week of October 28, 2007

Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007

• Ebony quit Top Model because she "was so over the whole reality show thing"
  Wednesday's episode of Top Model 8 ended with a shocking! decision as Ebony removed herself from the competition. She ended up in the bottom two,...
• Idol Gives Back's $75 million distributed to four charities in the US, five in Africa
  The money raised during last spring's Emmy-winning Idol Gives Back special totaled $75 million, and it was distributed to four charities in the United States...

Monday, Oct. 29, 2007

• Court TV will become truTV, focusing shows that are "not reality" but "actuality"
  Court TV will become truTV on Jan. 1, and it will focus on unscripted content that it says is more focused on reality than reality...
• Big Brother 8's Eric and Jessica are still together
  Eric Stein and Jessica Hughbanks are still a couple, five weeks after leaving the Big Brother 8 house and reentering the real world. Their romance...
• Carrie-Ann Inaba gave Jane Seymour's partner Tony the finger after he gave her a rule book
  Behind the scenes, Jane Seymour's dance partner criticized Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba as a result of her recent calls about whether...
• Dancing with the Stars edits and fakes the audience's reaction to Marie Osmond's fainting
  When Marie Osmond fainted live on last week's Dancing with the Stars 5 performance show, the audience initially laughed. But during two recaps of last...

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007

• Coolio will star in Oxygen series Coolio & the Gang
  Coolio, the "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper and single dad of six, is getting his own reality show on Oxygen, the female-foucsed cable network. Coolio & the...
• Heidi Klum promises changes on Project Runway 4
  When Project Runway 4 debuts in two weeks, there will be some changes in store for the designers, although the show's stars aren't saying anything...

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007

• Bravo burns through final episodes of Queer Eye
  Queer Eye for the Straight Guy aired its final two episodes last night on Bravo, having started its final 10-episode season less than a month...
• More contestants intentionally gain weight on The Biggest Loser
  NBC's The Biggest Loser is supposed to be about weight loss, but the last two weeks, it's been about intentional weight gain, as at least...
• Sabrina Bryan voted off Dancing with the Stars in "an outrage and an upset"
  In a major upset, Sabrina Bryan was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars 5, despite being one of, if not the, best dancers. People calls...
• Audrina: "Everything is real" on The Hills
  Despite a lot of recent evidence to the contrary--Spencer and Heidi's fake LAX scene, Lauren's date's revelations--Hills cast member Audrina insists that the show depicts...
• Transexual dating show There's Something About Miriam debuts tonight in the US
  Tonight, the Fox Reality Channel brings There's Something About Miriam to US audiences. That something is a penis, as Miriam is 21-year-old transexual model for...

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007

• Sabrina Bryan: viewers "didn't feel they needed to vote for me"
  The shocking elimination of Sabrina Bryan from Dancing with the Stars 5 may have been because viewers assumed she was safe. "From what they're putting...
• Carrie Underwood's second album is #1
  Carrie Underwood's second album is the number one album in the country, and is now the second-most popular first-week American Idol release ever; only Clay...
• A&E stops production on Dog the Bounty Hunter because of Dog's racist tirade
  A&E has stopped production on Dog the Bounty Hunter after a recording of Dog's racist tirade about his son's girlfriend was released. While the network...
• Criss Angel, Phenomenon contestant nearly fight live over psychic ability
  Criss Angel and a contestant on NBC's competition series Phenomenon got into a verbal and nearly physical altercation on last night's live show. After contestant...
• Charges against Kristy Swanson dropped over fight with her Skating with Celebrities' partner's ex
  Assault charges against Skating with Celebrities winner and original Buffy the Vampire Slayer Kristy Swanson were dropped by a Canadian prosecutor. The charges followed Kristy's...
• Mike "Boogie" Malin jailed in Denver "for allegedly assaulting a waitress"
  Big Brother 7 winner Mike "Boogie" Malin spent time in jail last week in Denver, where he was for the World Series, according to a...
• Sabrina and Mark on whether they're dating: "Yes, no. Or are we?"
  Recently eliminated Dancing with the Stars 5 couple Sabrina Bryan and her partner Mark Ballas may be more than just dancing partners. Among the evidence:...
• Survivor returns to Palau for second all-star season
  Survivor's second all-star season is currently being filmed in Palau, the location for the show's 10th season, according to reports. Production started Monday, and Palau's...

Friday, Nov. 2, 2007

• Dog Chapman's son sold racist phone call tape; show is A&E's highest-rated
  The person who recorded and sold the phone call of Dog Chapman's ironic racist tirade about his son's girlfriend was Dog's son. Tucker received "a...
• New York/Tiffany Pollard will guest star as herself on Nip/Tuck
  While continuing to search for a man on I Love New York 2, New York, aka Tiffany Pollard, will appear on a scripted TV show...
• FremantleMedia files for trademark of Country Keynotes, a country American Idol?
  FremantleMedia North America has filed five applications for trademarks relating to the phrase Country Keynotes, which is identified in one application as "a television game...
• Hills producers casting "key roles" for Heidi and Spencer's wedding
  Producers for MTV's The Hills are casting people to be part of Heidi and Spencer's upcoming wedding, E! Online's Kristin reports. "Sources close to the...
• A&E pulls Dog the Bounty Hunter off the air after advertisers back out
  A&E has pulled all scheduled broadcasts of Dog the Bounty Hunter, its highest-rated show, off the air, following the release of Dog's racist tirade. However,...

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