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Monday, Jun. 20, 2005

Swan producer calls the show "worthless," says its cast "[looked] like cheap hookers"
A Fox Reality Channel exec doesn't have nice things to say about a show his network will re-air -- and a show he helped produce....
E! series will follow reality stars as they produce a movie.
A group of reality stars will spend time doing something besides touring college campuses and investing in perpetually delayed cable networks, and a new series...
Britney and Kevin lost more than 1.5 million viewers during the show's five weeks
Britney Spears' fans seemed to have abandoned her: The relatively small number of people that tuned in to watch the first episode of her UPN...
Idol launches online version of its contest
American Idol is considering a satellite radio station and is definitely going online with a new spin-off music talent show contest, which will launch this...

Real World Austin debuts with a street fight with locals
The Real World Austin debuted last night with a literal bang, as Danny got punched in the head by someone in the street and literally...
Corey Clark will meet with FOX.
The day before Corey Clark's record came out, it was--completely coincidentally--revealed that he's going to sit down with FOX to talk about the alleged affair-thing....
reality writers, editors, and producers want to unionize their "industry sweatshop."
The people who produce reality TV shows want to unionize their segment of the television industry. The Writer's Guild of America says it "has received...
UK Big Brother defended for its " Big Brother "biblical values"; Australian version features full-frontal nudity
While we in the states wait for our sixth version of Big Brother to begin, two versions elsewhere in the world are generating controversy. In...
Martha's Apprentice wraps production, will have "totally different rules"
Martha Stewart's version of The Apprentice finished production last week, according to the New York Post. It'll be edited this summer and air in the...

Real Gilligan professor "could face misdemeanor criminal charges" for misrepresenting himself
Reality TV stars -- or producers -- creatively stretching the truth about a cast member's profession is nothing new. But the most recent example could...
Beauty and the Geek renewed; 30 Days, Hell's Kitchen move up while Hit Me falls
The WB's unlikely hit, Beauty and the Geek, will return for a second season. Last week, it led all other WB shows with 4.5 million...
Martha Stewart keeping her Apprentice catchphrase secret
In an attempt to generate even more suspense before the debut of her Apprentice, Martha Stewart said yesterday that she won't reveal her version of...
Idol spins off Celebrity Idol
Celebrities will compete in a new edition of American Idol, which will be known as Celebrity Idol. Ten celebs will compete for $1 million, which...

Carrie's single debuts at number one
Carrie Underwood's single Inside Your Heaven has debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Pop 100. Billboard notes that "Underwood is...
Apprentice 5 casting starts tomorrow
We're still waiting for season four, but Donald Trump is already looking for a new group of ass-kissing b-school, type A personalities to compete as...
Bravo reveals Battle of the Network Reality Stars cast
Bravo's resurrection of Battle of the Network Stars will feature a cast of reality TV people. And although we have to wait until August 17...