week of September 10, 2006

Monday, Sep. 11, 2006

• Producers Guild investigating "illegal and unethical" labor practices on reality TV, while writers are divded over WGA's efforts
  Reality TV shows are getting scrutiny from another union. The Producers Guild of America will investigate issues of "excessive hours, denial of overtime pay, intimidation...
• Project Runway 3 designer spotted "loudly discussing [an] $8,000 budget" at Mood
  We're down to the final five designers on Project Runway 3, which means that after Wednesday night's episode, we'll know which four designers will present...
• David Bromstad wins Design Star
  David Bromstad has won HGTV's Design Star, and thus his own show on the network. His win was revealed at the very, very end of...
• Jury members Will and Danielle spotted singing karaoke in Palm Springs
  The Big Brother 7 house may be empty except for an asshat and his mostly willing accomplice, but there was drama recently with the other...
• Anna Nicole Show star Daniel dies
  Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith, has died. As a teenager, he was one of the cast members on E!'s The Anna Nicole Show,...

Tuesday, Sep. 12, 2006

• Trump: "I had to fire [Carolyn] but it wasn't like one of my dramatic boardroom scenes"
  For the final word on Donald Trump firing Carolyn Kepcher, we turn to Trump's blog, which is less scary for the fact that Trump actually...
• Summer reality TV season ends tonight as the fall season begins
  Tonight, the last of the summer reality shows finally say goodbye, and the fall season officially begins. There is no rest in the world of...
• VH1 spins off Flavor of Love without Flavor but starring one of the show's women
  Flavor Flav has now starred in four VH1 reality series, and even though Flavor of Love 2 is the network's highest-rated show (last Sunday's episode...

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006

• NAACP says they'll wait to see Survivor; Burnett dismisses lack of geographic diversity
  On the eve of the debut of Survivor Cook Islands, the NAACP has issued a statement saying they "do not" like the idea, but will...
• Judge says CBS' Supernova has to change its name
  A judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Rock Star: Supernova, which means that, once formed tonight, the new group may not perform under the...
• Mike "Boogie" Malin wins Big Brother all-stars
  "Boogie, it's hard to justify giving half a million dollars to someone that owns six restaurants and kind of bullied and threatened their way in...

Thursday, Sep. 14, 2006

• Dancing with the Stars 3 debut is the third-highest rated episode ever
  ABC has done it again. The debut of Dancing with the Stars 3 was watched by an average of 20 million people, Variety reports that...
• Survivor Cook Islands debuts tonight
  Just over three weeks after CBS revealed its controversial twist, Survivor Cook Islands finally debuts tonight at 8 p.m. ET. The good news about this...
• Project Runway jumps the shark by letting Vincent and Angela rejoin the competition
  So, Project Runway has officially jumped the shark by becoming everything that it used to not be. Angela and Vincent--perhaps the two most annoying, drama-filled...
• Lukas Rossi wins Rock Star: Supernova
  Lukas Rossi has been selected as the lead singer for the group about to be known as something other than Supernova. He's now the second...
• Real World begins casting for its 19th season Saturday
  The Real World is looking for seven fresh new faces to get drunk, hook up, and wreak havoc on the 19th season of the show....
• Starting Over has officially been cancelled
  Bunim-Murray's groundbreaking, addictive daytime reality soap opera Starting Over has officially been cancelled. This isn't really surprising, as cancellation was expected, although distributor NBC gave...

Friday, Sep. 15, 2006

• Dog the Bounty Hunter arrested, could be extradited to Mexico
  Dog the Bounty Hunter is now on the other side of the law, having been arrested in Hawaii by federal marshals. Duane Chapman, his son,...
• Warrant may be issued for Corey Clark's arrest after he failed to appear in court
  After accusing Paula Abdul of having an affair with him and being cited for battery for a food fight, American Idol 2 reject Corey Clark's...
• Rosie O'Donnell verbally castrates Boogie on The View
  Watching Mike "Boogie" Malin receive $500,000 might not have been all that exciting. But watching Rosie O'Donnell rip Mike on The View provided at least...
• Subscribe to daily e.mail messages and preview the new reality blurred
  It's fall, which means its time for yet another site redesign. In truth, this redesign, which has been underway since last May, is designed to...
• The Amazing Race 10 debuts Sunday
  The 10th season of The Amazing Race kicks off on Sunday, its new night. The show debuts at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday with a...
• Survivor Cook Islands debuts and looks pretty much like every other season of Survivor
  Last night, Survivor Cook Islands finally debuted, and perhaps the biggest surprise was that it wasn't all that different from most seasons. Of course, the...
• Finalists' collections photos are online, although some journalists were "shut out"
  The Project Runway 3 show was held in Bryant Park this morning, but at least a few journalists were not allowed inside the tent. The...
• Survivor Cook Islands debuts with low ratings
  After all of the hype and debate, not many people tuned in to the debut of Survivor Cook Islands. Either the controversy turned people off,...

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