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Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2004

Al Gore staff member Omarosa received The Apprentice-like mixed reactions.
Al Gore staff member Omarosa received The Apprentice-like mixed reactions. Before The Apprentice, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth once worked as a scheduler-receptionist for Al Gore. There, she...
Arabic Big Brother pulled.
Arabic Big Brother pulled. A demonstration by over a thousand people led the Arabic Big Brother, or Al-Ra'is (The Boss), to be pulled off the...
Rich says his tribe suggested challenge nudity; plans to marry his partner.
Rich says his tribe suggested challenge nudity; plans to marry his partner. Richard Hatch says that it was his Survivor All-Stars tribe's idea for him...
producers "encourage the drama" in "artificial and manipulated" Eden.
producers "encourage the drama" in "artificial and manipulated" Eden. The second part of the Forever Eden premiere airs tonight, and Mary will "take her revenge"...
American Candidate apps now open to anyone over 18, deadline extended.
American Candidate apps now open to anyone over 18, deadline extended. John Edwards, John Kerry, George W. Bush, and Lyndon LaRouche might not have to...
on Average Joe 2 Hawaii's finale, Larissa picks hot guy Gil, gets dumped.
on Average Joe 2 Hawaii's finale, Larissa picks hot guy Gil, gets dumped. Yet again, NBC has failed to deliver an average guy into the...

Major: BBC should drop reality TV.
Major: BBC should drop reality TV. Even British politicians stick their faces into reality TV. Former Prime Minister John Major says he "would like to...
sweeps success Top Model is "a monster," helps UPN beat The WB.
sweeps success Top Model is "a monster," helps UPN beat The WB. One of the biggest successes during February sweeps was UPN's America's Next Top...
"Fabio wishes Larissa ... the best."
"Fabio wishes Larissa ... the best." The bizarre-ass twist on the finale of Average Joe 2: Hawaii continues to raise questions. Fabio? Fabio? Fabio?! We've...
new shows: real-life Sex and the City, Gilligan's Island; US family in UK; golf.
new shows: real-life Sex and the City, Gilligan's Island; US family in UK; golf. Besides airing edited repeats of Sex and the City, TBS is,...

wedding reality TV "demystifies marriage and its accoutrements."
wedding reality TV "demystifies marriage and its accoutrements." With all the freaking out over the "sanctity of marriage," it's somewhat surprising that we don't yet...
third Making the Band 2 season debuts tonight; Da Band moves in with P. Diddy.
third Making the Band 2 season debuts tonight; Da Band moves in with P. Diddy. The third season of Making the Band 2, which follows...
SciFi's Mad Mad House debuts tonight.
SciFi's Mad Mad House debuts tonight. SciFi's Mad Mad House, which follows 10 guests competing against each other in a house with five "alts," debuts...
UPN's Missy Elliott Project tour show will also be a hip-hop competition.
UPN's Missy Elliott Project tour show will also be a hip-hop competition. Missy Elliott's UPN show that follows her life on tour will also include...
Jeff Probst says he screwed up the immunity challenge: "I blew another one."
Jeff Probst says he screwed up the immunity challenge: "I blew another one."The generally unflappable and infallible Jeff Probst admits he screwed up last week's...

unions picket Real World Philly house.
unions picket Real World Philly house. The Real World Philadelphia will be filmed at the historic Seamen's Church Institute, and it's already the site of...
straight guy selling Queer Eye furniture.
straight guy selling Queer Eye furniture. One of the Queer Eye straight guys is unloading some of the stuff he got free from the show....
Donald Trump fires Omarosa.
Donald Trump fires Omarosa. The Apprentice's resident villain, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, was fired by Donald Trump on last night's episode, ostensibly for taking a break for...
"sexually violated, humiliated, dehumanized and totally spent" Sue quits.
"sexually violated, humiliated, dehumanized and totally spent" Sue quits. Saying she was "sexually violated, humiliated, dehumanized and totally spent," Sue Hawk quit Survivor All-Stars, making...

eight-week competitive, interactive Trading Spaces Home Free debuts tonight.
eight-week competitive, interactive Trading Spaces Home Free debuts tonight. Trading Spaces' eight-episode spin-off, Trading Spaces Home Free, debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET. For the...
Nashville Star 2 debuts tonight.
Nashville Star 2 debuts tonight. USA Network's Nashville Star 2 debuts tonight, going on a second nationwide search for a country music star. Tonight's 90-minute...