week of January 16, 2005

Monday, Jan. 17, 2005

• low ratings for Bachelorette 3 debut; more on Fabrice's sexual orientation.
  low ratings for Bachelorette 3 debut; more on Fabrice's sexual orientation. The evidence is mounting that The Bachelorette 3 might turn the rose ceremony into...
• Cameron Diaz joins a parade of celebrities headed to reality television.
  Cameron Diaz joins a parade of celebrities headed to reality television. Cameron Diaz will star in a reality series for MTV titled Trippin', which despite...
• final Osbournes season debuts tonight.
  final Osbournes season debuts tonight. The final 10 episodes of The Osbournes begin airing tonight on MTV. The fourth season kicks off at 10:30 p.m....
• FOX puts Big Fat Obnoxious Boss, Playing it Straight online, but you'll pay.
  FOX puts Big Fat Obnoxious Boss, Playing it Straight online, but you'll pay. Two of the reality series FOX killed off will be available for...
• The Contender will face American Idol.
  The Contender will face American Idol. Mark Burnett's The Contender is the most expensive reality show ever produced, and when it debuts, NBC is going...

Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005

• no cameras seen at Simple Life taping.
  no cameras seen at Simple Life taping. The Simple Life 3 is getting weirder by the day. For one, it's strange enough that they're still...
• Marcus Schenkenberg, Chyna are dating.
  Marcus Schenkenberg, Chyna are dating. We already know that The Surreal Life 4 spawned a romance between Adrianne Curry and Chris Knight; now, there's a...
• Burnett working on Apprentice musical.
  Burnett working on Apprentice musical. By now, it's clear that The Apprentice is for sale to the highest bidder; Mark Burnett and Donald Trump will...
• American Idol 4 begins its run tonight.
  American Idol 4 begins its run tonight. American Idol 4 debuts with a two-hour premiere tonight at 8 p.m. ET, followed by an hour-long show...
• Richard Hatch charged with tax evasion for not reporting his Survivor winnings.
  Richard Hatch charged with tax evasion for not reporting his Survivor winnings. Original Survivor winner Richard Hatch is, officially, a moron. After winning $1 million...

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005

• PBS will film, air Texas Ranch House.
  PBS will film, air Texas Ranch House. Although the producer of the UK House series said that Regency House Party might be the last produced...
• Ty has emergency appendectomy, but continues Extreme Makeover production.
  Ty has emergency appendectomy, but continues Extreme Makeover production. As the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew was constructing a home in Lake City, Georgia, host...
• Amazing Race 7 airing three weeks after 6 ends; Survivor's Rob, Amber are a team.
  Amazing Race 7 airing three weeks after 6 ends; Survivor's Rob, Amber are a team. The Amazing Race 7 will debut three weeks after the...
• Mark Burnett's Martha Stewart show on NBC may be an Apprentice spin-off.
  Mark Burnett's Martha Stewart show on NBC may be an Apprentice spin-off. The Apprentice-like series that Mark Burnett is creating with Martha Stewart might actually...
• Jonathan and Victoria get eliminated.
  Jonathan and Victoria get eliminated. Ding, dong, the dick is gone. The Amazing Race 6's resident jerkhead Jonathan Baker and his wife Victoria Fuller were...

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005

• CBS exec says producers made a "judgment call" about Jonathan's behavior.
  CBS exec says producers made a "judgment call" about Jonathan's behavior. Following the elimination of Jonathan and Victoria from The Amazing Race 6, CBS execs...
• Top Model 4 debuts in March; show has been renewed for fifth and sixth seasons.
  Top Model 4 debuts in March; show has been renewed for fifth and sixth seasons. The show that has become UPN's version of Survivor is...
• Paris Hilton could be charged with theft, vandalism for behavior at LA newsstand.
  Paris Hilton could be charged with theft, vandalism for behavior at LA newsstand. Drama queen Paris Hilton may end up in prison because of her...
• The Apprentice 3 debuts tonight.
  The Apprentice 3 debuts tonight. A year and 12 days after debuting the first season, and just over a month after the second season concluded,...
• American Idol 4 debuts with 33.6 million viewers, FOX's third biggest night ever.
  American Idol 4 debuts with 33.6 million viewers, FOX's third biggest night ever. The third most watched evening in FOX history was Tuesday night, as...

Friday, Jan. 21, 2005

• Manhunt's Jon was "secretly selected as the winner two episodes" before the finale.
  Manhunt's Jon was "secretly selected as the winner two episodes" before the finale. Manhunt winner Jon Jonsson "learned later that he had been secretly selected...
• site tracks The Amazing Race's hotels.
  site tracks The Amazing Race's hotels. If you're interested in recreating The Amazing Race 6--without the wife-beating and culturally ignorant commentary--or are wondering where the...
• five shows nomiated for GLAAD awards.
  five shows nomiated for GLAAD awards. Five reality TV shows have been nominated for GLAAD awards, and all but one of the nominees feature(d) at...
• Jonathan: "the shove in Berlin was wrong"; Victoria: "We don't fight like that."
  Jonathan: "the shove in Berlin was wrong"; Victoria: "We don't fight like that." Unless something really important happens, or unless some nitwit casts them for...
• Project Runway's ratings increasing rapidly; Austin is not "completely gay."
  Project Runway's ratings increasing rapidly; Austin is not "completely gay." Bravo has another sleeper hit in Project Runway, its Heidi Klum-hosted clothing designer competition series....
• Rob, Amber confirmed as Amazing Race contestants, and CBS will air their wedding.
  Rob, Amber confirmed as Amazing Race contestants, and CBS will air their wedding. As we reported earlier this week, and as the Internets have been...
• "street smarts" team wins first Apprentice task; companies pay more than $2 million.
  "street smarts" team wins first Apprentice task; companies pay more than $2 million. The Apprentice 3's epic battle between high school grads and college grads...

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