week of February 20, 2005

Monday, Feb. 21, 2005

• did Sir Alan Sugar reveal one of the final two UK Apprentice contestants?
  did Sir Alan Sugar reveal one of the final two UK Apprentice contestants? After dissing his show's producers, UK Apprentice head Sir Alan Sugar is...
• disclaimer, funeral home owner say "Everything was staged" on Simple Life 3.
  disclaimer, funeral home owner say "Everything was staged" on Simple Life 3. The Simple Life 3's latest episode found Paris and Nicole working at a...
• Survivor Palau premiere's 23.66 million viewers improves on Vanuatu debut.
  Survivor Palau premiere's 23.66 million viewers improves on Vanuatu debut. About 23.6 million viewers tuned in to the debut of Survivor Palau, an increase of...
• second season of Project Runway "in limbo" because of Disney, Miramax split.
  second season of Project Runway "in limbo" because of Disney, Miramax split. Despite the success of the first season, a second season of Bravo's Project...

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

• possible Runway renewal has nothing to do with Disney/Miramax, source says.
  possible Runway renewal has nothing to do with Disney/Miramax, source says. According to a Bravo source, Project Runway's future is not dependent upon the outcome...
• Top Model 4 will be set in "gritty" LA.
  Top Model 4 will be set in "gritty" LA. America's Next Top Model cycle four will move across the country, from New York to LA....
• Jen fails to show up for the Bachelorette reunion; Fabrice says he's not gay.
  Jen fails to show up for the Bachelorette reunion; Fabrice says he's not gay. The men gathered to "tell all" last night, and to extend...
• Miss America may become reality series.
  Miss America may become reality series. The Miss America pageant and reality TV have a sordid history: it was on the show that O-Town began...
• actor Charlie O'Connell is Bachelor 7.
  actor Charlie O'Connell is Bachelor 7. A C-list actor will be the star of The Bachelor 7, according to E! Online's Wanda/Kristin/whoever. How is this...

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

• reality TV doing well despite bombs; shows condemn contestant's bad behavior.
  reality TV doing well despite bombs; shows condemn contestant's bad behavior. Despite a handful of serious bombs over the past six months, The Orlando Sentinel's...
• Adrianne says she was "screwed over" by Tyra, never received her modeling contract.
  Adrianne says she was "screwed over" by Tyra, never received her modeling contract. The first America's Next Top Model says in Steppin' Out magazine that...
• Project Runway concludes tonight.
  Project Runway concludes tonight. Bravo's sleeper hit Project Runway ends its extended run with a two-hour finale tonight at 9 p.m. ET, and either Wendy...
• Wanda: seven of the Survivor Palau cast are "pretty people from modeling agencies."
  Wanda: seven of the Survivor Palau cast are "pretty people from modeling agencies." One of the first two people to leave Survivor Palau has revealed...

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005

• Jolanda: Survivor "was not that serious for me," says Wanda "is my friend for life."
  Jolanda: Survivor "was not that serious for me," says Wanda "is my friend for life." The first person to officially be voted off the island...
• Jen probably wouldn't do another series; rumors abound about another break-up.
  Jen probably wouldn't do another series; rumors abound about another break-up. In a conversation with reporters, Jen Schefft says she is "really looking forward to...
• "Amazing Race meets Phone Booth" show concept being auctioned off on eBay.
  "Amazing Race meets Phone Booth" show concept being auctioned off on eBay. Greg Cooper, who describes himself in a press release as "an accomplished veteran...
• four Idol 4 semi-finalists go home.
  four Idol 4 semi-finalists go home. The thinning has begun, as American Idol 4 has lost its first four semi-finalists. Judd Harris, Melinda Lira, Sarah...
• Jay McCarroll wins Project Runway.
  Jay McCarroll wins Project Runway. Project Runway ended as judges Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, and actor Parker Posey (who was IDed as a "fashion fan")...

Friday, Feb. 25, 2005

• Australia's Queer Eye cancelled.
  Australia's Queer Eye cancelled. Australian's Channel 10 has cancelled the country's version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy after just three episodes. The Herald...
• printer ends business relationship with Reichen after discovering Reichen's gay.
  printer ends business relationship with Reichen after discovering Reichen's gay. The printer that produces posters featuring Amazing Race 4 winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, and that Reichen...
• MTV needs Real World Philly reunion audience; Landon dated a 17-year-old.
  MTV needs Real World Philly reunion audience; Landon dated a 17-year-old. MTV will shoot a reunion with The Real World Philadelphia cast on Monday in...
• CBS denies Wanda's model cast claim.
  CBS denies Wanda's model cast claim. Wanda's claim that CBS cast seven Survivor Palau contestants from modeling agencies has been denied by the network. Wanda...
• Julie Brown sues I'm a Celebrity producers over bites, scars from leeches.
  Julie Brown sues I'm a Celebrity producers over bites, scars from leeches. Almost two years after I'm a Celebrity--Get Me Out of Here aired on...
• 2.5 million watched Runway finale.
  2.5 million watched Runway finale. At the climax of Bravo's Project Runway, 2.5 million people were watching. That helped the show earn "the network's highest...
• American Idol 4 cuts called "cruel."
  American Idol 4 cuts called "cruel." New York's tabloids have twin stories today detailing the cruelty of American Idol 4's first four eliminations. As the...
• one of Real World Paris star Mallory's SI pictures shows her padded bra insert.
  one of Real World Paris star Mallory's SI pictures shows her padded bra insert. Mallory Synder, one of the cast members on The Real World...

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