week of February 17, 2008
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008
Monday, Feb. 18, 2008
- Pussycat Dolls Presents: Girlicious debuts tonight
The second season of The CW's Pussycat Dolls reality competition debuts tonight, but instead of adding another person to the group, as the first season... - Real-life couple Ryan and Jen nominated along with their partners
The producers' decision to put pre-existing couples into the Big Brother 9 house, along with some dumb-ass move by the contestants, has left the remaining... - Dance War concludes as producers turn on cast, announce Dancing 6 celebs to promote the show
To encourage viewers to turn into the final episode of its waste of time and space spin-off Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, ABC will... - Evan, Monica win American Gladiators and become new gladiators
Evan Dollard and Monica Carlson won American Gladiators, each receiving $100,000, an SUV, and a position as a gladiator for the upcoming second season of... - Apple signs as American Idol sponsor but won't rank singers, show iTunes sales
American Idol added Apple as a signature sponsors, all of which are iconic American companies: AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Ford. While the sponsorship fee wasn't revealed,...
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008
- Autism group wants Adam "terminated" and Big Brother cancelled
Big Brother 9 houseguest Adam Jasinski's offensive and moronic comments about autistic kids last week has prompted a group to ask for his termination and... - Dancing with the Stars 6 cast includes Priscilla Presley, Marlee Matlin, Steve Guttenberg
The Dancing with the Stars 6 cast was announced last night, and includes Priscilla Presley, Marlee Matlin, Steve Guttenberg, and Kristi Yamaguchi. The 12 (alleged)... - Network reality shows still avoiding HD even as cable makes the switch
Of the 26 major network prime-time reality series, just three--American Gladiators, American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars--are filmed in high definition, and networks have... - Josiah Leming called "the most famous 'Idol' contestant to never make the show's top 24"
With "more than 19,000 friends on MySpace and has sold something in the neighborhood of $15,000 worth of his own music through the site," Josiah... - James appears in more gay porn
Big Brother 9 houseguest James' appearance on a hidden camera video site and in a print ad for gay porn might have left some room...
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
- German Idol may be fined $147,000 after auditioning teen suffers breakdown
The German version of Idol, known as Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar, may be fined $147,000 for causing a teenager who auditioned to have a mental... - Jen, Parker evicted from Big Brother 9 after Jen turns on her "racist" boyfriend
The second of two Big Brother 9 secret twists is now over, as the secret couple in the house, Jen and Ryan, has been broken... - American Idol 7 girls also disappoint the judges
"The level of talent is higher." "...the best top 24 in Idol history." No matter how often Ryan Seacrest repeats things like this on American... - Top Model 11 now casting
One day after the debut of America's Top Model 10, producers began casting for the show's 11th season. The announcement calls the show a "dramality... - Clay Aiken will release an album of "stuff that I'm good at" in May
American Idol 2 runner-up and current Broadway star Clay Aiken will likely release his fourth album in May. "We're hoping the next album will be... - Top Model has its lowest debut since cycle 3 while Big Brother loses more viewers
Against American Idol, two relatively stable reality shows saw low ratings. Tyra Banks and company were watched by 3.8 million viewers overall, which Variety reports...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2008