reality blurred + archives + November 6 to November 12, 2005

week of November 6, 2005

Hell's Kitchen 2 looking for chefs "with varying culinary experience"
Chef Ramsay is returning to FOX, and he needs some peons upon whom he can pee. (Metaphorically, of course, unless this season gets even dirtier...
Trump's and Martha's Apprentices are the top-rated reality shows among rich people
While The Apprentice 4 and The Apprentice: Martha Stewart both have less-than-impressive ratings, they're still the top two reality shows among one group: rich people...
Real World doesn't pay for music it uses
The indie rockers and future pop superstars you hear while The Real World casts make out and drink aren't getting paid for the privilege of...

Commercial-free Laguna Beach finale will include "a couple of surprises"
Next Monday's finale of Laguna Beach, which will featured Stephen and Kristin's dramatic final encounter, will air without commercials. That'll give the cast an extra...
Simon Cowell says Irish Idol 5 contestant is "as good as Kelly Clarkson"
Simon Cowell is again predicting the winner of American Idol, which doesn't start airing until January. The semi-final competitions haven't even taken place yet, but...
Survivor will return to Panama for Survivor 12, the third season to be filmed there
About one week ago today, on either Nov. 1 or Oct. 31, Survivor 12 began production. And the show is being filmed in a very...
Bravo's reality series are the top three most attentively watched reality shows
IAG Research examined cable television shows to see which ones people watched most attentively--that is, which shows people watched while clipping their toenails, and which...
CBS orders two more seasons of Survivor
CBS has ordered a 13th and 14th season of Survivor, which is currently in its 11th season. In a statement, CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler...

The Amazingly Lame Race 8 returns to the US during a supersized episode
It's time for another edition of Hysterically Ridiculous Things The Amazing Race 8 Teams Said, brought to you this week by my sorrow over the...
A&E will air Australia's Outback House
While PBS will soon air Texas Ranch House, another network is ending PBS' monopoly on the historical reality genre. A&E has purchased Outback House, an...
Markus says his "reputation has been decimated" as a result of "libelous" editing
Markus Garrison, who was fired from The Apprentice 4 last week, says his potrayal has damaged his reputation. Earlier, Markus offered point-by-point rebuttals of the...

Trump wants to stay for Apprentice 6 and 7; promises surprise for live finale
If anything, Donald Trump and company are great at keeping The Apprentice in the news. Today, he tells the New York Daily News that he...
Politicians demand Australian Idol contestant be reinstated after he lost by 27 votes
An Australian Idol contestant Dan England was eliminated from the show after losing by 27 votes, but the country's premier wants producers to bring him...
Bravo will air Hell's Kitchen clone; CMT following Kinky Friedman's campaign
The producers of Project Runway are creating a new talent-based reality show for Bravo. The show, Top Chef, sounds like a carbon copy of FOX's...
CBS web site mistakenly shows two eliminated Amazing Race 8 families
On Tuesday's episode of The Amazing Race 8, the Paolo family was eliminated. But according to CBS' web site, two families were eliminated. That other...

Bobby Jon voted out of Survivor Guatemala after making up with Jamie, whose heart he broke
Bobby Jon Drinkard's return to Survivor has once again ended in defeat, although this time, he was actually voted out, and this time, he'll be...
Biggest Loser 3 now casting; current season performing well in the ratings
Tuesday's episode of The Biggest Loser 2 was NBC's most-watched show in its timeslot in almost a year. The episode was watched by 10.15 million...