reality blurred + archives + February 16 to February 22, 2003

week of February 16, 2003

High School Reunion ends tonight.
High School Reunion ends tonight. The WB's High School Reunion concludes its six episode run tonight with the classmates attending another prom. The show airs...

Survivor Amazon beats Are You Hot.
Survivor Amazon beats Are You Hot. 23.6 million viewers watched the debut of Survivor Amazon, slightly more than watched the debut of Survivor Thailand and...
Time: "reality TV is, in fact, the best thing to happen to television in several years."
"reality TV is, in fact, the best thing to happen to television in several years." Time magazine's James Poniewozik gets on the case of his...
The Surreal Life renewed.
The Surreal Life renewed. The WB's The Surreal Life will be back for a second season. A press release cites "outstanding growth in key demos"...
Joe Millionaire concludes tonight.
Joe Millionaire concludes tonight. Evan will select either Zora or Sarah (or maybe Alex or Paul?) on tonight's quasi-conclusion of Joe Millionaire. Besides showing Evan's...

Entertainment Tonight hires Frenchie.
Entertainment Tonight hires Frenchie. Frenchie Davis reportedly "has been hired to cover the Grammys for 'Entertainment Tonight,'" Page Six reports. Meanwhile, more than 35,000 electronic...
American Candidate winner "is going to emerge as a real potential leader."
American Candidate winner "is going to emerge as a real potential leader." Production of American Candidate is moving forward with plans for a debut in...
Evan chooses Zora, who says yes; show gives the couple $1 million.
Evan chooses Zora, who says yes; show gives the couple $1 million. On the long and drawn out finale of Joe Millionaire, Evan Marriott selected...

Quiksilver/Roxy, MTV plan summer series that will follow surfing girls.
Quiksilver/Roxy, MTV plan summer series that will follow surfing girls. The number of surfing-related reality TV shows set to debut this summer has now reached...
I'm a Celebrity debuts tonight.
I'm a Celebrity debuts tonight. ABC will air its new reality TV show I'm a Celebrity--Get Me Out of Here live for 15 nights in...
The Bachelorette ends tonight.
The Bachelorette ends tonight. Trista Rehn finally ends her search for a man on tonight's two-hour finale of The Bachelorette, which begins at 8 p.m....
40 million viewers make Joe M finale highest rated FOX show ever.
40 million viewers make Joe M finale highest rated FOX show ever. The finale of Joe Millionaire was watched by more than 40 million people,...

UK Popstars groups' tour cancelled.
UK Popstars groups' tour cancelled. A tour featuring the two groups formed on Popstars: The Rivals has been cancelled probably because of "poor ticket sales,"...
Survivor Amazon's Daniel, a former Tough Enough finalist, has malaria.
Survivor Amazon's Daniel, a former Tough Enough finalist, has malaria. Daniel Lue, who on last week's premiere episode of Survivor Amazon was unable to crawl...
Doug and Laurie making over Matt and Katie's offices on The Today Show.
Doug and Laurie making over Matt and Katie's offices on The Today Show. Trading Spaces designers are returning NBC's Today Show, but this time they're...
The Surreal Life ends tonight.
The Surreal Life ends tonight. Corey Feldman will marry Susie Sprague on tonight's finale of The Surreal Life, which airs at 9 p.m. on The...
FOX wants to do a second Joe M.
FOX wants to do a second Joe M. With its deceitful premise, it seems impossible to produce another Joe Millionaire, but FOX wants to do...
Trista picks Ryan, rejects Charlie.
Trista picks Ryan, rejects Charlie. Ignoring the conventional wisdom and alleged spoilers, Trista Rehn rejected Charlie, selecting Ryan instead on the finale of The Bachelorette....

20.4 million watched The Bachelorette finale; Trista isn't pregnant.
20.4 million watched The Bachelorette finale; Trista isn't pregnant. The finale of The Bachelorette was watched by 20.4 million viewers, giving it a win over...
Emmys add two more nonfiction categories, rename reality TV categories.
Emmys add two more nonfiction categories, rename reality TV categories. Reality TV shows will still compete for Emmy awards in one of two categories, but...
Love for Sale is reality Indecent Proposal; Mike Tyson may get a show.
Love for Sale is reality Indecent Proposal; Mike Tyson may get a show. ABC is taking the plot of Indecent Proposal and turning it into...
Zora liked the horse more than Evan.
Zora liked the horse more than Evan. Is Zora still attached to Evan? Judge for yourself: "That's who has my heart. The horse," Zora tells...
Simon bored with Idols; second Pop Idol this summer will be his last.
Simon bored with Idols; second Pop Idol this summer will be his last.Simon Cowell is bored with Pop Idol and American Idol, he says, and...