week of June 3, 2007

Sunday, Jun. 3, 2007

• Kidney donation on Big Donor Show wasn't real, was intended to "raise public awareness"
  The Dutch reality show that was to follow a terminally ill woman giving away her kidney is a hoax. The sick was actually "an actress,...
• Next Food Network Star 3 debuts tonight
  The Next Food Network Star 3 debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET on, you guessed it, the Food Network. This season has 11 contestants competing...

Monday, Jun. 4, 2007

• Just 6.99 million people watched CBS' Pirate Master
  The debut of Pirate Master on CBS was watched by only 6.99 million viewers. The show "ran second in its 8 o'clock hour and delivered...
• Hell's Kitchen 3 debuts tonight
  Summer reality television officially kicks off tonight with the debut of Hell's Kitchen 3, which is perfect light, trashy, summer fun. The show debuts at...

Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2007

• Canadian Idol 5 debuts tonight, will allow singers to play instruments
  The fifth season of Canadian Idol debuts tonight, and its contestants will be allowed to play instruments. While the show's judge Farley Flex says that...
• Aerosmith calls report that Joe Perry replaced Ozzy Osbourne "a load of crap"
  On Aerosmith's News from the Road blog, the band's blogger John B. writes about Joe Perry's appearance with Sanjaya on the American Idol 6 finale,...
• America's Got Talent 2 debuts tonight
  NBC's summer talent competition series America's Got Talent returns tonight for its second season. The two-hour premiere starts at 9 p.m. ET; it will typically...
• Kathy Griffin's Bravo series returns tonight
  My Life on the D-List, Kathy Griffin's docudrama reality series, returns tonight at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo. It's preceded by her new one-hour comedy...
• Victoria Beckham's NBC reality series becomes a special
  The NBC reality series starring Victoria Beckham is no longer a series, according to several reports, but instead has been turned into a special. A...
• The Mole will be rebroadcast on Fox Reality in July
  One of the earliest and best competition-based reality series will be rebroadcast on cable next month. The Fox Reality Channel will air the first season...
• Dave Navarro's involvement in Rock Star caused Jane's Addiction to break up
  With Rock Star effectively cancelled--at least, it hasn't been renewed for a third season by CBS--there's now news about the show's impact, beyond a new...
• Katharine McPhee will star in "indie dark romantic comedy" film The Last Caller
  American Idol 5 runner-up is tackling a different sector of the entertainment industry just a year after the conclusion of her season: She's starring in...

Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2007

• Top Chef's all-stars face off tonight
  Bravo gets us ready for Top Chef's third season tonight with a special titled "4-Star All-Stars," a competition between chefs from the first two seasons....
• Hell's Kitchen 3 winner may have been revealed by bettors; ratings up from last year
  Despite the return of the annoying, unnecessary narrator who always states the obvious, the premiere of Hell's Kitchen 3 featured lots of yelling (food "tastes...

Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007

• Ad agency-created Fast Cars & Superstars debuts on ABC tonight
  Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, ABC debuts its seven-episode series Fast Cars & Superstars. The show pairs NASCAR drivers with celebrities, who will eventually race...
• Ratings for America's Got Talent up 9 percent over last year
  The second season debut of America's Got Talent drew more viewers than last year's premiere. On Tuesday, 12.9 million viewers watched, compared to 11.8 million...
• On the Lot's ratings improve slightly, but the show does not
  Over the course of its first three episodes, FOX's On the Lot lost about 3 million viewers per episode. Considering that just 2.9 million watched...
• Casting begins for Paradise Hotel 2
  Paradise Hotel 2 will open soon, and the show needs a cast. Casting notices have appeared on Cragislist, and ask for "fun, adventurous, outspoken, and...
• UK Big Brother removes houseguest for using the n-word
  On the American version of Big Brother, "raving lunatic racist" cast members stay until the end of the series, but a contestant on the eighth...

Friday, Jun. 8, 2007

• MTV casting The Bluffs, which follows "African-American young adult life on Martha's Vineyard"
  MTV is casting for a new series that sounds a lot like Laguna Beach, except it will black teenagers who are living or working on...
• On the Lot used audition videos this week
  Tuesday's episode of On the Lot kept the show on its path to cancellation with its low ratings and modifications to the already-baffling format, but...
• Bindi Irwin's new series debut on Animal Planet as part of Irwin Family Weekend
  This weekend, Animal Planet will air what it's calling the Irwin Family Weekend. It starts with a special tonight, and will be followed by the...

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