reality blurred + archives + April 7 to April 13, 2002

Monday, Apr. 8, 2002

MTV planning more reality TV, like an Osbournes-esque show with a rap star.
MTV planning more reality TV, like an Osbournes-esque show with a rap star. Encouraged by the phenomenal success of The Osbournes, MTV is looking to...
Australia's Big Brother 2 debuted last night to 1.95 million people.
Australia's Big Brother 2 debuted last night to 1.95 million people. Australia's Big Brother 2 debuted last night, and was viewed by just under 2...

Tough Enough 2 album will include songs by Cold, Limp Bizkit, others.
Tough Enough 2 album will include songs by Cold, Limp Bizkit, others. As a follow-up to the first album inspired by the WWF/MTV wrestling reality...
UK Big Brother searching for the show's "biggest fan" for another show.
UK Big Brother searching for the show's "biggest fan" for another show. Extreme fans of the UK's Big Brother 3 are being asked to apply...
new web game draws from reality TV dating shows.
new web game draws from reality TV dating shows, looking for contestants. The creator of SurvivorBlogs 1 and 2 and Puppetmaster is launching a new...
Save Our Shows ballot includes two reality TV shows.
Save Our Shows ballot includes The Bachelor, The Amazing Race. USA TODAY's annual Save Our Shows poll includes to reality TV shows this year, The...
American Fighter Pilot "on hiatus."
American Fighter Pilot "on hiatus." Patriotic fervor wasn't able to help AFP: American Fighter Pilot, which has been pulled after just two episodes by CBS....

Trading Spaces "is about human insecurity"; Hildi wanted to dye carpet.
Trading Spaces "is about human insecurity"; Hildi wanted to dye carpet. The Washington Post reports about the upcoming Plano, Texas, episode of Trading Spaces, during...
Tough Enough should be "more than 'Real World' in a wrestling ring."
Tough Enough should be "more than 'Real World' in a wrestling ring." Annoyed that editors and producers of Tough Enough 2 spend more time on...
Osbournes watched by 5 million; Ozzy will be Greta Van Susteren's date.
Osbournes watched by 5 million; Ozzy will be Greta Van Susteren's date. Five million people watched last week's episode of The Osbournes, which seems small...
Australia's Big Brother was the number one show for zero to four-year-olds.
Australia's Big Brother was the number one show for zero to four-year-olds. Australia's first Big Brother last year was a hit--especially among kids who can't...

Jisela: "Without me, MTV wouldn't have had a show."
Jisela: "Without me, MTV wouldn't have had a show." Road Rules' Jisela, fresh out of an appearance in Playboy, tells The Tampa Tribune that she...
is the bachelor gay?
is the bachelor gay? Is the man seeking a woman on The Bachelor gay? Jeannette Walls reports on the rumors, saying, "viewers have been having...
CBS casting for third Amazing Race.
CBS casting for third Amazing Race. We're still in the middle of The Amazing Race 2, but CBS is looking for pairs of people who...
Mark Burnett willing to do four more Survivors, and celeb or all-star versions.
Mark Burnett willing to do four more Survivors, and celeb or all-star versions. The creator and executive producer of Survivor "says he's prepared to do...
report: The Mole 3 will air on ABC this summer.
Mole 3 to air on ABC this summer. The Mole 3 is reportedly scheduled to air this summer on ABC. That may seem odd because...
Bravo wins Combat Missions.
Bravo wins Combat Missions. After bickering between Helvenston and Winn threatened to hurt Delta as a team, the group pulled together and completed the final...

"foreign reality programmes show a lot of things you don't do in India."
"foreign reality programmes show a lot of things you don't do in India." While Popstars is doing well, reality TV shows such as The Amazing...
UK Big Brother will air for four more years, through Big Brother 6.
UK Big Brother will air for four more years, through Big Brother 6. Channel 4 has signed a four-year deal with Big Brother producer Endemol...
Bachelor 2, reunion planned.
Bachelor 2, reunion planned. ABC "is expected to order a second round of" The Bachelor, according to the New York Post. The casting page for...
Ozzy gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today.
Ozzy Osbourne gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. The star of The Osbournes--and the lead vocalist for a little group called...
tribes merge; immunity rules change.
tribes merge; immunity rules change. The two tribes merged on Survivor Marquesas, after ambassadors Rob and Kathy met to create a new tribal name (Soliantu)...