reality blurred + archives + July 13 to July 19, 2003

week of July 13, 2003

USA renews Nashville Star.
USA renews Nashville Star. Shortly after the show's first winner debuted at number one on the Billboard country chart, USA announced that it would renew...
Big Brother 4 contestant kicked off Saturday for throwing furniture.
Big Brother 4 contestant kicked off Saturday for throwing furniture. Big Brother 4 house guest Scott Weintraub was removed from the house Saturday "after throwing...

Big Brother Africa "is the talk of the continent"; some say it's "done more to unite them than independence."
Big Brother Africa "is the talk of the continent"; some say it's "done more to unite them than independence." Big Brother Africa is such a...
Boy Meets Boy star: "I felt betrayed"; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuts tonight.
Boy Meets Boy star: "I felt betrayed"; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuts tonight. The star of Boy Meets Boy, James, says he "felt...

ABC chair says Are You Hot "was in bad taste"; "wouldn't do it again."
ABC chair says Are You Hot "was in bad taste"; "wouldn't do it again." ABC's Are You Hot? "was in bad taste" according to the...
American Idol 3 auditions begin in Aug.
American Idol 3 auditions begin in Aug.L.A., Houston, Atlanta, and New York are the first four cities that will be visited next month by American...

Simon signs $2 million book deal.
Simon signs $2 million book deal. Simon Cowell will receive $2 million to write a book titled "I Don't Mean to be Rude, But..." The...

Randy had gastric bypass surgery.
Randy had gastric bypass surgery. "Randy Jackson has had gastric bypass surgery in an attempt to lose weight," The New York Post reports. The American...
Paradise Hotel open for six more weeks.
Paradise Hotel open for six more weeks. After its initial eight-week run concludes, Paradise Hotel will keep airing for another six weeks, with no break...
The Restaurant debuts Sunday.
The Restaurant debuts Sunday. On Sunday, NBC debuts Mark Burnett's The Restaurant at 10 p.m. ET, chronicling for six hours the opening and day-to-day operations...
Survivor, American Idol, Amazing Race nominated for reality competition Emmys.
Survivor, American Idol, Amazing Race nominated for reality competition Emmys. The newly renamed reality TV-related Emmy categories have their first nominees. Competing for best Reality-Competition...