reality blurred + archives + May 6 to May 12, 2007

week of May 6, 2007

Eric and Danielle win Amazing Race All-Stars
After "28 days, five continents, and more than 45,000 miles," as Phil Keoghan said, The Amazing Race 11 limped to a drama-less conclusion. The final...
Idol producers back out of producing the Emmys
American Idol's producers were hired in February to produce the Emmys this fall, but they have quit the show. Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick said...
Producers want female co-host for Tim Gunn because he's too "highbrow," not "fun"
Bravo is searching for a female sidekick to co-host Tim Gunn's forthcoming series Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. The new show's "producers have mounted a...
American Idol 6 tour will visit 56 cities
This summer, the American Idol 6 finalists--including Sanjaya!--will visit 56 venues as part of their summer tour. That's 17 more stops than last year. The...
Ty Pennington arrested for DUI; apologizes for "lapse in judgment"
Ty Penningt, the host of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and former "hunky handyman" on TLC's Trading Spaces, "was arrested early Saturday morning in Los...
Tanzanian airport employee sues Amazing Race for invasion of privacy
A Tanzanian woman filmed for The Amazing Race 5 three years ago is now suing CBS for invasion of privacy. Stella Mwanyika "is employed as...

David Lyle promoted to president of Fox Reality, which reaches 35 million homes
Almost two years after its debut, the Fox Reality Channel is now available in 35 million homes. That is "a feat only three other cable...
Judges, hosts, contestants go crazy on Dancing with the Stars 4
The judges on Dancing with the Stars usually make American Idol's judges look like they're in comas by comparison, but last night, they were particularly...
All-star winners Danielle and Eric broke up after the race
The winners of The Amazing Race 11, Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner, have broken up. The dating couple was the only team to not have...
Reality TV is thriving on network TV and "pilot orders are up 50%"
Seven years ago on March 24, reality television made its way onto prime-time network TV when ABC debuted Making the Band; seven years ago on...
Top Chef 3 will start with an all-star competition
The third season of Bravo's Top Chef will begin with an all-star competition between contestants from the previous two seasons. The network announced today that...

The Real World Denver nears its end as show creator takes questions from viewers
The 18th season of The Real World airs its penultimate episode tonight at 10 p.m. ET as the seven strangers get ready to leave the...
Road Rules Viewers' Revenge gets put out of its misery tonight
Road Rules Viewers' Revenge, the first new season since the series went on hiatus for two years, concludes tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, an earlier-than-expected...
Bee Gees songs challenge American Idol's final four
"I think you and Blake are vulnerable tonight," Simon Cowell told LaKisha Jones last night. All final four American Idol 6 contestants had a rough...
Bachelor 10 contestant says she's the winner
One of the remaining three women on The Bachelor 10 has reportedly revealed that she's the woman selected by Andy Baldwin. Currently in the running...
Veronica Webb hired to co-host Tim Gunn's show and "add a little sass to his class"
Producers of Tim Gunn's forthcoming makeover show on Bravo have hired a co-host for the show. A report last week said they were searching for...
Report: Idol asked Pink to change the lyrics of her masturbation song
P!nk was supposed to appear on American Idol 6's charity event episode, but she was one of the celebrities cut from the show, and her...
Ty Pennington's new magazine has "Tytinis" recipes, wine rack instructions
On May 15, 650,000 copies of Ty Pennington at Home, a new magazine, will go on sale. But Mediaweek calls Hachette Filipacchi Media's announcement of...

Road Rules ends after David is kicked off the show for "leaking information"
At the start of the Road Rules Viewers Revenge season finale, host Drew Bell told David, "You've been leaking information to the outside world. I'm...
American Idol spins off The Search for the Next Great American Band
On last night's American Idol results show, Ryan Seacrest revealed that the show's producers are "looking for a group--a band." Television's number one series is...
LaKisha Jones out of American Idol, which fakes a live performance by Pink
LaKisha Jones, once one of the favorites to win the show, went home last night, and American Idol 6 now has its top three. Unsurprisingly,...
Final all-star Amazing Race teams "were only allowed to go on one flight," Mirna says
The final equalizer on the final episode of The Amazing Race 11 wasn't accidental. Instead, the teams were bunched up intentionally, making most of the...
American Idol still losing viewers, and had its lowest ratings in two years on Tuesday
American Idol had "its lowest score on the night in two years" on Tuesday for Bee Gees performance night, Variety reports. While 25.47 million people...

LaKisha Jones says Simon Cowell's lips "were really soft and thin"
In her exit interview with reporters, LaKisha Jones talked about making out with Simon Cowell last week. "He is a good kisser and I would...
Adrianne Curry says Tyra Banks, Top Model "act like the first winner of their show never existed"
Adrianne Curry, the original America's Next Top Model winner and subsequent star of The Surreal Life and a spin-off series, says that Tyra Banks and...
Jason Wahler enters rehab after making a deal with prosecutors
After being arrested multiple times this past year, Laguna Beach star Jason Wahler has--what else?--entered rehab. A family member tells People magazine that he is...
Survivor Fiji ends Sunday; Yau-Man's deal with Dreamz will result in "controversy"
Survivor Fiji, the 14th season of CBS' marquee reality show, concludes Sunday with its usual three-hour finale starting at 8 p.m. ET. The final hour...
MTV plans Rapping With the Stars; CW will air Farmer Wants a Wife
MTV is following ABC's Dancing with the Stars lead by developing a series called Rapping With the Stars. It's exactly what it sounds like: "a...