week of April 27, 2008

Monday, Apr. 28, 2008

• Clay Aiken fan thinks he's Jesus; he says "people don't care" if he's gay
  A particularly obsessive Clay Aiken fan has watched him perform on Broadway in Spamalot "more than 40 times" and told another actor in the musical...
• Adam wins Big Brother 9, pledges $100,000 to the organization that (he doesn't know) fired him
  Big Brother 9 is over, and the man who seemed like he would be voted out on day one has won the show's $500,000 prize....
• Probst signs on for Survivor 19 and 20; says 17 is "on the equator"
  Jeff Probst, who is already contracted through season 18 of Survivor, has signed on for the show's 19th and 20th seasons, according to a profile...
• Fox considers starting American Idol in Hollywood with auditions as flashbacks only
  An online survey about American Idol asks viewers whether or not they'd like the show to start with the Hollywood round, showing the auditions only...
• Lauren Conrad is a registered Republican
  Politics may not actually be a topic of conversation on The Hills, and Lauren Conrad may do her best to avoid committing herself, but the...
• Jordin Sparks recovering, "laughed at" reports that she'd never sing again
  Jordin Sparks' confirmed that her throat injury, which led her to stop touring, was an "accute vocal hemorrage," but says she's recovering and will start...

Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2008

• Adam hedges on charity donation; James says he's bisexual, knew gay porn would come out
  Big Brother 9his promise to give $100,000 to the organization that fired him, and fellow contestant James says he concealed the fact that he was...
• Cristian de la Fuente hospitalized due to a "severe muscle cramp" in his arm
  During his second dance on last night's episode of Dancing with the Stars 7, Cristián de la Fuente stopped dancing momentarily and then stumbled through...
• CW putting Beauty and the Geek on hiatus, may cancel it
  The current season of Beauty and the Geek will probably be the show's last season for a while, and could be the last season ever....

Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008

• Farmer Wants A Wife debuts tonight
  Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, The CW debuts its Bachelor clone Farmer Wants a Wife. The series is described by the network as "a comedic...
• Veronica Webb is "not coming back" for Tim Gunn's Guide to Style's second season
  Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, the makeover show that was surprisingly renewed by Bravo after its first season was pulled off the air, won't feature...
• Paula Abdul thinks one song is two on Idol's "chaotic" Neil Diamond night
  Paula Abdul has been super well-behaved this season, and everything seems, well, balanced. She's had her moments, like when she said she was going to...
• Christian needs surgery for a ruptured tendon but will stay on the show
  Dancing with the Stars 6 contestant Cristián de la Fuente needs surgery for the injury he sustained during Monday's performance, but he will stay in...
• Paula Abdul: "I got lost in my notes"
  American Idol 7 is so controversy- and drama-starved that Paula Abdul's screw-up last night has become the most interesting thing about this season. It's even...
• Sky Sport Spa's trainer list spoils which trainer will leave Work Out this season
  The few episodes of Work Out that have aired so far this season have mostly focused on Jackie Warner's conflict with her trainers. Because the...
• Big Brother 9 finale ratings down from last season but "consistent" with this season
  The days following the finale of Big Brother 9 passed without much coverage of its ratings, perhaps because they weren't exactly spectacular. CBS did mention...
• Fox exec overruled American Idol producers' decision to condense judges' feedback
  American Idol producers' decision to have the judges save their critiques until the end of each final five contestant's second performance was overruled during the...

Thursday, May. 1, 2008

• Brooke White eliminated after Ryan Seacrest defends Paula Abdul's honor
  Brooke White's increasingly bumpy journey on American I dol 7 has ended, as she was voted out. "I just want to say thank you," she...
• Paula's gaffe now blamed on her rehearsal observation; Idol hits a five-year ratings low
  Ratings for American Idol 7's Neil Diamond night Tuesday, when Paula Abdul's well-publicized gaffe occurred, were down yet again. They "fell to another five-year low,"...
• Project Runway is moving to Los Angeles
  When Project Runway 6 moves to Lifetime this November, it will also move its geographic location for the first time in its history and shoot...

Friday, May. 2, 2008

• Jason Castro: "I'm kind of ready to go home"
  American Idol 7 finalist Jason Castro didn't get voted out on Wednesday, but he's ready to go home. On Monday, well before the performance show,...
• Hidden immunity idol and great acting leads to yet another blindside on Survivor Micronesia
  Acting is generally not a virtue on a reality show, but on Survivor Micronesia last night, one contestant's acting abilities paid off, making Tribal Council...
• Only part of Project Runway 6 will be in L.A., will return to New York for Fashion Week
  A report that Project Runway is moving to Los Angeles for its sixth season is only partially true, as the show will spend time in...
• Paula Abdul: "I loved that people laughed, it was funny"
  To officially end the days of slow news week pseudo-controversy over her on-air screw-up, Paula Abdul says she is glad people are laughing at her,...

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