reality blurred + archives + February 19 to February 25, 2006

Monday, Feb. 20, 2006

Survivor gaining teenagers as it loses older viewers
Survivor Panama is losing popularity with old people (those fogies ages 18 to 49), but it's gaining teenage viewers. This season "is the most-watched among...
Donald Trump wants Martha Stewart to take "responsibility for her failure"
Donald Trump unleashed his verbal fury upon Martha Stewart last night, responding to a comment she made about their two shows. Martha Stewart told Newsweek...
Simon Cowell lied about not knowing his mean comments were being recorded
Simon Cowell might be a dick, but at least we can count on him to be honest. Not anymore. Last week, he said that his...
Wife Swap, The Bachelor 8 air reunion, recap shows tonight
Tonight, ABC bravely faces the final Monday of the winter Olympics by airing two reality shows that will feature recaps and reunions. First up is...
Apprentice loser Tana now selling the Bedazzler
A few weeks ago, I heard from some Canadian readers that they'd spotted The Apprentice 3 candidate Tana on an infomercial for a product Tana...

Ashley Parker Angel gets into a fight at the Roxy when a drunk calls him "cupcake" and slaps him
There and Back just keeps on delivering the awesome. In two short weeks, we've gone from the emotions of childbirth to bar fights. Yes, this...
Laguna Beach's Kristin Cavalleri offering a 10-minute call with herself for charity
Fresh off of the likely cancellation of her UPN series, Kristin Cavalleri is now offering herself for sale. The high bidder during a charity eBay...
15 of the 24 American Idol 5 finalists plan to thank God first if they win
Five hours of American Idol 5 kick off tonight at 8 p.m. ET with the first quasi-live performances of the season. The top 12 women...

Project Jay and Project Runway 2 reunion both air tonight
We're a week away from the start of the Project Runway 2 finale's beginning, so that means tonight is the reunion. The pre-taped show will...
Trump slams Martha in a letter: "your performance was terrible"
The exchange of unpleasentries between Donald Trump and Martha Stewart has erupted into a full-fledged war. The latest blow: Trump wrote Martha a letter in...
American Idol text message votes from non-Cingular phones are not counted
That Cingular Wireless is a sponsor of American Idol is no surprise; after all, the credits say "promotional consideration paid by" Cingular, Ford, and Coca-Cola....
Survivor becomes an interactive roller coaster at Paramount's Great America
NBC turned Fear Factor into an interactive show at Universal's parks in Florida and California, and now Paramount is adapting Survivor into a roller coaster....
Brian Dunkleman left Idol because of "how cruel the show was," but is now hosting an Idol fantasy game
So far, the most noteworthy and absurd thing about this, the fifth season of American Idol, a rather bland season to date, is the return...

Project Jay reveals Jay's reason for not taking the prize: he wants his own "exclusive deal"
Jay McCarroll's Project Jay special aired last night, and we finally found out why he rejected the show's prize. At the beginning of the hour-long...
Santino defends his comments, saying he regrets only hurt feelings
The cast of Project Runway 2 reunited to pour hydrogen peroxide in raw wounds and bitch about one another. It was, however, a mostly uneventful...
Maxim posts near-topless photos of Idol finalist Becky O'Donohue
Three years ago, Frenchie Davis was expelled from the competition. Becky O'Donohue posted for Maxim with her twin sister, and Maxim has republished the photos...
Trump continues to rip Martha for her "piece of garbage" Apprentice
Just days away from the debut of The Apprentice 5, Donald Trump continues to rip apart Martha Stewart and her version of The Apprentice, not...

Live Dancing with the Stars 2 finale airs Sunday
Dancing with the Stars 2 concludes Sunday night with a two-hour live finale starting at 8 p.m. ET. The three stars remaining are Stacy Keibler,...
Terry finds Exile Island's immunity idol
Banished to Survivor Panama's Exile Island after his tribe lost the reward challenge, Terry quickly found the immunity idol. In addition to the clues previous...
Martha Stewart calls Donald Trump "juvenile," "evil," "unethical" and "immoral"
It's volley six in the epic war of the larger-than-life Apprentice CEOs (previous rounds: 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5). And it's getting...
Becky, Bobby, Patrick, and Stevie are the first Idols to be eliminated by the audience
Viewers have voted for the first time during American Idol 5, and the first four contestants to get the ax were Becky O'Donohue, Bobby Bennett,...
American Idol beats Olympic skating as Survivor has its lowest-rated night ever
Last night, the showdown on the major networks led to a victory for FOX's behemoth American Idol 5, which was watched by 23.5 million viewers....