reality blurred + archives + January 23 to January 29, 2011

week of January 23, 2011

Bachelor's Fang Girl explains why she walked off the set
Fang Girl, aka Madison Garton, walked off the set of The Bachelor on Monday's episode, essentially quitting, and she said that was because she didn't...
More people watch reality TV in Columbus and Cincinnati, which hosted 50 series in two years
Two cities in Ohio, Cincinnati and Columbus, have more reality TV viewers than any other cities in the country, and Cincinnati has hosted 50 reality...

Your OWN Show is an Apprentice and Design Star knock-off that almost works
Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next Big Star is a weird show. It's The Apprentice plus HGTV's Design Star, with the charm of...
Joey Kovar got $20K to strip for Playgirl, which offered Rob Kardashian $45K ($60K to get hard)
The Real World Hollywood and Celebrity Rehab cast member Joey Kovar will get naked and show his penis in Playgirl for $20,000, apparently in part...
Jeff Probst admits American Idol's threat to Survivor, says Redemption Island in "top 5"
Survivor host Jeff Probst defended the 22nd season's returning player twist and insisted this will be one of the show's "top 5" seasons ever, after...
Project Runway will spin-off Masters and Accessories competitions
If Project Runway's desperation to be more like its younger sibling isn't already evident, the series' producer is spinning off two competitions: Project Runway: Masters...
Amazing Race's second season is now on DVD
We knew it was coming, and now it's official: Almost nine years after airing on CBS, The Amazing Race 2 has been released on DVD,...

Oscar documentary nominees include Restrepo, Gasland
Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced this morning, including the two nonfiction categories: documentary feature film and short subject documentary. The nominees for...
Jersey Shore cast going to Italy for season four
MTV has renewed Jersey Shore for a fourth season, unsurprisingly, but it will not be filmed in New Jersey or Miami. Instead, the network will...
Top Shot casting director wants couples, self-taught marksmen for season three
Top Shot, the surprisingly good History Channel competition between marksmen, is now casting for its third season, as its second season debuts Feb. 8, and...

Afghanistan's Idol leaves contestant fearing for her life
Last year, the documentary Afghan Star profiled contestants on Afghanistan's version of American Idol (watch the trailer), and a new film follows up with one...
Chris Harrison on NASCAR widow's racetrack date: "we have to force the issue"
Previews for next week's episode of The Bachelor show Brad Womack on a date with Emily Maynard, whose fiance and the father of her daughter,...
Cheryl Burke reveals molestation, abuse: "They're not secrets. There's no shame."
Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke has published a new memoir in which she discusses being molested as a child and physically abused as...
Ronnie's assault charge won't keep him from going to Italy with Jersey Shore, manager says
The Jersey Shore cast is going to Italy later this spring, but a report says Ronald "Ronnie" Ortiz-Magro might not go with them, if he...
Jeff Probst previews Survivor Redemption Island cast, makes them seem more interesting
CBS has posted a video of Jeff Probst evaluating the Survivor Redemption Island cast. Because it seems like this was filmed before the first Tribal...

Design Star's creator SallyAnn Salsano on being fired by HGTV, Mark Burnett's version
Jersey Shore creator SallyAnn Salsano told me that being fired by HGTV from another popular reality show she created, Design Star, "really hurt my feelings,"...
Jersey Shore creator was a finalist for Real World Miami's cast
SallyAnn Salsano, the woman who created Jersey Shore (and HGTV's Design Star, among other series), was a finalist to be a cast member on The...

An animated preview of Jersey Shore in Italy, drunk Canadians in the Bahamas
Next Media Animation has released an animated news story that previews what might happen when the Jersey Shore cast goes to Italy, and it's pretty...
Oprah's behind-the-scenes series: unexpectedly great television
While Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star is a pretty weak competition series, the other major reality show on the new...