reality blurred + archives + December 17 to December 23, 2006

week of December 17, 2006

Coming soon: Reality shows from Oprah, Kevin Federline, 90210 help
New reality TV show projects involve the rich and famous, including Oprah (rich and famous), the people who are the help for those in the...
Bill Rancic engaged to E! News anchor Giuliana DePandi; they met when she interviewed him
Original Apprentice winner Bill Rancic and E! News' Giuliana DePandi were engaged to be married on Friday. They'll are "[planning] to wed in late 2007...
Steven Spielberg will only appear in On the Lot's finale; show will debut in May
Steven Spielberg's new reality show On the Lot will debut in May, according to Newsweek, but the director won't really be part of his own...
Project Runway's Laura, Big Brother's James, and Will & Janelle are 2006's sexiest reality stars
After sorting through thousands of votes, too way too many of which were from people who think I'm as dumb as they are, the results...

Survivor Fiji will have one tribe living in "luxury," two hidden immunity idols
At the conclusion of Survivor Cook Islands, Jeff Probst introduced the next season, Survivor Fiji. First, he said that "Survivor turns the tables on two...
Survivor Cook Islands ends with a diverse final four; jury gives Yul a 5 to 4 win over Ozzy
A few weeks ago, when Jonathan told Candice, "Maybe it’ll be us four Caucasians in the final four," it seemed like the most diverse Survivor...

Survivor Cook Islands finale wins the night, but the series continues to lose viewers
The finale of Survivor Cook Islands, the best season in a long time, was watched by 16.4 million viewers, making it the highest-rated show on...
Reichen says he's still dating Lance Bass, calls Perez Hilton "a common criminal"
Amazing Race 4 winner Reichen Lehmkuhl has responded on his MySpace blog to reports that he's broken up with his boyfriend Lance Bass or is...
Yul, Ozzy don't know who voted for them; Yul says Jonathan's hat incident was "manipulation"
Once again, CBS has inexplicably and pointlessly failed to reveal the jury's votes following a Survivor finale. While CBS.com's Voting History has been updated, it...
American Idol plans "a big event show" that "will blow America away," producer says
American Idol 6 will have "a big-event show, sometime in the middle of the season, something that will blow America away," according to one of...

Katharine McPhee will make Rose Parade history by not lip-syncing aboard a float
American Idol 6 runner-up Katharine McPhee will make Rose Bowl history when she actually sings aboard a float, according to a press release. The song...
Canadian Idol allows auditioners to play instruments
Canadian Idol will at least one of the ratings-increasing changes made to the Australian version of the show: Those who audition will be allowed to...

CBS finally reveals jury's votes
CBS.com has updated the voting history page of its Survivor Cook Islands for the second time this week, this time to add the jury's votes....
Taylor Hicks' album has third-best debut among American Idol winners
Taylor Hicks, the debut album by none other than American Idol 5 winner Taylor Hicks, sold 298,000 copies in its first week of release, Variety...
Nine of 10 product-placing shows were reality shows, which also were four of the five most-watched shows of 2006
Nielsen's year-end lists are out, and unsurprisingly, the most popular television show of 2006 was American Idol. American Idol also ranked second for its results...

Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell clash
An war of words between Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump began Wednesday and continues to escalate. Trump, whose new season of The Apprentice coincidentally debuts...
The Office's Jenna Fisher wanted to be on Dancing with the Stars, but producers said no
The list of celebrities who want to be on Dancing with the Stars continues to grow. Jenna Fisher says in an interview with TV Guide...
The Top Reality Whores of 2006
Once again, it's time to look back and reflect upon the past year. We've had 51 weeks of pleasure and pain from the world of...