Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009

• Students auditioning to be in Tony Danza's English class; cameras will be hidden
  Tony Danza will co-teach a 10th grade English class at Phildelphia's Northeast High for a reality show on A&E called Teach, irony be damned. The...
• Lifetime's Project Runway has the show's highest-rated premiere ever, up 44% from Bravo
  Project Runway's first episode away from Bravo gave Lifetime "the highest-rated premiere for the series ever and in the [Lifetime's] 25-year history ... and was...
• Ryan Jenkins dead from suicide; VH1 says I Love Money 3 might still air
  Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3 star Ryan Jenkins is dead, having committed suicide in a Canadian hotel room, according to police....

Monday, Aug. 24, 2009

• Real World is the #1 cable show for people 12 to 34 on Wednesdays
  I give The Real World a lot of shit for sucking and being an entirely different show than the one I fell in love with...
• X Factor singer Danyl Johnson gives "the best first audition" Simon Cowell has ever heard
  On Saturday, 27-year-old teacher Danyl Johnson auditioned live on the UK's X Factor, and judge Simon Cowell gave a standing ovation for Danyl's rendition of...
• Michelle, Sasha, and Malia Obama are Project Runway fans; Tim's Guide to Style cancelled
  Michelle, Sasha, and Malia Obama are all fans of Project Runway; Bravo has cancelled Tim Gunn's Guide to Style after airing its second season last...
• VH1 "sad to announce" it's cancelling I Love Money 3
  I Love Money 3, the competition series that now-dead murder suspect Ryan Jenkins allegedly won, has also been cancelled, and won't air in January as...

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009

• Big Brother producers Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan sign with Sony
  Big Brother executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan have signed a two-year deal with Sony. They will "develop and produce programming for broadcast and...
• Paula Abdul will host VH1's Divas
  Paula Abdul has found a post-American Idol job, and it's as the host of VH1's Divas, which will air live Sept. 17 at 9 p.m....
• Lou Diamond Phillips thinks Spencer Pratt is "hell-bent on wanting America to hate" him
  Lou Diamond Phillips is grateful for the response to his time on I'm a Celebrity 2, but perhaps the people who got the most response...
• Jon Gosselin wants to quit his TLC show to find a job "instead of the nightmare I'm living"
  One-tenth of Jon & Kate Plus Eight wants to quit the TLC show, although I guess no one's ever asked 8/10ths of the show what...
• Whale Wars renewed; is Animal Planet's 2nd-most popular show; Earthrace ship joining campaign
  Animal Planet's Whale Wars has been renewed for a third season, having reached a series high in the ratings for its awesome Friday night finale,...

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009

• Neil Patrick Harris guest judged American Idol Tuesday
  Neil Patrick Harris has appeared on Big Brother, visiting and snarking about the houseguests, and recently appeared on Top Chef Masters. Now, the Emmy host...
• Big Brother UK cancelled as US version grows
  The UK version of Big Brother will be cancelled after 11 seasons, even as the US version that debuted around the same time is getting...
• Real Housewives repeats will be syndicated in fall 2010
  Next fall, The Real Housewives of the O.C., New York City, New Jersey, and Atlanta will all enter syndication, as their collective seasons will have...
• Russell gets backdoored after an episode of bananas and sex talk
  There's some interesting game play happening in the Big Brother 11 house despite its rather lethargic pace. The alliance of four has split up, with...
• CBS previews Survivor Samoa and "the biggest Survivor villain ever"
  Less than a month to go before the debut of Survivor Samoa on Sept. 17, CBS has started to air promos for the new season....
• Jeff Schroeder's fake Facebook wall summarizes Big Brother 11 flawlessly
  This season of Big Brother may not be the best ever, but it has generated some fantastic satire. First there was cartoon Julie Chen's interview...

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

• Rachel Campos-Duffy's book out today, is a "love letter to at-home moms"
  Real World San Francisco star Rachel Campos-Duffy has a book out Tuesday called Stay Home, Stay Happy: 10 Secrets to Loving At-Home Motherhood, and it's...
• Jon Gosselin denies saying he wants off the TLC show, says Us Weekly eavesdropped
  Jon Gosselin was recently quoted by Us Weekly saying, "I don't even want to do taping for the show anymore," but he says the tabloid...
• Bravo's ratings are up even without Project Runway
  Despite the loss of Project Runway, which performed much better on its new Lifetime home, Bravo's overall ratings are up. During "the week that 'Project...
• Survivor Samoa's chief twist, 20 cast members revealed; cast includes two alternates, Tocantins reject
  CBS officially revealed the cast of Survivor Samoa today, and it includes 20 people, not 18, as was announced at the end of last season....
• Tiny & Toya is BET's most-popular series ever
  BET's Tiny & Toya concluded its first season Tuesday night, and was watched by 1.9 million viewers, and an average of 1.8 million viewers, "making...
• Lindsay Lohan, Michael Jackson's brothers, Redmond O'Neal planning reality shows
  In addition to future English teacher and reality star Tony Danza, several high-profile celebrities are planning reality TV shows. A&E is moving forward with a...
• VH1's president wants more "redemptive" shows, fewer carbon-copied love shows
  The near-endless spin-offs of The Surreal Life and Flavor of Love are "not something we want to be famous for" at VH1, the network's president...

Friday, Aug. 28, 2009

• Ryan Jenkins' last days, Jasmine Fiore's life detailed
  Less than two weeks after events involving them unfolded, the media is takingdetailed looks at murder suspect Ryan Jenkins and murdered model Jasmine Fiore. ABC...
• Fall 2009 reality TV show debut schedule
  The fall television season is almost upon us, not that the weather has relented. Some cable networks already debuting shows that will carry us through...
• Russell and Jeff fight before Russell leaves and Julie Chen teases a new twist
  One theme from Thursday's Big Brother episode: this is a house full of morons. Mostly, that was evident in their language, which was even more...
• Betsy, Russell S., Erik, and Ashley are Survivor Samoa stand-outs, while Ben, Russell H., and John are just irritating
  Before we get down to the real analysis of the Survivor Samoa cast starting Monday, and we find out who will blame me for ruining...
• The best SYTYCD dances and a "Rumble on the [Project] Runway" both air next week
  It's time for Past Forward: what happened last week, and what to watch on TV next week, which is kind of slow as we wait...
• DJ AM dies days after he "wrapped filming" on MTV intervention series Gone Too Far
  Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, was found dead today in New York, less than a year after surviving a plane crash. Goldstein "was found in...

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