Monday, Dec. 11, 2006

• Elliott Yamin received $50,000 worth of free dental work
  Elliott Yamin has a new mouth: After "$50,000 worth of porcelain veneers and other dental work, and 20 sometimes-painful hours in the dentist's chair to...
• Jennifer Hudson's Dreamgirls performance generates Oscar buzz
  The new adaptaion of Dreamgirls opens on Friday in New York and LA, and on Christmas for the rest of us, and American Idol 3...
• An E-Z Pass and God's intervention help James and Tyler win The Amazing Race 10
  Models, friends, and former drug addicts Tyler and James have won The Amazing Race 10, marking the fifth time in 10 seasons that two white...
• Other networks worry about Idol, which "has vaporized nearly two dozen" shows
  In Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand writes about a pile of manure at a racetrack that a flood turned into "a mighty shit Godzilla" that left buildings...
• Who are the sexiest reality TV stars of 2006?
  Last year, for the first time, reality blurred published a list of the sexiest reality stars of 2005. Unlike nearly everything here, those judgments were...

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006

• Amazing Race 10's ratings increased from last season
  After watching its ratings drop thanks to the family season and a number of different timeslots, among other factors, The Amazing Race saw a ratings...
• Taylor Hicks' record released today
  Taylor Hicks, the debut album from American Idol 5 winner Taylor Hicks, hits stores today. The album includes a combination of original songs, tracks Taylor...
• FX renews 30 Days; Morgan Spurlock will be in two episodes
  Morgan Spurlock's quiet yet fascinating reality series 30 Days has been renewed for a third season. FOX "has ordered six hourlong episodes of the show,"...
• Survivor Cook Island finale twists revealed
  Jeff Probst has revealed the twists that will be featured on Sunday's finale of Survivor Cook Islands. While these definitely spoil twists in the game,...
• CBS offers suspects t-shirts, cash to appear on camera for Armed & Famous celebrity reality show
  CBS's upcoming reality series Armed & Famous, which features c-list celebrities such as Erik Estrada and La Toya Jackson training and working as police officers...
• Top Model 7 girls blame editing for anti-Melrose comments, Caridee's run-in with Nigel
  Normally, blaming the editing is a convenient way to get out of taking responsiblity for one's behavior, but considering that the Top Model 7 story...
• VH1 finally announces Surreal Life: Fame Games' debut date
  Eleven months after announcing an all-star, competition-based season of its series The Surreal Life, VH1 will actually air the show. The Surreal Life: Fame Games...

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006

• VH1 reportedly plans The Springer Hustle, which follows Jerry Springer Show producers
  VH1 has been filming The Springer Hustle, a reality series that follows life behind the scenes at The Jerry Springer Show, according to the New...
• Fergie, the Duchess of York, signs on for Dancing with the Stars 4
  The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, will appear on ABC's Dancing with the Stars 4. The news comes following a late November report that Fergie...
• I Love New York cast includes two actors; show will debut online Jan. 2
  I Love New York, the first spin-off of Flavor of Love, will debut January 8 at 9 p.m. ET. However, VH1 has a new year's...

Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006

• VH1 wants 25- to 35-year-old "girls who [like] the "bad boys" for Rock of Love
  Although no one knows for sure which '90s-era rock star will be leading VH1's new Flavor of Love-style show Rock of Love (speculation is that...
• ABC declines comment on Fergie but says producer's quotes were "fabricated"
  ABC won't comment on reports that Fergie, the Duchess of York, has been cast for Dancing with the Stars 3, but the network is denying...
• Erik loses 214 pounds to win The Biggest Loser; three people lost more than half their body weight
  After losing 214 pounds and 52.58 percent of his original starting weight, Erik was declared the winner of The Biggest Loser 3, and he won...

Friday, Dec. 15, 2006

• Biggest Loser 3 finale watched by 11.7 million people
  The two-hour finale of The Biggest Loser 3 was watched by an average of 11.7 million people. While that "was the show's highest rating of...
• Sara Evans, Jerry Springer will make guest appearances on Dancing with the Stars tour
  Sara Evans, who dropped out of the competition, will make a guest appearance on the Dancing with the Stars 3 tour. Jerry Springer will also...
• Rolling Stone previews its journalism-centered MTV reality show, reveals the cast
  MTV's new reality series I'm from Rolling Stone debuts Jan. 7 at 10, and Rolling Stone has unveiled a blog that offers a preview of...
• Survivor Cook Islands concludes Sunday
  Survivor's 13th season ends Sunday with the show's typical three-hour finale, which includes a one-hour reunion. For the first time in the show's history, the...
• 'NSync's Joey Fatone says he'll be on Dancing with the Stars 4
  Joey Fatone, one of the oft-forgotten members of 'NSync, said this morning that he will be one of the celebrities on Dancing with the Stars...

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