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Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007

Ashley Parker Angel says he "will be starring in Hairspray on Broadway," doesn't like his label's single selection
Making the Band and There and Back star Ashley Parker Angel will soon be appearing on Broadway, he recently announced on his MySpace blog. On...
Survivor Fiji will debut in February; Jeff Probst and Vanuatu's Julie are still dating
The fourteenth season of Survivor will debut in February, according to the show's host. An AP story about Jeff Probst and his (former contestant) girlfriend...
P Diddy will form all-male group, "a mix between New Edition and N'Sync," for Making the Band 4
Having formed an all-female group during Making the Band 3, P Diddy will form an all-male group for a fourth season of the show. MTV...
Bravo renews Top Chef for a third season
The second season of the show is still airing, but Bravo has already renewed Top Chef for a third season. The only strange part of...

Beauty and the Geek 3 debuts tonight; cast includes Playboy model, actresses, comedians
The CW debuts the third season of Beauty and the Geek tonight at 8 p.m. ET. The two-hour premiere starts another season in which "eight...
Trump's kids 'resisted' joining The Apprentice because it might hurt their 'credibility'
With Carolyn fired, Ivanka Trump has replaced her for The Apprentice 6. Trump's junior, Don, will also appear on the show, as he did for...
Sydney, Australia, may be the location for the next Real World
A job advertisement posted for Australian production assistants suggests that the 19th season of The Real World will be set in Sydney, far away from...

Rob and Amber's disingenuous, contrived Fox Reality series debuts next week
Next week, Fox Reality debuts Rob & Amber: Against the Odds at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 11. The series follows the reality TV...
Apprentice 6's first 20 minutes are online; contest will let a viewer shadow the winner
In advance of Sunday's return of The Apprentice 6, Donald Trump has been picking a fight with Rosie O'Donnell, saying increasingly nasty things about her....
Donald Trump: "I don't need Rosie to help me with The Apprentice"
Donald Trump appeared on The Today Show this morning to address his ongoing feud with Rosie O'Donnell, and denied he was continuing to call her...

Carrie Underwood's "album was the third-biggest seller in the calendar year of 2006"
Carrie Underwood continues her rise to actual idol, not just television show winner. Besides winning five Billboard awards and a CMA award for best female...
MTV's I'm From Rolling Stone, VH1's The Surreal Life: Fame Games debut Sunday
Those who lack DVRs will have to make choices Sunday night, when VH1 and MTV kick off two new reality series at the same time...
NBC debuts Grease: You're the One I Want, The Apprentice 6 on Sunday
Two of the four reality shows debuting on Sunday are on NBC, which is devoting its entire prime-time space that evening to kicking off one...
Paula Abdul: "I've never been drunk in my life"
A year later, Paula Abdul comments about her bizarre behavior during pretty much the entire season (examples: one, two, three, four). She tells Entertainment Weekly...
Idol still "planning a national songwriting contest to determine a winning single"
The songwriting contest planned for American Idol 6 will still take place, producers say, although the details have yet to be worked out. Entertainment Weekly...