Sunday, Mar. 15, 2009

• Jade Goody "hours" from death and is "terrified of falling asleep"
  UK reality star Jade Goody is close to death because of cancer that has spread rapidly. "It is now a matter of hours, she has...
• Arrests follow stampede at Top Model auditions
  Auditions for America's Next Top Model 13 in New York City were closed after models stampeded and injured each other, freaking out over a smoking...

Monday, Mar. 16, 2009

• Phil Keoghan strips to his underwear in Russia
  If it's not already obvious why Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan's lack of an Emmy nomination was a major snub, last night's episode provided enough...
• Police, mayor criticize Top Model; Tyra is "concerned"; models want a second chance
  Some of the stampeding short women whose chance to audition for Top Model 13 was cut short Saturday in New York after they rioted over...
• Top Model stampede caught on video
  The stampede of models at the Top Model 13 auditions in New York was caught on home video, and it is just as stunning as...

Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009

• Animal cruelty trial, Americans' Persian wedding in Iran chronicled in documentaries
  Two new documentaries are airing this week: Tonight, PBS' Independent Lens debuts a documentary about an American couple's Persian wedding, while on Monday, HBO debuted...
• Steve-O judged on rehearsal after being injured
  Another injury has affected Dancing with the Stars 8, although this time it hasn't resulted in someone leaving the competition. Steve-O could not perform during...
• Tyra Banks may let riot models audition because it helps Tyra
  Tyra Banks has issued a new self-centered statement about the stampede of models that interrupted auditions Saturday, and it noncommittally says that new auditions may...
• Ax Men loggers investigated over episode; Ice Road Truckers crew injured in accident
  A crew working on the History Channel's Ice Road Truckers was injured in Alaska, while some loggers featured on Ax Men are being investigated because...
• Dane plans to actually run a marathon for "redemption"
  After skipping part of a marathon but insisting he ran the whole thing "in [his] mind" and keeping the medal he received, Biggest Loser 7...

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2009

• First Apprentice celebrities were paid $25,000
  In an excerpt from Piers Morgan's book God Bless America: Misadventures Of A Big Mouth Brit, which will be released next week, the Celebrity Apprentice...
• Mark Burnett's Expedition Africa is History's "biggest investment" ever
  In June, the History Channel will debut Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone, a Mark Burnett-produced series it first announced about a year ago and that...
• Dance-off hurts, doesn't save Belinda Carlisle
  Go-Go's member Belinda Carlisle went-went home first on Dancing with the Stars 8 after losing a point in the first-ever dance off. The show's new...
• Finalists attempt country as American Idol trading cards are released
  It was country week on American Idol, and it wasn't as much of a disaster as it has been in the past. Anoop went from...
• American Idol destroys Dancing with the Stars, which had its lowest-rated episode ever
  In the 9 p.m. Tuesday evening battle between country karaoke and time-wasting filler, American Idol 8 was victorious, pushing Dancing with the Stars to its...
• Audrina quitting The Hills for Mark Burnett docudrama, but The Hills may live on
  The Hills star Audrina Patridge is quitting the MTV series and will instead star in a Mark Burnett-produced docudrama about her life. Mark "Burnett's proposed...
• Woz apologizes for calling Dancing "a lie" and "fake"
  Steve Wozniak has apologized to the producers of Dancing with the Stars after calling the show "fake," and "a lie," and says that the show's...
• Kenley Collins arrested for assault, throwing cat; calls fight with fiance "a miscommunication"
  Highly annoying Project Runway 5 finalist Kenley Collins was arrested today for assaulting her fiance, including by hitting him with a cat. Kenley was charged...
• Three of five Real Housewives of New Jersey cast members are related
  Three of the five main cast members in The Real Housewives of New Jersey are related by blood or marriage. Bravo announced the cast of...

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

• Alexis Grace not saved by viewers, judges
  After teasing Alexis Grace by suggesting they were going to save her, the American Idol judges sent her home instead. After viewers voted on the...
• NBC cancels Last Comic Standing, Nashville Star, Momma's Boys, Celebrity Circus, American Gladiators, Baby Borrowers, more
  After announcing its new summer series, NBC has cancelled a bunch of its reality series, including two standby summer reality shows, Last Comic Standing and...
• Polish So You Think You can Dance contestant falls off stage
  A contestant on Poland's version of So You Think You Can Dance got so excited that the judges put her through to the next round...
• Steve-O has a hematoma, waiting on doctor's report
  Steve-O is bleeding internally, but whether he'll be back on Dancing with the Stars 8 next week depends upon a doctor's evaluation. "I have a...

Friday, Mar. 20, 2009

• Alexis' elimination crushes absurd final four theory; Fox may renew Paula's contract
  One of the more interesting effects of Alexis Grace's departure from American Idol 8 was that it immediately debunked a rumor that was getting a...
• Animal Planet renews Jockeys, which was more docu than drama during its first season
  Jockeys, the Animal Planet docudrama that debuted earlier this year, will return this summer for a second season. Seven hour-long episodes--the first season had 12...

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