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Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007

Solitary 2.0 debuts this weekend on Fox Reality
The Fox Reality channel's first original series returns for a second season this weekend. Solitary 2.0 debuted Saturday night, reairs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET...
Reality TV's "summer slowdown" will be followed by 18.5 hours of reality TV a week this fall
Summer reality shows have performed well enough to earn renewals from their networks, but there has yet to be "even one new reality show that...

More Big Brother bigotry, Diary Room manipulation
After five weeks in the Big Brother 8 house, one thing is clear: the houseguests say pretty much everything. Amber's discussion of Jews is by...
Hell's Kitchen 3 concludes tonight
The third season of Hell's Kitchen concludes tonight at 9 p.m. ET, as Gordon Ramsay decides whether Rock or Bonnie deserves to be the head...
The Hills' third season debuts tonight
Laguna Beach spin-off The Hills returns for its third season tonight, which debuts at 10 p.m. ET on MTV. After months of tabloid bickering, tonight's...
Mandisa says Idol "goes against everything that I stand for," prays for the judges
American Idol 5 finalist Mandisa has used the show as a platform to sell a record and her memoir, but she says the show "goes...
Real World Hollywood house reportedly under construction at old CBS building
The house for the 20th season of The Real World is under construction in Hollywood, according to a report. Curbed LA quotes a source who...
Clay Aiken performs JT's "SexyBack," says there was "no reason" to do an album of covers
In a candid interview, American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken admits that he was "strongly encouraged" to produce an album of cover songs, even though...

Miss America moves to TLC, adds a reality series
The Miss America pageant, which no longer seems to capture America's imagination or attention, has a new home: TLC, the network that brought us Trading...
Big Brother 8's ratings reach season high, as does contestants' live feed bigotry
Ratings for Big Brother 8 increased to their highest level this summer on Sunday, perhaps due to the increased drama in the game, or perhaps...
Rock wins Hell's Kitchen 3 and $250,000
Rock Harper, a 30-year-old chef from Virginia, has won Hell's Kitchen 3. He defeated nanny/chef Bonnie Muirhead, and won a revenue-sharing position of head chef...
Hell's Kitchen ratings up 10 percent; Rock is moving to Las Vegas
The finale of Hell's Kitchen 3, on which Rock won his own restaurant, was watched by 9.8 million viewers, making it "the night's No. 1...

Self-proclaimed "reality TV expert" calls Sanjaya "Sanjana," makes seven-year-old jokes
Sometimes people just write silly things that beg to be made fun of. Such is the case with self-proclaimed "Reality TV Expert" Casey Lee's "Top...
Emmy-nominated So You Think You Can Dance 3 finale starts tonight
The third season of So You Think You Can Dance 3 comes to an end with its last performance episode tonight, and finale tomorrow night....
On the Lot recycles films again and stumbles into its grave
By showcasing some decent films recently, On the Lot was getting dangerously close to not sucking. But, true to form, the show did everything it...
Dick sacrifices himself for Daniele but America's Player may keep him in the game
America's Player, who sometimes seems like just an excuse to gather text message votes, may once again rock the Big Brother 8 house against his...
Laguna Beach replacement Newport Harbor debuts tonight on MTV
Newport Harbor, which is Laguna Beach's fourth season or replacement, depending upon how you look at it, officially debuts tonight on MTV at 10:30 p.m....
Andy and Tessa are no longer engaged, but "are very much in love"
Bachelor 10 couple Andy Baldwin and Tessa Horst have broken off their engagement, and she's no longer moving to Hawaii. They say they're still together,...

Trisha's mocking of a McDonald's employee "infuriated the Asian Australian community"
Real World Sydney cast member Trisha Cummings "has infuriated the Asian Australian community and been panned by US audiences after a recent episode showed her...
Kid Nation will give one kid $20,000 each episode
One of the 40 kids abandoned in a ghost town for the upcoming reality series Kid Nation will win $20,000 at the end of each...
The Hills' return was the highest-rated show among 12- to 34-year-olds on all channels
The big payoff--Lauren's confrontation with Heidi on the season premiere of The Hills--paid off big for MTV. An average of 3.6 million viewers watched, but...
Madonna's brother appeared on Top Chef 3
Last night's episode of Top Chef 3 had an uncredited guest appearance by Madonna's younger brother. Christopher Ciccone was the diner in the "Garage" teams'...

Real World Denver house now open as Theorie, a restaurant, martini bar, and wine store
The place where most of The Real World Denver's drama occurred has become Theorie, a restaurant and martini bar that opened last weekend. But although...
Bravo, TV Land casting for model competitions
Two cable networks are casting for model competition series, although one is specifically seeking older models, and the other will let the public decide who's...
America's Player's vote leads to Dustin's eviction
It's always delightful to watch arrogant, self-entitled people get blindsided and surprised by a vote on a reality show. When Dustin was evicted on Big...
Sabra Johnson wins So You Think You Can Dance 3
After "a record-breaking 16 million votes," Sabra Johnson--who started dancing just four years ago, and appeared in High School Musical last year--won So You Think...
Rob Mariano punches potential Tontine contestant in the head
Rob Mariano hasn't officially begun to host Tontine yet, and already he's making hosting history: He punched a potential contestant in the head. Twice. The...