reality blurred + archives + March 9 to March 15, 2003

week of March 9, 2003

Amazing Race 4 may debut in June.
Amazing Race 4 may debut in June. Last we heard, CBS pushed back the debut of The Amazing Race 4 to "spring" or maybe even...
11.1 million watched Celebrity finale.
11.1 million watched Celebrity finale. Although ratings weren't strong for ABC's 15-days-in-a-row of I'm a Celebrity--Get Me Out of Here, the show's finale, during which...
FOX planning junior American Idol.
FOX planning junior American Idol. Planned American Idol spin-offs include Second Chance Idol, featuring has-been stars, and World Idol, a competition between winners from the...
MTV denied permission to film on campus at USC for Sorority Life 3.
MTV denied permission to film on campus at USC for Sorority Life 3. The University of Southern California denied MTV's request to film on campus...

group says The Family "inexcusably stereotypes Italian Americans."
group says The Family "inexcusably stereotypes Italian Americans."An Italian American group is upset with ABC's The Family, which it says "inexcusably stereotypes Italian Americans." A...
Nashville Star debut reairs tonight.
Nashville Star debut reairs tonight. USA Network's foray into talent search reality TV shows began Saturday (oops!) as Nashville Star debuted in its Saturday at...
Bachelor format sold to BBC.
Bachelor format sold to BBC. ABC's The Bachelor has been sold to the BBC, which will air its own version of the show in the...
Kelly buys a house; final season of The Osbournes debuts June 3.
Kelly buys a house; final season of The Osbournes debuts June 3. The third season of The Osbournes will debut on June 3, and it's...
voice of "Survivor yell" in the theme song sues CBS, composer for pay.
voice of "Survivor yell" in the theme song sues CBS, composer for pay. The theme song that begins each episode of Survivor changes slightly each...

American Family filmmaker: reality TV has "shoddy production values.
American Family filmmaker: reality TV has "shoddy production values. An American Family cinematographer and co-director Alan Raymond watched The Surreal Life at the prompting of...
Ty has two art degrees (and other things you didn't know about Ty).
Ty has two art degrees (and other things you didn't know about Ty). Ty Pennington, one of the two on-camera Trading Spaces carpenters, is often...
Murder Game "a radical reworking of...Murder in Small Town X."
Murder Game "a radical reworking of...Murder in Small Town X." In late 2001 the BBC purchased the rights to FOX's Murder in Small Town X...
Stern says he's suing Are You Hot.
Stern says he's suing Are You Hot. Are You Hot, which is being ignored by big advertisers, may be sued by Howard Stern. The radio...
All American Girl debuts tonight.
All American Girl debuts tonight. The producers of American Idol turn their attention to young women tonight at 9 p.m. ET as ABC debuts All...
Survivor Amazon was most-watched show with its highest ratings in a year.
Survivor Amazon was most-watched show with its highest ratings in a year. Last week Survivor Amazon was watched by 23.33 million viewers, making that episode...

Coke partners with Project Greenlight.
Coke partners with Project Greenlight. Coca-Cola and Project Greenlight 2 are joining forces, but the outcome doesn't appear to be American Idol-style product placement. Instead,...
Paris Real World cast search went to Montana; Road Rules RV on eBay.
Paris Real World cast search went to Montana; Road Rules RV on eBay. Coinciding nicely with the some people's newfound hatred of France (would you...
Justin and Kelly will tour together; movie is not about American Idol.
Justin and Kelly will tour together; movie is not about American Idol. After the release of "From Justin to Kelly," the movie's stars and American...
ABC and Bachelor producer plan Joe Millionaire copy featuring two men.
ABC and Bachelor producer plan Joe Millionaire copy featuring two men. The Bachelor/ette producer Mike Fleiss will next produce for ABC a show that's a...
Trading Spaces will feature Andy Dick, Sara Rue, and Jessica Biel.
Trading Spaces will feature Andy Dick, Sara Rue, and Jessica Biel. TLC is planning a special celebrity night for its marquee reality TV show that...

contestant: "I'm...in the hands of these editors...And that scares me to death."
contestant: "I'm...in the hands of these editors...And that scares me to death." USA Network's Nashville Star starts with live shows Saturday at 9 p.m. ET...
Survivor Amazon tribes switch.
Survivor Amazon tribes switch. After 13 days in the rainforest, the divided-by-sex Survivor Amazon tribes are no more. The two youngest members of each tribe,...
Celebrity Mole "close" to renewal.
Celebrity Mole "close" to renewal. "ABC is close to a deal to renew Celebrity Mole for a summer run," TelevisionWeek reports. Ahmad Rashad will again...