Sunday, Jul. 26, 2009

• American Idol auditioner Alexis Cohen killed by car
  American Idol 7 auditioner Alexis Cohen, who said she "march[es] to the beat of a different drummer" and flicked off Simon Cowell after being rejected,...

Monday, Jul. 27, 2009

• Nadya Suleman's 14 kids will get $250 a day on her reality show
  Octomom Nadya Suleman's kids are apparently worth $250 a day, as that's the price she'll get for them from production company Eyeworks to appear on...
• The Bachelorette 5 concludes tonight
  The Bachelorette 5 concludes tonight with a two-hour finale starting at 8 p.m. Will Jillian look past Ed Swiderski's performance problems? Or will he leave...
• Jessie's nominations unexplained by another dry Big Brother 11 episode
  As the editing of Big Brother 11 would have us believe, the only thing that happened up until nominations were conversations about whether Ronnie should...
• American Idol 8 made $850 million in ads, down from AI7; Paula wanted more than Seacrest
  American Idol, the country's most-popular show, earned less than it did the previous year from advertisements, but still an impressive amount in a recession and...
• Man charged with killing Alexis Cohen, who auditioned for American Idol 9
  The man suspected of hitting and killing American Idol 7 auditioner Alexis Cohen--who'd auditioned for the show a third time this year--was arrested and charged...

Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2009

• More to Love, Dating in the Dark are more bland, less sensational than their titles
  The Bachelorette may have ended last night, but the broadcast networks are offering two new dating shows this summer. Neither show, however, quite lives up...
• Thom Beers: The Colony "is the most fascinating television series I've ever made"; reality Emmy categories are "ridiculous"
  Thom Beers is reality TV's only real auteur: When you watch one of his unscripted shows, you know it belongs to him and his Original...
• Jillian rejects Reid's proposal but accepts Ed's, and volcanoes erupt with excitement
  Jillian Harris ended her drama-filled Bachelorette 5 odyssey by selecting Ed Swiderski after rejecting both Kiptyn Locke and Reid Rosenthal, who returned to try to...
• MTV airs Paris Hilton documentary Paris, Not France
  The fascinating depths of Paris Hilton are explored in a documentary that MTV will debut Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. ET, repeating it Friday at...
• Bear Grylls will "lead crusade" at evangelical Alpha conference
  Man vs. Wild star is using his celebrity to try to save people in a different way than he does on his show, appearing in...

Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2009

• Big Brother announces "huge announcement" Thursday, hopefully to save the game
  There was only one thing of real interest on Tuesday night's episode of Big Brother 11, and it's not that Michele used the POV to...
• Ex-Marine challenges Gordon Ramsay to a fight, gets taken down by the show's set
  Last week's two-hour Hell's Kitchen 6 premiere ended with former marine Joseph charging Gordon Ramsay and challenging him to a fight. The dramatic conclusion aired...
• Joel McHale mocks Ryan Seacrest even backstage at Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show
  I gave up the now-cancelled/on extended hiatus Best Week Ever for E's The Soup a while ago, and now I know why: Joel McHale's dissection...
• Deadliest Catch had its highest-rated season yet
  When I initially started watching Deadliest Catch, I couldn't imagine that watching crab pots coming over the side of a boat could sustain an entire...

Thursday, Jul. 30, 2009

• American Idol 8 semi-finalist Ju'Not Joyner says the show is "fixed," provides no evidence
  American Idol 8 semi-finalist Ju'Not Joyner says the show is "fixed" but offered little more than complaints about the show's contract, which has always been...
• Kara DioGuardi will return to Idol, gossip columnist says
  Kara DioGuardi will be back for American Idol 9, according to a gossip columnists' unsourced report that is being spread around as if it actually...
• Nigel Barker says Tyra Banks is just as crazy in real life as she is on camera
  Top Model judge and photographer Nigel Barker said his fellow judge Tyra Banks is as nutty in real life as she is on TV. In...
• Jon & Kate returns Mon., TLC "will continue to capture this family's journey in a respectful way"
  Jon & Kate Plus Eight returns Monday night after its unexpected summer hiatus that followed the couple's divorce, and the show will be continuing and...
• Paula Abdul: "I can only return to Idol if the deal is fair"
  Paula Abdul is back on Twitter talking about her American Idol 9 contract negotiations, and she basically confirmed that she's holding out for more money....

Friday, Jul. 31, 2009

• Shaq competition, ninja warrior search, Toby Maguire's family among new shows
  Among new series announced recently are a search for a ninja and a docudrama following Toby Maguire's mother and younger brother. G4 is looking for...
• Is SYTYCD's Ade Obayomi naked on Guys with iPhones?
  Two So You Think You Can Dance contestants have apparently exposed themselves via their iPhones. Photos resembling Jonathan Platero and Ade Obayomi were posted to...
• Cliques gone as Big Brother brings back coup d'etat; viewers pick who gets overthrow power
  The game-changing Big Brother "big announcement" was announced last night, and it's a twist that we've seen before--one that led to absolutely no drama at...
• Shayne Lamas says she and Matt Grant are "acquaintances"
  Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas broke up about a year ago after getting engaged, but are still in contact. "We were engaged, and we weren't...
• A.J. Lamas says MTV wanted him to "pretend you're Brody's best friend" on The Hills
  More evidence of The Hills' absolute fakeness and staged, artificial relationships: Lorenzo Lamas' son A.J. Lamas said producers wanted him to appear on the show...
• Chris Harrison: Jillian needed me to "lead herself back where she always wanted to be and that was with Ed"
  Chris Harrison's comments--they are not "blogs," no matter what Entertainment Weekly would like to pretend--tend to be pretty entertaining, because he appears to be emotionally...
• Giuliana and Bill Rancic, Lamas family insist reality shows will strengthen their relationships
  This fall, two reality shows will chronicle two different families: E!'s The Lamas Life follows Lorenzo and Shayne Lamas and their family, while Style follows...

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