling." The WB's Jordan Levin says the network is still planning to stay with the...
• Project Greenlight debuts Sunday.
  Project Greenlight debuts Sunday. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's first (and now maybe only, since The Runner was pulled) reality TV show to hit the...
• Real World Chicago cast announced.
  Real World Chicago cast announced. The Real World Chicago doesn't debut until January 15--heck, The Real World 10 hasn't even had its finale yet--but MTV...

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001

• World AIDS Day 2001.
  World AIDS Day 2001. As trivial and ridiculous as it can sometimes be, reality TV involves real people who are just as human and fallible...

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