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Monday, Aug. 18, 2003

Erin gets "consolation prize" if she's turned down and denied the $2 million.
Erin gets "consolation prize" if she's turned down and denied the $2 million. For Love or Money 2 could end with Erin Brodie walking away...
Dat Phan hosting comedy show in Vegas, met with WB about sit-com.
Dat Phan hosting comedy show in Vegas, met with WB about sit-com. Last Comic Standing Dat Phan has his first-show gig: hosting a show that...
Queer Eye furniture, clothing stores "provide merchandise for free."
Queer Eye furniture, clothing stores "provide merchandise for free." Wondering how much a Queer Eye for the Straight Guy makeover costs? Not as much as...

Roseanne's ABC Family show done; ABC reality show may be cancelled.
Roseanne's ABC Family show done; ABC reality show may be cancelled. Citing Roseanne's hysterectomy this week, ABC Family has cancelled her show Domestic Goddess, which...
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica debuts tonight; couple had "limited veto power."
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica debuts tonight; couple had "limited veto power." Pop stars Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson have had their newlywed life chronicled by...
Shane says Puck "like a big brother," says Battle of the Sexes cast "got high."
Shane says Puck "like a big brother," says Battle of the Sexes cast "got high." Road Rules Campus Crawl cast member Shane Landrum says that...

Boy Meets Boy down to three, one is straight; ITV airs Gay, Straight or Taken.
Boy Meets Boy down to three, one is straight; ITV airs Gay, Straight or Taken. James narrowed the pool of mates down to three on...
contestants faint, audience fights on Superstar, the Middle East's Idol.
contestants faint, audience fights on Superstar, the Middle East's Idol. After "the Lebanese frontrunner was eliminated in the semifinals last week" from Superstar, the Arab...
Cutler: American Candidate network announcement coming "very soon."
Cutler: American Candidate network announcement coming "very soon." Three months after FX dropped plans to produce American Candidate, which came a while after HBO dropped...

Mole's Jim running for NJ state senate.
Mole's Jim running for NJ state senate. Along with other reality TV contestants who are now seeking public office (including The Real World Boston's Sean...
The Amazing Race 4 concludes tonight; producer says end is "unexpected."
The Amazing Race 4 concludes tonight; producer says end is "unexpected." David and Jeff, Kelly and Jon, and Reichen and Chip will sprint for the...
NBC official: "offer on the table" for second season of The Restaurant.
NBC official: "offer on the table" for second season of The Restaurant. An NBC official says "[t]here's an offer on the table" for a second...

Clay's album out before Ruben's; popular Canadian Idol contestant loses.
Clay's album out before Ruben's; popular Canadian Idol contestant loses. Ruben Studdard's album Soulful will be released on Nov. 11, just under a month after...
Battle of Shaker Heights opens in NY, LA; Project Greenlight 2 finale Sunday.
Battle of Shaker Heights opens in NY, LA; Project Greenlight 2 finale Sunday. The Battle of Shaker Heights opens today in New York and Los...
cop's Queer Eye appearance questioned by Port Authority, then okayed.
cop's Queer Eye appearance questioned by Port Authority, then okayed. A Port Authority cop's appearance on Tuesday's episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy...
Restaurant ends Sunday; Gideon's real arm-break scene was staged for cameras.
Restaurant ends Sunday; Gideon's real arm-break scene was staged for cameras. In a piece where producer Mark Burnett says people are "idiots" if they think...
Chip, Reichen win Amazing Race 4.
Chip, Reichen win Amazing Race 4. The summer of gay TV continued as Reichen and Chip won The Amazing Race 4, becoming the first gay...