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Sunday, May. 11, 2003

Survivor Amazon ends tonight.
Survivor Amazon ends tonight. Survivor Amazon concludes its 13-episode run with a two-hour finale and one-hour live reunion tonight. Butch, Jenna, Matt, and Rob will...

Simple Life cast includes Nicole Richie, who was charged with heroin possession.
Simple Life cast includes Nicole Richie, who was charged with heroin possession. Bunim-Murray's Green Acres-style reality TV project, now titled The Simple Life, is currently...
Jenna, youngest Survivor ever, wins Survivor Amazon, beating Matt 6 to 1.
Jenna, youngest Survivor ever, wins Survivor Amazon, beating Matt 6 to 1. The youngest Survivor contestant ever and the apparent long shot won Survivor Amazon...

casting has become difficult because of "serial contestants," other factors.
casting has become difficult because of "serial contestants," other factors. Casting reality TV shows is much more difficult now, The New York Times reports, in...
half of UK TV viewers watched Phil Tufnell win second I'm A Celebrity.
half of UK TV viewers watched Phil Tufnell win second I'm A Celebrity. 12.3 million viewers watched cricketer Phil Tufnell win ITV's I'm a Celebrity--Get...
Jenna says win "was completely a shock"; 18.6 million watched.
Jenna says win "was completely a shock"; 22.3 million watched. Jenna Morasca says her record 6 to 1 Survivor Amazon win "was completely a shock"--especially...

producer Nigel Lithgoe says Corey Clark is "lying"; says "I like conflict."
producer Nigel Lythgoe says Corey Clark is "lying"; says "I like conflict." American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe says the contestants know he "like[s] conflict," but...
Rob says Jenna is "a great player"; Rich says Rob is "best player since me."
Rob says Jenna is "a great player"; Rich says Rob is "best player since me." At the Survivor Amazon wrap party, held at Tao, TV...
Bachelor 4 will star Bachelorette funny guy Bob; Bachelor 3 concludes Sunday.
Bachelor 4 will star Bachelorette funny guy Bob; Bachelor 3 concludes Sunday. ABC admits it screwed up with some reality series, but The Bachelor is...
producer says I'm A Celebrity camp is "film set" with plastic plants, fake rocks.
producer says I'm A Celebrity camp is "film set" with plastic plants, fake rocks. A producer of the UK's I'm a Celebrity--Get Me Out of...

was Kelly's ass digitally enlarged on the From Justin to Kelly poster?
was Kelly's ass digitally enlarged on the From Justin to Kelly poster? An observant poster at Metafilter noticed that on the official movie poster for...
American Juniors will air until 2004.
American Juniors will air until 2004. FOX's first American Idol spin-off debuts June 3 and features kids 6 to 13 years old competing for a...
Kimberly leaves, making Clay and Ruben the final two contestants.
Kimberly leaves, making Clay and Ruben the final two contestants. The final two American Idol 2 contestants are Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, after Kimberly...
eighth Survivor will be all-star edition.
eighth Survivor will be all-star edition. The long-awaited all-star version of Survivor has been confirmed by CBS and Mark Burnett. After announcing details for Survivor...

Real World casting starts Sat.; show renewed for two more seasons.
Real World casting starts Sat.; show renewed for two more seasons. Bunim-Murray is casting for the 14th season of The Real World, which has been...
man sues FOX and American Idol producers saying show was his idea.
man sues FOX and American Idol producers saying show was his idea. A man living in Texas says he came up with the idea for...