reality blurred + archives + December 20 to December 26, 2009

week of December 20, 2009

Dr. Drew: "I'm not an expert on sex addiction, I surrounded myself with ... people who were"
Dr. Drew Pinsky has responded to Sex Rehab cast member Duncan Roy's criticism that Dr. Drew didn't know anything about sex addiction by admitting that...
Ukraine's Got Talent winner creates art in sand; Italy's Got Talent has its own Susan Boyle
This is stunning: it's the winning performance from Ukraine's Got Talent. Kseniya Simonova, 24, shows what happened in the Ukraine during World War II when...
Survivor 20 is Heroes vs. Villains ("Return, Revenge, Redemption"), debuts Feb. 11, Probst calls it "the biggest battle in Survivor history"
At the end of Survivor Samoa, CBS finally officially announced what we've known for some time: The 20th season of the show, which will start...

Undercover Boss debuts post-Super Bowl; Survivor gets anniversary special; Probst's pilot will air
In 2004, CBS followed the Super Bowl with the debut of the eighth season of Survivor, the first all-star season. The second full all-star season,...
Russell wins $100K for being a better character than player, but Natalie wins the game and $1M
Russell Hantz may have made Survivor Samoa, but Survivor Samoa did not make him another $1 million. Instead, he lost to Natalie White, who took...
Jaison, Mick, and Brett say Russell couldn't win; he was "too blatantly arrogant and mean-spirited"
Here are my post-game conversations with the final two Survivor Samoa jury members and the other finalist. They cover everything from Brett's absence in the...
Russell: "I would not change a thing"; Natalie: "We made group decisions"; "it's okay to pray about anything"
Earlier today, I spoke with Natalie and Russell just before they were going on The Early Show, and around 4:30 a.m. PT. Natalie said she...

Survivor Samoa up over Survivor Gabon finale in total viewers, even in 18-49
The conclusion of Survivor Samoa drew more viewers than last December's finale of Survivor Gabon but the same number of people ages 18 to 49....
RussellGotScrewed.com was registered nine days before Survivor Samoa's finale
Russell Hantz's new web site that laments his Survivor Samoa loss was created and registered more than one week before the live finale, during which...

Simon Cowell will either leave American Idol next year or stay three more years, reports say
American Idol 9 will be Simon Cowell's final season, according to the judge's brother, unless the CEO of the company that owns the show is...