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Monday, Apr. 7, 2008

Simon Cowell admits American Idol can be "mind-numbingly boring"
One of American Idol 7's judges is--or at least, has been--as bored as some viewers are. Simon Cowell says that he just can't hide his...
Pamela Anderson will star in a "artistically rich and visually stunning series" on E!
Despite denying that she was doing an E! reality series back in December, Pamela Anderson will indeed star in a reality series for the network....
Project Runway will move to Lifetime in Nov. for season six; NBC Universal sues to stop move
Project Runway, the show that has single-handedly defined and revived cable network Bravo in recent years, is moving to Lifetime this fall, although NBC Universal...
Idol Gives Back hopes to raise $100+ million; millions from last year are still unspent
Yesterday, Idol Gives Back taped parts of its show for Wednesday night, and producers said they hope to make more than $100 million--but they still...
Weinstein Co. moved Runway to Lifetime in part due to its irritatation over Bravo's copying of the format
Project Runway's shocking defection to Lifetime was prompted in part due to its producers discontent with Bravo's carbon copying of the format the show pioneered....

WGA leads reality show workers to file complaints for unpaid overtime
Reality show workers gathered today to file formal claims for unpaid overtime as part of the WGA's ongoing efforts to unionize reality show workers. (Coincidentally,...
Poll finds Archuleta will win although Cook is more talented; both have equal popularity
A poll found that American Idol 7 finalists David Archuleta and David Cook have equal amounts of popularity among polled viewers, and they oddly think...
Andy Baldwin, Marla Maples confirm they're dating
Bachelor 10 star Andy Baldwin and Donald Trump's ex Marla Maples are officially dating. They were together in the audience of Dancing with the Stars...
Bravo says TWC also sold Lifetime a spin-off of Project Runway; season five debuting in July
In addition to selling Lifetime the rights to air Project Runway 6 and four additional seasons, The Weinstein Company also sold the network a spin-off...

MTV follows Sean Combs at Fashion Week, PBS examines Zora Neale Hurston's life
Tonight, two documentaries explore two very different personalities in culture: author Zora Neale Hurston and music mogul and reality star Sean Combs. First, at 9...
Ryan Seacrest, judges will donate pay for tonight's 2.5 hour Idol Gives Back
Tonight, Fox airs American Idol 7's charity event, Idol Gives Back. It will actually start at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 CT, and will feature appearances by...

Crazy James gets evicted from Big Brother again
The most surprising thing about Big Brother 8 to me is that something like 6 million people are still watching. For what? The game just...
Biggest Loser ratings increase as Mark and Roger's fate is left to viewer's votes
On Tuesday, The Biggest Loser moved much closer to having its first female winner in five years. Although the boys banded together, it came down...
Idol Gives Back's telethon was like an awards show with no pay-off
American Idol 7's long-promoted, over-long charity fundraiser telethon aired last night, and lasted for two hours and 40 minutes, starting a half-hour early and going...
TiVo predicts Syesha Mercado will be voted off, as fast-forwarding is "predictive" of results
If TiVo users are anything like viewers who vote, Syesha Mercado will be voted off of American Idol 7 tonight, according to a study of...
Idol Gives Back loses 6 million Idol viewers and is down 35 percent from last year
A large chunk of American Idol 7's viewers weren't interested in the show's fundraiser telethon and parade of taped celebrity appearances that aired last night....

Rock of Love concludes Sunday; house owner sues producers, Bret Michaels for damages
VH1's Rock of Love 2 concludes on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, and Bret Michaels will choose between Daisy DeLaHoya, Ambre Lake, or pretending to...
American Idol 7 gets its first surprise elimination as Michael Johns goes home
Every season of American Idol needs a shocking! elimination, and last night season seven got its as Michael Johns was eliminated. It's not the most...
Lifetime won't change Project Runway's format, timeslot; will pay $1 million an episode
This week's biggest news was Project Runway's surprising move from Bravo to Lifetime. Besides learning that Lifetime also bought a Runway spin-off and the reasons...
ESPN cancels The Contender because of low ratings
Mark Burnett's boxing competition The Contender, which aired its second and third seasons on ESPN, plus an all-star season, has been cancelled by the network,...
CSI beats American Idol's results show
Although American Idol 7 easily won its timeslot last night, the return of CBS' drama CSI managed to draw more viewers and became the top...