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Monday, May. 8, 2006

Will Young voted most popular British artist ever, beating Robbie Williams, The Beatles
More than four years ago, Will Young won the UK's Pop Idol, but he's still incredibly popular. He was just "voted the most popular UK...
Is The Apprentice in danger of being cancelled?
With sliding ratings for The Apprentice 5, will the series live on to move to LA for its sixth season? The Mercury News' Charlie McCollum...
Denver bars forced to limit crowds to accommodate 40-person Real World crews
The jokes about The Real World not being real are painfully old, but alas, the series is asking for it. Today The Denver Post reports...

Carrie Underwood graduates from college; Fantasia will star as herself in a Lifetime movie
The third and fourth season American Idol winners both recently announced major successes, although neither had anything at all to do with singing. Carrie Underwood...
8th & Ocean cast: a primer
I've become addicted to MTV's 8th & Ocean, the Laguna Beach-esque series that follows models living in South Beach and airs Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m....
CBS' As the World Turns cast member search, called Inturn, will air online only
CBS has been casting for a new show that will find a cast member for its soap opera As the World Turns, and an announcement...

Top Model 6's Furonda says TV Guide interview is "like I'm being beaten with a stick"
You know an interview is going to be great when the interviewer starts his introduction by saying his subject "resembled E.T. in a wig" and...
Priscilla Presley says Idol "would be one of [Elvis'] favorite shows"; Ryan calls Paula a stripper
If Elvis is still alive, you can bet he'll make an appearance today, horrified at what his former spouse Priscilla Presley told the final four...
DialIdol projects Chris and Katharine are the bottom two; producer says there will be no "mockery" tonight
Chris Daughtry, once the unstoppable American Idol 5 favorite, may find himself going home fourth. DialIdol's measurement of busy signals last night suggests that Chris...
Bravo plans top stylist, decorator competition series, plus other shows
Bravo is carbon-copying its successful reality TV formulas for a whole slate of new shows. First up is Work Out, which besides sounding like Blow...

Amazing Race 9 down to a mostly hate-worthy final three teams
The Amazing Race 9 has its final three teams, and I have just one team to root for. Ray and Yolanda have my support, in...
Shane says he gave up acting in 1998
Last week, Shane Powers was stabbed in the back by his own alliance, and the sometimes psychotic Survivor Panama contestant we loved to hate joined...
Unan1mous is not a hoax, ends with Tarah winning $382,193
FOX's Unan1mous ended last night, and despite all kinds of promotion that suggested a shocking! ending!, it concluded normally. The show totally limped into its...
Chris Daughtry eliminated from American Idol 5
As predicted, Chris and Katharine were in the bottom two last night, and Chris Daughtry went home. This may have been more shocking had he...
Fuel offers Chris a job as their lead singer
It may be a national day of mourning for them, but fans of Chris Daughtry may have a reason to rejoice in just a few...
American Inventor opens phones for voting and is even more boring than usual
American Inventor aired its "finale" episode tonight, and the phone lines opened so viewers could vote for the four finalists: Ed Hall, with Word Ace;...

Andrea says Florence Henderson is "trying to maintain her Carol Brady bullshit"; Maven calls Tawny a "drug addict"
One of the biggest surprises about The Surreal Life 6 cast was the fact that Mrs. Brady, aka Florence Henderson, was so controversial. As TV...
Survivor Panama final four cliffhanger concludes Sunday during the season finale
Survivor Panama teased us last night, making us wait, for the first time ever, to see who will be voted off. As the words "to...
Chris considering his options, Fuel's offer as some fans float conspiracy theories
One day after his shocking! elimination from American Idol 5, Chris Daughtry was offered a job by Fuel, but he's not sure if he'll accept...