Monday, Apr. 5, 2004

• Average Joe 3 concludes tonight.
  Average Joe 3 concludes tonight. Adam makes his final selection tonight as Average Joe 3: Adam Returns concludes tonight with a "special" two-hour episode starting...
• Kelly Osbourne is now in rehab.
  Kelly Osbourne is now in rehab. Just under a year after her brother Jack entered rehab, Kelly Osbourne checked herself into a clinic Friday for...
• Combat Missions' Scott Helvenston one of the civilian contractors killed in Iraq.
  Combat Missions' Scott Helvenston one of the civilian contractors killed in Iraq. One of the four civilian American contractors killed and mutilated in an Iraq...

Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2004

• Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston tape own show; Sugar Ray gets Spike series.
  Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston tape own show; Sugar Ray gets Spike series. Former big-time musicians are so desperate to get their own reality TV shows...
• third For Love or Money will debut this summer on NBC with "an all-new game."
  third For Love or Money will debut this summer on NBC with "an all-new game." NBC's reality TV strategy seems to involve producing an occasional...
• Adam selects Samantha.
  Adam selects Samantha. Adam broke a heart of his own last night as he ditched Rachel Goetz--who wrote bad poetry for bad poet Adam--in favor...
• KFC offers Apprentice runner-up a week-long job as CSO, commercial.
  KFC offers Apprentice runner-up a week-long job as CSO, commercial. KFC is attempting to capitalize on The Apprentice by offering the show's runner-up a week-long...
• Rocco countersues partners for $6 million over frozen pasta, changed locks.
  Rocco countersues partners for $6 million over frozen pasta, changed locks. Just in time for pre-premiere publicity for The Restaurant's second season debut, Rocco DiSpirito...
• Amazing Race 5 adds new game twists and Big Brother 4 cast member.
  Amazing Race 5 adds new game twists and Big Brother 4 cast member Alison. CBS has made an odd decision to merge its trashiest reality...

Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2004

• UK MTV show will follow bands' lives.
  UK MTV show will follow bands' lives. A new UK/Ireland MTV show "will follow several real bands as they try to make it in the...
• as William Hung's album is released, producers are annoyed by his "mockery."
  as William Hung's album is released, producers are annoyed by his "mockery." William Hung's album/DVD Inspiration was released yesterday, but American Idol 3 producers are...
• Top Model 2 special will air in May; both new seasons will air next TV season.
  Top Model 2 special will air in May; both new seasons will air next TV season. UPN is bringing back America's Next Top Model 2...
• FOX debuts The Swan tonight.
  FOX debuts The Swan tonight. Seventeen ugly women will "undergo physical, mental and emotional transformations with the help of a team of experts" in an...
• Bachelor 5 debuts tonight; the women were told that Jesse puts football first.
  Bachelor 5 debuts tonight; the women were told that Jesse puts football first. The Bachelor 5 debuts tonight, starring Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer as the...
• I'm a Celebrity will return to ABC this fall starring the children of celebrities.
  I'm a Celebrity will return to ABC this fall starring the children of celebrities. In an apparent attempt to solidify its reputation as the network...
• The Surreal Life moves to VH1, where it will feature musicians living together.
  The Surreal Life moves to VH1, where it will feature musicians living together. The WB has bailed on The Surreal Life after two seasons, but...

Thursday, Apr. 8, 2004

• A&E looking for Airline passengers.
  A&E looking for Airline passengers. Being cast on a reality TV show has become easier since they're so ubiquitous, but now you don't even have...
• Bravo orders 13 episodes of Queer Eye for the Straight Gal.
  Bravo orders 13 episodes of Queer Eye for the Straight Gal. Originally intended as a syndicated half-hour show called Gal Pals, the female spin-off of...

Friday, Apr. 9, 2004

• Vanessa cast as Tracy in Hairspray.
  Vanessa cast as Tracy in Hairspray. Canadians love one of our American Idol 2 rejects. Finalist Vanessa Olivarez had a hit single in Canada, and...
• 10.9 million watched Bachelor 5 debut; Giants general manager isn't happy.
  10.9 million watched Bachelor 5 debut; Giants general manager isn't happy. The Bachelor 5 kicked off its run with 10.9 million viewers Wednesday, improving on...
• Trump fires Amy and Nick, leaving Bill and Kwame as the final two candidates.
  Trump fires Amy and Nick, leaving Bill and Kwame as the final two candidates. The Apprentice is down to two contenders: Bill and Kwame. The...

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