week of May 11, 2008

Monday, May. 12, 2008

• Survivor Gabon confirmed as the 17th season
  Survivor will return to Africa for its 17th season, confirming online reports that correctly identified Gabon (ga-BONE) as the show's next location. Titled Survivor Gabon,...
• Second season of Dance War considered even though winners may not produce an album
  ABC's terrible Dancing with the Stars spin-off Dance War may actually air another season eventually, according to one of its stars. That's despite the fact...
• American Gladiators returns tonight with Rocket and Jet
  NBC's newly resurrected version of American Gladiators returns for a second season tonight, just three months after the first season concluded. A two-hour episode airs...
• Jeff Archuleta banned from American Idol rehearsals
  Jeff Archuleta, who was banned from the Star Search set when his son David performed on that show, has now been banned from some of...
• Parvati wins Survivor Micronesia, one last surprise after a season of surprises
  Parvati Shallow won Survivor Micronesia, and that was just one of many surprises the final three hours of the show offered. What started slowly turned...
• Micronesia is Survivor's lowest-rated finale yet
  Survivor Micronesia had one last surprise to offer. Despite being the conclusion to one of (if not the) best season(s) in the show's history, its...
• Parvati won because of "truthful" answers, Cirie says; tiebreaker still unknown
  Parvati Shallow beat Amanda Kimmel and won Survivor Micronesia as a result of the answers the two women gave at the final Tribal Council, according...

Tuesday, May. 13, 2008

• PBS' Storm Over Everest explores "the worst climbing tragedy in Mount Everest's history"
  Tonight, PBS' Frontline airs Storm Over Everest, a documentary that explores "the worst climbing tragedy in Mount Everest's history," according to the network. The two-hour...
• Shayne, Lorenzo Lamas' daughter, gets engaged to Matt Grant
  During the finale of The Bachelor 12, British bachelor Matt Grant told us, "I just thought to myself, who, out of these two women, can...
• Simon Cowell says finalists are not "the right personalities," the show is "too old-fashioned"
  The week before American Idol 7 concludes, Simon Cowell is climbing on the criticism bandwagon, blaming lower ratings on the "old fashioned" show and finalists'...
• Brooklyn will host the 21st Real World
  Having apparently run out of cities willing to host its alcohol-infused orgies, The Real World will return to New York to film its 21st season,...
• Jeff Archuleta banned to "take some pressure away" from David, producer says
  David Archuleta's father Jeff was not banned from rehearsals and other backstage areas because of David's decision to add extra lyrics or for the sake...

Wednesday, May. 14, 2008

• Jackie Warner blames "negative editing" after apparently losing a sponsor over comments
  A week before her new workout DVD comes out, Jackie Warner's increasingly annoying behavior on Work Out has apparently cost her a sponsor. But she...
• Matty charging $50 to talk to him for 15 minutes
  Fame, or the illusion of it, does scary things to people. For example, Big Brother 9's Matty is now convinced that conversations with him are...
• Second season debut of Gladiators earns low ratings
  When it returned to television in January, American Gladiators was watched by 12 million viewers. But its second season debut drew less than half that...

Thursday, May. 15, 2008

• Portland hosting The Amazing Race 13's final leg, which ends today
  Production on The Amazing Race 13 will likely conclude today as the teams race across the finish line in Portland, Oregon. The show has been...
• Whitney Thompson is America's first plus-sized Top Model
  For the first time in the show's 10-season history, America's next next next next next next next next next next top model isn't a skinny,...
• Syesha Mercado leaves American Idol, making it David versus David in the end
  Syesha Mercado was voted off American Idol 7 last night, leaving finalists David Cook and David Archuleta, two people who could essentially be replaced with...
• Results shows will be cut back on American Idol 8
  Fox is going to reverse on of its dumbest moves related to American Idol next season and reduce the bloated hour-long results show to just...

Friday, May. 16, 2008

• Summer 2008 reality TV schedule
  Summer used to offer a break from television until reality TV invaded eight years ago and changed that. While broadcast networks have extremely few reality...
• VH1 will re-air all three seasons of Flavor of Love before Monday's series finale
  On Monday night, Flavor of Love 3, which is apparently still airing, will conclude, ending both this season and Flavor Flav's three-season, 35-episode (plus reunions)...
• Nina Garcia will stay at Elle to be on Project Runway 5
  Despite essentially being let go from Elle magazine, Nina Garcia will stay at the magazine and appear on Project Runway 5. However, that sentence could...
• Ratings improve slightly for American Idol 7
  After continuing to slide week to week during the point in the competition when ratings usually increase, American Idol 7's ratings improved this week, at...
• VH1 buys every season of The Bachelor, insists it's "America's Most Romantic Reality Show"
  After spending more than two years mocking and sending up The Bachelor with its Flavor of Love franchise and spin-offs, VH1 has now acquired the...

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