reality blurred + archives + April 26 to May 2, 2009

week of April 26, 2009

Discovery, TLC, BET, Animal Planet, Travel Channel renew, add reality shows
Several networks have announced new and returning series earlier this month, and there are are a ton of reality shows coming our way. The Discovery...
Next Food Network Star renewed for 5th, 6th seasons as Food Network adds competitions
Food Network has already renewed its fantastic competition series The Next Food Network Star for a sixth season, and its fifth season hasn't even aired...
Susan Boyle may impact America's Got Talent
In the two weeks since Britain's Got Talent auditioner Susan Boyle shocked the world by proving that you can be ugly yet sing amazingly well,...
Adam Lambert, Kris Allen lead iTunes downloads
American Idol 8 finalists' popularity on iTunes has been exposed, apparently accidentally, and it has revealed (unsurprisingly) that Adam Lambert leads downloads, but (surprisingly) Kris...
Dane Patterson actually finishes a marathon
Biggest Loser 7 contestant Dane Patterson has successfully completed an actual marathon, just over two months after insisting he ran 26.2 miles in his "mind"...

Jaime's ugly Americanism rubs off on other teams
In the middle of two surprising reality show endings that started with Survivor Tocantins' awesome Tribal Council last Thursday and concluded with the amazing post-Boardroom...
Melissa and Joan Rivers have apoplectic response to Melissa's firing
The Celebrity Apprentice 2 expanded its episodes to two hours this season, but last night it needed a third hour just to give us more...
Melissa Rivers in post-firing interview: "I'm walking away with my pride"
During her spectacular post-firing blow up, Melissa Rivers stormed out and yelled at a producer, "David, you're not getting an interview. Lying motherfuckers." But guess...

Bill Rancic and Giuliana DePandi get their own reality series
The first Apprentice winner, Bill Rancic, will return to reality TV with his own series on Style Network that will follow him and his wife,...
Melissa Rycroft injured, giving Dancing more injury porn along with cross-dressing men
Last night on Dancing with the Injured Stars, Melissa Rycroft wasn't there due to a new rib injury, and because she was judged on a...
Benjamin "Coach" Wade's lies: kayak record, other claims disputed
After last week's spectacular blindside, I fear/rejoice that Benjamin "Coach" Wade's time on Survivor Tocantins may be over soon, perhaps as early as Thursday. Love...
Swine flu leaves newlyweds Heidi and Spencer "in isolation," "full hiding" in Mexico
After faking their first wedding, Heidi and Spencer got married for real on Saturday, which will of course be chronicled in melodramatic fashion on an...
MTV renews a Lauren-less Hills, adds a stylist quasi-competition, other shows
MTV will bring back The Hills for a sixth season even without Lauren Conrad, who is leaving the show after its fifth season, who Heidi...
Real World Cancun house, cast revealed; swine flu shutdown rumor "100% untrue"
Production on The Real World Cancun in Mexico has not shut down because of swine flu, which has impacted MTV stars Heidi and Spencer. But...

Finalists' Rat Pack songs helped by "mystery mentor" Jaime "your breath was fresh" Foxx
Perhaps the biggest surprise from American Idol's judges last night came when Simon Cowell critiqued not a contestant, but the "mystery mentor," as Ryan Seacrest...
NBC renews Celebrity Apprentice for third season
The Celebrity Apprentice has been renewed for a third season by NBC. It will air next spring, and presumably tape this fall. In a press...
Jon admits "poor judgment" about going to a bar with a woman while Kate's on her book tour
After being photographed early this morning leaving a bar with a younger woman who was not his wife, Jon & Kate Plus Eight's Jon Gosselin...

Aubrey O'Day gets her own MTV series after turning down A Shot of Love offer
After being fired from Danity Kane, the now-defunct Making the Band group, Aubrey O'Day is moving on: to another MTV reality show. However, contrary to...
Kris, Adam in the shocking bottom three, but Matt Giraud still leaves
American Idol 8 almost had its first actually shocking elimination last night, as apparent frontrunner Adam Lambert ended up in the bottom two with Matt...
Paula and Bruno, Danny Gokey and Lens Crafters, mansion ghosts, iTunes denial, and other American Idol stupidity
There's been lots of random but vaguely interesting news floating around about the American Idol universe recently, like the fact that Paula Abdul has teamed...

Major spring 2008 reality show finales
May has arrived and with it come the end of the nearly every winter reality show, particularly the big competition series, and also some spring...
Joe Talamo riding favorite I Want Revenge in the Kentucky Derby along with three other Jockeys
If you've watched Animal Planet's informative and entertaining docudrama Jockeys, and watch the Kentucky Derby tomorrow, you'll recognize one-fifth of the 20 riders: Joe Talamo,...
Lying Survivor Coach and Debbie lie about lying
Considering I wanted to do a happy dance in the 110+ degree Brazilian sun the first few minutes when Timbira voted for Sierra Reed, who...