Monday, Feb. 26, 2007

• Last-place team member walks away from Phil on the mat
  With the second half of The Amazing Race 11 facing off against the first half-hour of the Oscars, viewership was probably down, which is too...
• TLC debuts kid-filmed, adult-edited My Life as a Child tonight
  Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, TLC debuts a reality series that was actually filmed by its subjects: kids. My Life as a Child follows kids...
• Nashville Star judge says "it's disastrous that" the show hasn't produced a "consistent star"
  As Nashville Star 5 approaches its finale Thursday night--siblings Angela and Zac Hacker, plus David St. Romain, are the final three--the shows judges say the...
• Alleged Antonella oral sex pics spread but American Idol's producer denies knowledge
  Following the pictures of Antonella Barba partying and sitting on a toliet, another web site has posted photographs that it says may be Antonella performing...
• Jennifer Hudson wins Oscar for best supporting actress
  American Idol 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson followed her Golden Globe award with an Academy Award for her work in Dreamgirls. Accepting the award for best...
• Last Comic Standing adds $250,000 cash prize
  The winner of Last Comic Standing 5 will receive a talent contract and, for the first time this year, a cash prize of $250,000. That's...
• Antonella's friend confirms some naked pics are real, and says Antonella is "horrified"
  Antonella Barba's best friend, who also appeared on American Idol 6, confirms that some of the pictures of Antonella online are real, and says the...

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007

• Santa Monica buses remove Top Model ads after complaints they "disrespect women"
  Ads for The CW's Top Model 8, which debuts tomorrow night, have been removed from buses in Santa Monica after some people complained. The promo...
• NBC offers Victoria Beckham £10 million for her own reality show
  Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, has been offered £10 million for her own NBC reality show. The show "will follow her move to America," according...

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007

• reality blurred joining Federated Media; please tell them a little about yourself
  In non-reality TV news, reality blurred has been invited to join Federated Media, an organization that says its mission is to "support independent website authors...
• America's Next Top Model 8 debuts tonight
  Tonight, The CW debuts America's Next Top Model 8 at 8 p.m. ET with a two-hour premiere. The 13 models will "face tougher challenges and...
• Idol judges are happier with the "good," "better," and "best" top 10 men
  When Casey Kasem used to host America's Top 40, before American Idol's Ryan Seacrest took the job from him, I'd always turn it off during...
• Antonella won't be disqualified over photos; Simon, Ryan, and Randy support her
  Antonella Barba, whose topless photos have been talked about far more than any actual performance on American Idol 6, will not be removed from the...
• Vincent Pastore quits Dancing with the Stars because it was too "physically demanding"
  With less than three weeks to go before the debut of Dancing with the Stars 4, one of its stars has quit. Vincent "Big Pussy"...

Thursday, Mar. 1, 2007

• ABC importing weight loss reality show Too Big to Walk
  ABC is importing Too Big to Walk?, a weight-loss reality show from the UK that "assembled a group of eight overweight people and followed them...
• Popular reality shows draw 8 to 10 percent of their audiences from kids ages 2 to 11
  Reality TV shows remain popular among kids ages 2 to 11, and sometimes provide 10 percent of a show's entire audience. This season, "none of...
• DialIdol projects that 16 of the 20 semi-finalists are at risk tonight
  Tonight, 16 of the 20 American Idol 6 semi-finalists are at risk for elimination, according to projections by DialIdol. The site, which allows users to...

Friday, Mar. 2, 2007

• MyNetworkTV drops scripted programs in favor of reality TV
  MyNetworkTV, the network owned by News Corp. that was formed after the merger of UPN and The WB into The CW, has dropped its strategy...
• Angela Hacker beats her brother Zac to win Nashville Star 5
  Angela Hacker has won Nashville Star 5, defeating her brother, Zac, who was the runner-up. David St. Romain came in third place. The Hackers' mother,...
• Antonella stays on Idol and tops web searches, while four others go home
  Antonella Barba, this season's biggest story so far even though she's far from the competition's best singer, was saved last night on American Idol 6,...
• John Ratzenberger joins Dancing with the Stars 4, replacing Vincent Pastore
  John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff on Cheers, will replace Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore on Dancing with the Stars 4, ABC announced today. Ratzenberger "had previously...
• Taylor Hicks' slowing record sales, Kellie Pickler's growing chest raise questions
  Last night's time-filler on American Idol 6 was last season's Kellie Pickler, and although her new hair made her almost unrecognizable, talk on the web...

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