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Monday, Mar. 11, 2002

next Australian Big Brother will have pay-per-view live feeds, too.
next Australian Big Brother will have pay-per-view live feeds, too. Following the example set by the US' Big Brother 2, the sequel to Big Brother...
Osbournes debut had "record ratings."
Osbournes debut had "record ratings." MTV's The Osbournes was watched in 3.2 million homes, "record numbers for an MTV series premiere," according to the New...
more viewers tuned in to second Survivor Marquesas episode.
more viewers tuned in to second Survivor Marquesas episode. While once again beaten by Friends, Survivor Marquesas was viewed by 23.44 million people, a three...
Pop Idol Will says he's gay.
Pop Idol Will says he's gay. Citing "media pressure," 23-year-old Pop Idol winner Will Young said in a statement, "I feel it's time to tell...
The Amazing Race 2 debuts tonight.
The Amazing Race 2 debuts tonight. While it will normally air on Wednesday nights--including this Wednesday--The Amazing Race 2 is debuting tonight at 10 p.m....

all 10 Pop Idol finalists will perform in concert for the Prince's charity.
all 10 Pop Idol finalists will perform in concert for the Prince's charity. On April 6, all 10 Pop Idol finalists will reunite for an...
Road Rules stops at UA.
Road Rules stops at UA. Road Rules 11 filmed a challenge at the University of Alabama yesterday, one that apparently involve some students, since MTV...
mild spoiler: CBS debating how to present event from this week's episode.
mild spoiler: CBS debating how to present event from this week's episode. (warning: mild spoiler) This week's episode of Survivor Marquesas features an unidentified male...
Bravo renews The It Factor.
Bravo renews The It Factor. Along with Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo has renewed its reality TV show The It Factor. The It Factor II...

The Trench is "a gimmicky treatment of history."
despite real elements, The Trench is "a gimmicky treatment of history." On Friday at 9 p.m., BBC2 will air The Trench, a reality TV show...
Survivor, Amazing Race air tonight.
Survivor, Amazing Race air tonight. Survivor Marquesas moves to Wednesdays this week and next because of basketball, and will provide a lead-in for the second...
Fear will return March 24.
Fear will return March 24.The second season of MTV's Fear finally has a debut date and time: Sunday, March 24 at 8 p.m., according to...
UK Survivor returns tonight with fewer cast members and fewer episodes.
UK Survivor returns tonight with fewer cast members and fewer episodes. The UK's second season of Survivor debuts tonight on ITV. Faced with low ratings...

Sharon: "The rock industry could have ruined our marriage but...we've managed to survive."
Sharon Osbourne: "The rock industry could have ruined our marriage but...we've managed to survive." In a first person account written over five years ago (scroll...
Australia's Big Brother 2 will debut April 7.
Australia's Big Brother 2 airs April 7. Australia's Big Brother 2 will debut April 7, and "[e]verything is up for grabs," according to the producer,...
Stolen Summer debuts in Chicago; Pete Jones says show "wasn't exactly true to life."
Stolen Summer debuts in Chicago; Jones says show "wasn't...true to life." The film that came out of Project Greenlight and was filmed on location in...
Hunter voted off; goes off.
Hunter voted off, goes off. After Maraamu's third straight immunity challenge loss, the tribe went after their leader and voted Hunter off the Survivor Marquesas...

Ozzy's album up 52 spots on the Billboard 200.
Ozzy's album jumps 52 spots to number 93 on the Billboard 200. Probably due to attention from his new reality TV show The Osbournes, Ozzy...
UK Survivor contestant asks to be voted off, citing homesickness and the flu.
UK Survivor contestant asks to be voted off, citing homesickness, flu. The premiere of the UK's Survivor Panama found 22-year-old Sarah McCombie asking her tribe...
ratings: Real World is #5, Amazing Race 2 rebounds on Wednesday.
ratings: Real World is #5, Amazing Race 2 rebounds on Wednesday. The Real World Chicago was the fifth-most watched show on basic cable last week,...
Amazing Race 2 couple want to challenge Survivor cast members.
Amazing Race 2 couple want to challenge Survivor cast members. Although they were eliminated on The Amazing Race 2 this week, married couple Hope and...