Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008

• American Idol 5 auditioner now does gay porn, was previously "confused ... for a girl"
  A contestant who was rejected during the audition stage of American Idol 5, and who said he was frequently confused for a girl because of...
• Crystal gets the silent treatment from Corinne, Marcus, and Charlie at Ponderosa
  There's often a distinction made between behavior in the game of Survivor and real life; the theory is that, since it's a game, anything goes....
• Survivor Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands will be the show's 18th season
  For its 18th season, Survivor is heading back to Brazil, but to a place very different from the one that hosted Survivor Amazon. Survivor Tocantins...

Monday, Dec. 15, 2008

• Bob Crowley wins Survivor Gabon, $1.1 million; is oldest winner ever
  Survivor Gabon concluded last night with Bob Crowley beating Susie Smith by a 4 to 3 vote, and he walked away with $1.1 million and...
• Sharon Osbourne accused of pulling out Megan's hair during Charm School reunion
  Megan Hauserman, a contestant on Rock of Love: Charm School, claims that Sharon Osbourne assaulted her during taping of the show's reunion this past Saturday,...
• Survivor Gabon is the year's 8th most-popular show, while Idol and Dancing are #1 and 2 again
  Ratings for Survivor Gabon's finale last night were up over last spring's finale, and helped make the show the 8th most-popular television show in the...

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008

• Momma's Boys twists familiar dating show format by adding disturbing moms
  Momma's Boys debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET on NBC, following the two-hour finale of The Biggest Loser 5, moving to its Monday at 9...
• Paula staying; American Idol "got a bit boring," producer says
  Despite reports that said Paula Abdul was close to quitting, the judge is staying with the show for American Idol 8, according to its executive...
• Biggest Loser has the most product placement, but Bravo's placements are more effective
  The Biggest Loser 6 concludes live tonight on NBC starting at 8 p.m. ET, and this will be the first episode I've watched in months....

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008

• Canadian Idol won't air in 2009
  Canadian Idol won't be broadcast in 2009, its network announced. The show's sixth season concluded in September with openly gay singer Theo Tams' win. In...
• Michelle wins Biggest Loser even though Heba lost more weight; Vicky gets death threats
  The Biggest Loser 6, the family season, ended last night with Michelle Aguilar losing 110 pounds, 45.45 percent of her body weight, and winning the...
• Atlanta housewives renewed; parts of show faked; four of five housewives called "broke"
  Bravo has officially renewed The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which is totally unsurprising considering that the show broke ratings records for the network, averaging 1.495...
• Heidi and Spencer's courtroom wedding may have been faked, too
  There's so much on The Hills that's contrived and faked that it's barely news any more, especially since it clearly doesn't affect ratings or interest...
• Todd Homme died days before Blush finale
  Lifetime's makeup artist competition Blush ended Tuesday night, but on Saturday, Todd Homme, who came in third, died of unknown causes. He was 23. "He...
• Ken: "Everything I did out there was purely strategic"; Matty: "Gabon humbled me immensely"
  As Survivor Gabon, wrapped up, there was no one I wanted to watch crash and burn more than Ken Hoang, whose arrogance about his alleged...
• Sugar "got the best contract" Survivor's ever given; Susie is "okay" with Randy's vote
  After the Survivor Gabon finale, the final five visited the red carpet in a tent outside the studio to talk to the press. It was...

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008

• Simon Cowell: "we will continue in the way we've always done"
  A former auditioner's suicide won't change how Simon Cowell criticizes American Idol contestants, he said Wednesday, when he also talked about his relationship with Paula...
• Bachelor women include four single moms
  The Bachelor 13 stars a single dad, Jason Mesnick, and the show has, for the first time ever, cast single mothers among the women who...
• Items from Real World Brooklyn house for sale
  A random collection of furniture and furnishings that were in The Real World Brooklyn house are for sale. They're being sold on Craigslist today only,...
• Department of Agriculture investigating seized Survivor Gabon artifacts; others are on eBay
  A container with artifacts from Survivor Gabon, including an endangered mandrill's skull and hides of endangered civets, was seized in Texas this week, and now...

Friday, Dec. 19, 2008

• MTV plans "empowering and aspirational series"; Oxygen, Fox Reality get new shows
  As holiday presents to us, three cable networks have announced a chunk of new shows that will join the reality series debuting in 2009. MTV...
• Bob "was in favor of bringing Matty to the end, which in hindsight was not a very bright thing"
  After his Survivor Gabon win Sunday night, Bob Crowley flew immediately on a red eye to New York for a day of interviews. By Tuesday,...
• Sober House will follow Celebrity Rehab cast, Andy Dick in sober living
  Celebrity Rehab 2 concluded last night, and it was another intense, thoroughly engaging season. It's the best show on VH1, and clearly penance for their...

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