reality blurred + archives + May 27 to June 2, 2007

week of May 27, 2007

Survivor Palau winner Tom Westman now sells insurance
Tom Westman, who won Survivor Palau two years ago, is now an insurance salesperson. He was a New York City firefighter, and left that shortly...
Two reality TV shows take six of the top 10 spots for 2006-2007
The ratings are in for the 2006-2007 television year, and two reality series take up six of the top 10 spots among the 142 shows...
E's Simple Life 5 debuts, follows Paris and Nicole at a pretend camp staffed by actors
The Simple Life 5 debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET on E!, before moving to its regular Sunday night at 9 timeslot. This season, which...

On the Lot collapses as it turns into a bad clone of an American Idol clone
I've been watching reality shows for 14 years, and I've never one take a 180 degree turn so rapidly as On the Lot did last...
Idol round-up: Jordin's weight, virginity; Blake's future; Paula's nose; bush baby
One week after the American Idol 6 finale began, I barely have the energy to care about the show any more. But here are some...
Big Donor Show follows a terminally ill woman selecting a recipient for her kidney
On a Dutch reality show produced by the creators of Big Brother, "a terminally ill woman will choose a contestant to receive one of her...
Top Chef "goes bilingual" with Telemundo to "leverage the Latin influence" of Top Chef 3
Bravo is partnering with its sibling station Telemundo (both are owned by NBC Universal) to promote Top Chef 3 to Latino viewers. Why are they...
On the Lot drew only 2.9 million viewers Monday
The third episode of FOX's On the Lot, which introduced its awful new format and host, was so unpopular, FOX was left in fifth place...
Reality show producer Ben Silverman becomes NBC's entertainment co-chair
Ben Silverman is the new co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio, NBC announced today. While he's also responsible for the NBC version...

ABC's celebrity impersonator series The Next Best Thing debuts tonight
ABC again rolls out its summer reality TV strategy of creating derivatives of other reality series, debuting The Next Best Thing tonight at 8 p.m....
Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas debuts tonight
The Real World Las Vegas cast was reunited for about two weeks in April, and the results are a six-episode series that debuts tonight at...
On the Lot host calls Carrie Fisher "Carrie Fishy," rips off Ryan Seacrest
I didn't think it was possible for On the Lot to deteriorate even more, but that's exactly what happened last night for its fourth episode....
Trump says "NBC wants to do another season" of The Apprentice
Appearing on Larry King Live last night, Donald Trump said that "NBC wants to do another season, a seventh season of 'The Apprentice.'" NBC has...

Jordin's vocal coach feels "hurt" that Jordin says she received no training
For her official American Idol 6 biography, Jordin Sparks was asked, "Do you have any formal singing training?" She answered "No." However, a woman tells...
Pirate Master debuts on CBS tonight
Seven years ago tonight, CBS debuted Survivor and changed network television forever. To mark that occasion tonight, CBS debuts a series that seems virtually identical,...
Ozzy Osbourne wouldn't perform with "idiot" Sanjaya
Of all rock stars past and present, the one who wouldn't perform with Sanjaya Malakar was the one who once bit off the head of...
Paula takes four prescription drugs, and "was taking far more medication on earlier seasons"
Paula Abdul is again responding to allegations that she's under the influence of something, although this time, she details exactly what she's on. The American...

Apprentice renewal deadline extended as Trump says "two other networks" want it
The ongoing saga of The Apprentice's possible renewal for a seventh season has another week to unfold. While today was NBC's deadline for deciding whether...
FOX cuts On the Lot to one episode per week
After two weeks of disappointing ratings for its rapidly devolving series On the Lot, FOX has cut the show back from two nights to a...