reality blurred + archives + January 28 to February 3, 2007

week of January 28, 2007

Rock Stars in Rehab will be the subject of new Endemol reality show, report says
A vaguely sourced report in the Sunday Mirror says that the company behind Big Brother is planning a reality show called Rock Stars in Rehab....
Semi-finalist Jory Steinberg once had a seven-record deal with David Foster, "double platinum" single
A Hollywood-bound semi-finalist Jory Steinberg once signed a seven-record contract with David Foster and was "[t]outed as the next Alanis Morissette," The Ottawa Citizen reports....
Ivanka Trump was asked to do The Bachelorette and "tons of [other] shows"
Apprentice 6 co-star and Project Runway 3 guest judge Ivanka Trump was asked to star in The Bachelorette, she says. Ivanka, who's been filling in...
Finding Miss America reality series replaced by two-hour Pageant School special
Tonight, at 8 p.m. ET, Dancing with the Stars 3 runner-up Mario Lopez will host the Miss America pageant. That will be preceded at 6...
Top Chef 2 winner revealed when Food & Wine interview posted early
The winner of Top Chef 2 was revealed earlier today, when an interview with the person was posted on Food & Wine's web site, apparently...

U.S. Court of Appeals agrees to hear Richard Hatch's appeal
A U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed to hear Richard Hatch's appeal of his conviction. The hearing will take place March 8. Richard's lawyer, Michael...
MTV debuts Two-A-Days' second season and Bam's Unholy Union tonight
After the return of Road Rules tonight, MTV brings back one series for a second season and debuts another series. Two-A-Days, the most awkwardly titled...
Road Rules returns tonight with Viewers' Revenge
Two and a half years after it was left for dead by MTV, Road Rules--the first competitive reality series of the modern reality TV era--returns...
Food & Wine releases profiles of both Ilan and Marcel, says they were written in advance
Food & Wine magazine has responded to yesterday's apparently accidental release on its web site of the winner's identity, which came in the form of...
Courtney Love will guest on Idol, could "replace Paula," source tells tabloid
Courtney Love may replace Paula Abdul as a judge on American Idol, at least according to a report in Us Weekly. The former Hole lead...
Burton Roberts' series Camp Reality debuts tonight on Fox Reality
Camp Reality, an original reality series produced by Survivor cast member Burton Roberts, debuts tonight on the Fox Reality Channel and repeats frequently. The first...

Top Chef 2's finale airs tonight; series has 32 percent more viewers than Project Runway 2
The second season of Top Chef concludes tonight at 10 p.m. ET. Annoying Marcel and his tormentor Ilan will compete for the title and $100,000....
Survivor Fiji participant quit on location; Probst says cast will "make almost every decision"
In an interview, Jeff Probst says that Survivor Fiji, like the season that came before it, is "one of the five best seasons we've ever...
Bravo's Top Design debuts tonight but is mostly a weak replacement for Project Runway
At 11 p.m. ET, immediately after the conclusion of Top Chef 2, Bravo debuts its latest talent competition series, Top Design. While networks plagiarizing from...
Survivor's doctor admits to using cocaine and "inappropriately obtaining prescription drugs"
Adrian Cohen, Survivor's on-set doctor, "admitted to misconduct including cocaine use and inappropriately obtaining prescription drugs" for his work on the show, The Daily Telegraph...
Courtney Love was not asked to guest judge on Idol or replace Paula Abdul
American Idol's executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe, said he never invited Courtney Love to guest judge on the show, nor will she replace Paula Abdul. In...

Miss America ratings up 257 percent among people 18 to 24
Ratings for the Miss America pageant on Monday were down overall, dropping 20 percent from last year. But among the 2.4 million people who watched,...
On the Road in America reality series follows Arab students exploring the US
A new 12-episode reality series that features "young, good-looking Arabs crisscrossing America on a mission to educate themselves and the people they encounter along the...
Big Brother 8 will begin a new "era" this summer without producer Arnold Shapiro
CBS has renewed Big Brother for an eighth season. The show will again air in the summer, but unlike last season, which featured all-star players,...
Ilan Hall wins Top Chef 2, ending a disappointing season
As Food & Wine magazine accidentally revealed on Monday, Ilan Hall won Top Chef 2. Head judge Tom Colicchio told Ilan, "you stuck to what...
J.P. Calderon: "I truly hate myself" but "I just want to start living as something that I am"
On last night's episode of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, Survivor Cook Islands cast member came out to Janice and the world when he agreed...
Tim Gunn leaves Parsons to join Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer
Project Runway mentor and star Tim Gunn is leaving his job at Parsons to become the chief creative officer for Liz Claiborne, the company said...

Bill Bellamy replaces Anthony Clark as host of Last Comic; comics will be the show's talent scouts
Last Comic Standing will switch hosts again for its fifth season, as Bill Bellamy will replace season four host Anthony Clark, NBC announced. Perhaps more...
Top Chef finale beats ABC; Top Design debut sets Bravo record
The controversy leading up to the finale of Top Chef 2, never mind the spoiled outcome, helped bring it an audience 3.896 million viewers. That's...
ABC plans The Golden Cage, where contestants live like millionaires, have servants, prostitutes
ABC is producing The Golden Cage, a reality show that could run for years and will have contestants living in a mansion and, if the...
Report: Project Runway will remain at Parsons; producers "very confident" Tim Gunn will return
The fact that Tim Gunn is leaving Parsons for a job in corporate America will not affect Project Runway's relationship with the university, according to...