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Tuesday, May. 31, 2005

Nashville Star final four will tour.
The final four Nashville Star 3 contestants, including winner Erika Jo, will start touring the country in mid-June. Currently, 17 cities have been announced--including three...
Four of the season's top 10 shows were reality.
Ratings are in from the 2004-2005 television season, and although drama made a resurgence thanks to Desperate Housewives and Lost, reality TV still delivered. Last...
Contender renewal, rematch fight both may be announced this week
Although The Contender is not on NBC's fall schedule, it hasn't been officially cancelled. According to the New York Times, "An NBC spokeswoman said that...
Survivor debuted five years ago today.
Today's the fifth anniversary of the beginning of a new era in primetime network television. At 8 p.m. on May 31, 2000, Survivor debuted, and...

Queer Eye shortens its name, will include "compelling personal stories."
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is no more. But it has not been cancelled; it's just been renamed Queer Eye. Why are they going...
Bravo's Sports Kids Moms & Dads, ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and The WB's Beauty and the Geek all debut tonight
Summer reality TV really gets started tonight as three new series kick off. The one that's been gaining the most critical buzz, surprisingly enough, is...
Outdoor Life will air Survivor repeats, while GSN will likely air Amazing Race repeats.
Two cable networks have secured the syndication rights for CBS' powerhouse reality shows, Survivor and The Amazing Race. Variety reports that "Comcast-owned Outdoor Life Network...

Kevin Spacey, Method Man, and Robert Evans mentor interns in a new TLC reality series.
Kevin Spacey and Method Man will front a TLC reality series this fall. The premise of Going Hollywood is kind of vague right now, but...
Britney and Kevin ratings both up and down.
How you frame and/or spin something matters more than the actual data. The latest example comes courtesy UPN's Britney and Kevin's third episode. First, the...
Hit Me Baby One More Time debuts tonight.
NBC brings nostalgia to an Idol-like format, as the network debuts a US version of the UK series Hit Me Baby One More Time. On...

Wal-Mart sponsoring ABC's The Scholar.
That soulless and evil behemoth is taking a break from stomping local merchants to death to sponsor an upcoming reality TV show. Wal-Mart will be...
American Idol 4 up four percent from season three; Carrie and Bo land on Billboard charts.
Over the 20 weeks that it aired, American Idol 4 dominated in the ratings, even improving upon itself. The show "finished up 3% in adults...
Teams of men versus women will compete on Biggest Loser 2.
Men and women will face off against each other on the second season of The Biggest Loser, which debuts in September. The teams will have...
Fear Factor Live opens today at Universal Orlando
Fear Factor becomes the first reality TV show to become a theme park attraction when Fear Factor Live opens today at Universal Orlando. The collaboration,...