week of October 8, 2006

Monday, Oct. 9, 2006

• Peter becomes the new Flo as Amazing Race 10's racers implode paddling through Vietnam
  One of the simpler tasks in Amazing Race history, rowing a boat, caused nearly every team to implode last night as they struggled against wind...

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006

• Top Model's producer says Monique "has no self-awareness of how her behavior affected others"
  Some Top Model 7 drama is now over, thanks to the exit of Monique Babblesworth, who TV Guide calls "this season's überbitch." Among other things,...
• Constantine Maroulis says Idol's focus is "fucked up," smokes pot because "I'm a fucking artist"
  With a Village Voice reporter watching, American Idol 4's Constantine Maroulis "checked his MySpace page for new e-mails on his laptop," "sprayed a coat of...
• Simple Life 6 starts production next month as Paris and Nicole work as camp counselors
  The Simple Life 6 will start production next month, at least two years after everyone stopped caring. The series will resolve its "bullshit" fifth-season finale...
• Menudo will be "revived, recast and reinvented" with a reality series
  For its 30th anniversary next year, boy band Menudo will make a comeback, searching for a new generation of Ricky Martins and then showcasing the...
• Bo Bice recovering from emergency surgery, cancels tour dates
  Bo Bice's ongoing intestinal problems led to emergency surgery yesterday, from which he is now recovering. Last year, he left the Idols tour after having...

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006

• Mr. T's I Pity the Fool debuts tonight on TV Land
  TV Land's new reality series I Pity the Fool, which (obviously) stars Mr. T, debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET. On the show, Mr. T...
• MTV airs the official Real World Denver promo
  The Real World Denver's official promo is now airing on MTV, and just like the alleged hot tub footage, it features two cast members making...
• Two-a-Days concludes online tonight; production has started on season two
  MTV's reality series Two-a-Days concludes its first season tonight, sort of. The penultimate episode airs on MTV at 10:30 p.m. ET, and immediately afterward, the...

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006

• Future seasons of Survivor will "have equal representation among races," Probst hopes
  Survivor Cook Islands ethnically diverse cast is something that will remain in future seasons, or at least that's what Jeff Probst hopes. "We won't be...
• The Duel challenge debuts tonight on MTV
  MTV is moving its Real World/Road Rules Challenge to Thursday nights at 10 p.m. ET starting tonight with the debut of The Duel. This season,...
• American Idol 5 tour made $35.2 million
  The American Idol 5 tour, which visited 55 cities in just under three months, earned $35.2 million, USA TODAY reports, citing numbers from Billboard Boxscore....
• Jeffrey: "I fucking made the entire collection, but I'm scared to death that I'm not going to be showing at Bryant Park"
  The first part of the two-part Project Runway 3 finale aired last night, and as expected, it included Laura's accusation that Jeffrey cheated, despite his...
• Storm Large, Magni, house band fired from Rock Star Supernova tour
  Rock Star: Supernova contestants Storm Large and Magni have been fired from the new group's tour. The show's ever-popular house band will also not be...

Friday, Oct. 13, 2006

• The Duel's "simple" rules explained as Key West turns on itself and Tina punches Beth
  MTV's latest Challenge, The Duel, debuted last night, and with a new game come new rules. As always, those rules were easily explained by host...
• Brandy and Michael Knight are dating
  America's Got Talent judge (and, you know, singer) Brandy and Project Runway 3 finalist (and yes, straight man) Michael Knight are dating. They met "while...
• Survivor race war update: with five people voted off, all the whites and Asians remain
  The tribes may have merged on Survivor Cook Islands, but the show's diverse cast is getting less diverse with every passing week. Five people have...
• Sara Evans quits Dancing with the Stars 3
  Sara Evans, Dancing with the Stars 3 contestant and country singer, "has decided to quit the popular reality series effective immediately," Us Weekly reports. She's...
• CW plans House of Horrors reality series
  The CW is taking its reality TV in a direction quite opposite that of its one current reality series, Top Model. House of Horrors will...
• Fifth season of Discovery Kids' Endurance starts Saturday
  Endurance: High Sierras, the fifth season of the Survivor-style reality show for teenagers, debuts tomorrow on Discovery Kids at 8:30 p.m. While the series has...
• Sara "Evans felt it was in her children's best interest that she also withdraw from competition"
  Sara Evans has confirmed reports that she is leaving Dancing with the Stars 3. In a statement to Access Hollywood, her people confirmed that her...
• Channel Five, Sky both want to bring Pop Idol back to the UK
  Two networks in the UK are vying to bring American Idol's parent back to the air. Although the American version has aired five seasons, Pop...

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