Monday, Oct. 15, 2001

• who wants to be a reality TV show psychotherapist? not this person.
  who wants to be a reality TV show psychotherapist? not this person. A woman asked to be the in-house psychotherapist for Channel 4's new show...
• lots of sex causes cancellation of Big Brother Belgium episode repeat.
  lots of sex causes cancellation of Big Brother Belgium episode repeat. A planned afternoon repeat of a Big Brother Belgium episode was cancelled after "more...
• Friends beats Survivor by 5.36 million.
  Friends beats Survivor by 5.36 million. Survivor Africa had 23.84 million viewers for its Thursday premiere, but that wasn't enough to beat its first half-hour...

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001

• The WB plans Classmates, The Most Talented People in America.
  The WB plans Classmates, The Most Talented People in America. Reality TV is not dead--at least not from The WB's perspective. The network is planning...
• Love Cruise concludes tonight.
  Love Cruise concludes tonight. FOX's Love Cruise concludes tonight at 9 p.m. ET, and we'll finally see if Toni's eyes stay in her head when...
• The Stanford Prison Experiment becomes a reality TV show on the BBC.
  The Stanford Prison Experiment becomes a reality TV show on the BBC. An infamous 1971 study of prison life using Stanford University students will be...
• ABC pulls The Mole 2 off the schedule; it will return midseason.
  ABC pulls The Mole 2 off the schedule; it will return midseason. The Mole 2 has been pulled off of ABC's lineup for now, but...

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001

• Peter Lance unveils "new mission."
  Peter Lance unveils "new mission." Investigator Peter Lance, who broke the two major stories alleging that reality TV shows were rigged, writes a not-atypical self-important...
• The Mole 2 producer: "I...asked [ABC] to pull it before it aired Friday."
  The Mole 2 producer: "I...asked [ABC] to pull it before it aired Friday." ABC has pulled The Mole 2 and replaced it with America's Funniest...
• "tension" at location of Survivor 4, which could move to a new island.
  "tension" at location of Survivor 4, which could move to a new island. "[T]echnical and financial disputes between the population and the managers of" Survivor...
• Darin and Melissa win Love Cruise.
  Darin and Melissa win Love Cruise. Michael cast the deciding tie-breaking vote, making Darin and Melissa the winning couple on FOX's Love Cruise. Jeanette and...

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001

• Love Cruise, other shows: "The game is rarely as entertaining as the people."
  Love Cruise, other shows: "The game is rarely as entertaining as the people." Recapping Love Cruise's season, Manuel Mendoza of the Dallas Morning News argues...
• Big Brother ruined my relationship!
  Big Brother ruined my relationship! Claire Sweeney broke up with her boyfriend, and that's relevant only because she blames the break-up on her appearance on...
• Popstars 2 debuts tonight.
  Popstars 2 debuts tonight. Auditions for a new group--this time, with both women and men--begin tonight as Popstars 2 debuts at 8 p.m. ET on...

Friday, Oct. 19, 2001

• Boran loses immunity again; Jessie voted out.
  Boran loses immunity again; Jessie voted out. The Boran tribe lost the immunity challenge again on Survivor Africa, and although Kim fell during the challenge,...
• Take That founder says UK's Pop Idol leaves contestants "humiliated."
  Take That founder says UK's Pop Idol leaves contestants "humiliated." The man who put together the boy band Take That says that Pop Idol--the sequel...

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