Sunday, Mar. 29, 2009

• Megan Parris says Bachelor producers "berate," "curse at" contestants
  Early Bachelor 13 reject Megan Parris has offered strong criticism of the show, and and among her charges are that producers "berate[d]" her during "scripted"...

Monday, Mar. 30, 2009

• Tiffany Pollard returning to VH1 in New York Goes to Work
  Tiffany Pollard's failed outing as an actress, as chronicled in the disingenuous spin-off New York Goes to Hollywood, has not meant the end of her...
• Phuket: elephants mount, tap contestants' asses
  The Amazing Race 14 is preempted next week for a two-hour extravaganza, Andy Rooney Reads His Mail. Oh wait, that was tonight. Actually, it's for...
• Dennis Rodman intervention, firing ends with AA promo as Celebrity Apprentice gets even better
  The Celebrity Apprentice, which is now airing its second season, is easily the best celebrity reality show on the air because its format and tasks...
• ABC gets Shark Tank; Fox plans More to Love fat dating show; RuPaul renewed; Chopping Block gone
  Networks have made several announcements recently about new and returning reality shows: Fox is returning to the dating reality show genre, but as always with...

Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009

• Recycle follows ex-Mujahideen bodyguard who collects cardboard to support his family
  Tonight, PBS Independent Lens debuts a documentary, Recycle, which has a simple name that defies the complexity of its subject: it tells the story of...
• The Osbournes return to TV tonight with variety show
  The Osbournes debuted on MTV just over seven years ago and forever altered the reality TV landscape by showing a celebrity family's daily life. And...
• MTV renews Real World, Challenge for four seasons each
  MTV is sticking with what it knows, ordering four more seasons of The Real World and four more seasons of the competition spin-off Challenge series....
• Simon and Paula's screwing around unfair to contestants, even if it's entertaining
  Last week's performance episode of American Idol 8 was marked by more than just impressive and impressively mangled versions of Motown songs. While Allison was...
• LuAnn separates from her count husband
  Real Housewives of New York City star and countess LuAnn de Lesseps has broken up with her husband of 16 years, Count de Lesseps, the...

Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2009

• NBC gets $2 billion bailout as part of stimulus
  This satirical, fictional story is part of the April 1, 2009, edition of reality blurred. Fourth-place broadcast network NBC will essentially be bailed out by...
• American Idol will accept Twitter votes
  This satirical, fictional story is part of the April 1, 2009, edition of reality blurred. Starting next week, Twitter users will be able to vote...
• Bachelorette replaces Jillian with Melissa, who will also appear on Extreme Makeover
  This satirical, fictional story is part of the April 1, 2009, edition of reality blurred. The Bachelorette 5's announced star, Jillian Harris, will be replaced...
• Octomom's babies will appear on Jon & Kate Plus 8
  This satirical, fictional story is part of the April 1, 2009, edition of reality blurred. The Octomom's eight children will appear on Jon & Kate...
• Woz, Holly Madison out of Dancing without a dance-off
  Producers of Dancing with the Stars 8 used a double-elimination episode to get rid of Steve Wozniak and Holly Madison. Steve-O and Lacey also ended...
• Ryan Seacrest encourages Lil's kid to punch Randy as contestants fumble iTunes songs
  Forced to pick current, relevant songs from iTunes, many of the American Idol 8 finalists fumbled Tuesday night--except usual fumbler Scott MacIntyre; judge golden boy...
• David Cook's pre-taped Idol appearance follows two cancelled concerts
  "David Cook will be here" Wednesday night, Ryan Seacrest said at the end of American Idol 8's performance episode on Tuesday, but he won't actually...
• Project Runway moving to Lifetime after NBC gets paid by Weinstein Company
  NBC Universal, The Weinstein Company, and Lifetime have resolved their dispute over Project Runway 6, which will move to Lifetime following payment to NBC Universal,...

Thursday, Apr. 2, 2009

• Cat Deeley almost subbed for Ryan Seacrest on weird, Megan-losing Idol night
  American Idol 8 results show seemed crazier than usual, but it wasn't a series of April Fool's Day jokes, from Megan Joy's cawing to the...
• Jeff Probst wears custom-made shirts but six-year-old pants
  Although Survivor Tocantins has been on essentially a three-week-long break, Jeff Probst is all over the place, even when he's not blogging. With a new...
• Ted Nugent will hunt down contestants on CMT show
  Ted Nugent will actually hunt down contestants in a new reality series that will debut this August on CMT. Each episode of Runnin' Wild ......
• Suggest celebrities for Celebrity Rehab 3
  VH1's third season of Celebrity Rehab 3 is now casting, as I reported earlier this month (VH1's own blog announcement of the show's renewal came...

Friday, Apr. 3, 2009

• Heidi Montag on Lauren Conrad: "We don't need her" on The Hills
  The Hills' fifth and (maybe) final season debuts on Monday, and Heidi Montag has weighed in about what Lauren Conrad's exit means for the show....
• Merge ahead on twist-free Survivor Tocantins
  Ultimately, the most shocking thing about last night's episode of Survivor Tocantins wasn't model Sydney Wheeler's elimination, but the spoilerish news delivered by the preview:...

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