Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009

• ABC has talked to Paula Abdul about joining Dancing with the Stars
  The longstanding rumors that Paula Abdul would appear on Dancing with the Stars, however logically unsound, are now closer than ever to reality, as ABC...
• Big Brother 11 ratings increase
  Big Brother 11's ratings are increasing after losing viewers earlier this season, although it was gaining 18- to 34-year-olds. Ronnie's eviction drew more viewers. Week...

Monday, Aug. 10, 2009

• Kim and NeNe fight about off-camera fight
  Lest they be overshadowed by The Real Housewives of New Jersey or the New York women before them, The Real Housewives of Atlanta are stepping...
• Lou Diamond Phillips doesn't know how much his charity will get for his I'm a Celebrity win
  More than six weeks after Lou Diamond Phillips won I'm a Celebrity 2, his charity has not yet received the prize, nor does he know...
• Shark Tank, Neighborhood, Millionaire's return get low ratings, but Big Brother still strong
  Two new reality shows and one returning game show didn't get many viewers Sunday night, but one show did, Big Brother 11. The Hollywood Reporter...
• Kate Gosselin: "I feel like [the divorce] would have happened anyway, cameras on, cameras off"
  Kate Gosselin was on The Today Show this morning, talking to Meredith Viera about rumors ("There is no affair." "There is no condo. There is...

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009

• Eight of 13 New York area Kitchen Nightmares restaurants have closed
  Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares will return sometime this season, but while the show may be entertaining, it's not always successful: eight of 13 New York...
• Afghan Star film follows Idol series that's "facilitating social change" in Afghanistan
  Afghan Star, Afghanistan's popular version of Idol, is in its fifth season, and is just like the talent competition in other countries, except this one...
• Chris Harrison predicts there will be three Bachelor weddings this year
  Bachelor host Chris Harrison expects that three couples that met on the series may get married this year. Saturday, I asked him about the show's...

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009

• Lou Diamond Phillips did I'm a Celebrity because he's a Survivor fan, is "extremely grateful" for public's response
  I'm a Celebrity 2 winner and actor Lou Diamond Phillips is a fan of Survivor, and that's ultimately what led him to do the show....
• Paula Abdul was hurt by salary disparity, substance abuse jokes, Kara DioGuardi's hiring
  The road to Paula Abdul's departure from American Idol is detailed in a New York Times report that says she was bitter about everything from...
• Omarosa is going to seminary
  Omarosa Manigault Stallworth, who will soon be profiled on TV One's series Life After and was most recently seen on national broadcast TV trying to...
• Thursday's BB11 eviction will be pre-taped
  Thursday's live Big Brother 11 eviction will be pre-taped, not live. The live studio audience is being told to arrive at 11:30 a.m. PT, not...

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

• My Life on the D-List's wraps up its celeb-heavy fifth season perfectly
  Kathy Griffin's fifth season of My Life on the D-List ended Monday, with the comedian getting a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame,...
• BB11's Lydia was Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' nanny
  Big Brother 11 houseguest Lydia's bio says "she used to be a nanny for a high profile couple," and that couple was Paul McCartney and...
• Real World's "hardcore audience is that 15 to 20-year-old," cast is "left alone" in big cities
  The Real World's co-creator, Jon Murray, says the show's audience is not those of us who grew up with the show, nor even people in...
• Kelly Clarkson's Self cover photo retouched, and Self's editors try to justify their hypocrisy
  Kelly Clarkson has been criticized and mocked for her not exactly out-of-control weight, so it's great that she's appearing on the September cover of Self...
• DWTS cast announced Monday, will have rehearsal time limits to prevent injuries
  Dancing with the Stars 9 will announce its cast Monday on Good Morning America, including, perhaps, La Toya Jackson, who's the latest rumored cast member,...
• Idol 8 tour drawing slightly fewer people per city but earning the same as season 7 tour
  Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, and the other American Idol 8 finalists who are currently touring are drawing fewer people but earning the same amount of...
• Chima repeatedly calls Russell "a terrorist," which he calls "a racial slur"
  On Tuesday's episode of Big Brother 11, Chima and Russell were shown fighting once again, and this time Chima repeatedly called Russell "a terrorist," which...
• Tony Danza may teach 10th grade in Philadelphia for A&E's Teach
  The mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, has asked the school commission to allow A&E to film Tony Danza teaching 10th grade at a high school...

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

• Real Housewives of Atlanta producers looking for "young, fabulous gay men" for new series
  The production company behind The Real Housewives of Atlanta (there are different producers for each city's version) are searching for gay men in New York...
• Househusbands of Hollywood has less drama, more camaraderie than Real Housewives
  This weekend, the Fox Reality Channel enters Bravo's Real Housewives space with its own docudrama about a group of interconnected people who live in the...
• Jessie evicted after Jeff used the coup d'etat, also nominating Natalie as Chima sat silently
  The coup d'etat has finally been played on Big Brother, and although producers pre-taped Thursday's typically live episode, there was zero drama related to that...
• Heidi Montag naked in Playboy; has 20-30 orgasms daily thanks to Spencer
  Heidi Montag's long-awaited Playboy pictorial is out today, and she's on the cover of the September issue of the magazine. Although it was rumored she...
• Reality past forward: from Paula drama to the return of Top Chef and Project Runway
  Welcome to reality blurred's Past Forward, a new feature that gives a quick look back at the last week in reality TV and an overview...

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009

• Chima Simone quit Big Brother 11 after referring to herself as "the twin towers"
  Update: CBS says Chima was removed from the competition for violating the rules. Chima Simone apparently quit Big Brother 11 overnight, following her nomination for...
• CBS says Chima was removed from BB11 for breaking rules; new HOH competition held
  Although several houseguests said on the live feeds that Chima Simone quit the game, CBS said today that she was removed from Big Brother 11...

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