reality blurred + archives + May 1 to May 7, 2011

week of May 1, 2011

President Obama rips Donald Trump, mocking his Apprentice decisions
At the White House Correspondents' Dinner last night, President Barack Obama repeatedly ripped Donald Trump, referencing events on The Celebrity Apprentice as Trump sat nearby,...

Reality TV interrupted by Osama bin Laden death news; reality stars comment as one denies news
Reality interrupted reality TV last night as news of the death of Osama bin Laden interrupted the broadcast of The Celebrity Apprentice on the east...
NeNe Leakes versus Star Jones interrupted by La Toya's return, breaking news
Last night's long-awaited Celebrity Apprentice showdown between Star Jones and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes was interrupted not just by breaking news...
Win WrestleMania DVDs and other Tough Enough swag
Tough Enough, the rebooted competition series that airs Mondays at 8 on USA, has unexpectedly become one of my favorite shows, thanks to the insane...
NBC won't re-air Apprentice, Next Great Restaurant, but they're online, on CNBC Friday
An episode of The Celebrity Apprentice and the finale of America's Next Great Restaurant, which were interrupted by breaking news on the east coast and...
Soul Daddy opens as America's Next Great Restaurant ends without ever becoming great
America's Next Great Restaurant concluded last night, at least for those not in the Pacific time zone, and the winning restaurant, Soul Daddy, opened three...

Kent and Vyxsin, finally eliminated, defend their rule-breaking, call Globetrotters "big cowards"
Sunday's episode of The Amazing Race had a fantastic ending, and not just because Kent Kaliber and Vyxsin Fiala were finally eliminated after yet another...

Wife Swap spinning off celebrity version; SNL alum Victoria Jackson may be cast
ABC's Wife Swap, which concluded its sixth season late last summer, is spinning off a celebrity version instead of just going away. Deadline reports that...
Pulled from ABC's schedule, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution will return this summer
Season two of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, the Emmy-winning reality series that features the chef trying to improve a community's eating habits, hasn't aired an...

Mark Burnett will produce the Emmy telecast
Survivor, Apprentice, and The Voice producer Mark Burnett will take over the Emmy telecast this year, which will air Sept. 18 on Fox. A few...
Lamar Odom almost quit his E! reality show, but is now filming during playoffs
L.A. Lakers player Lamar Odom almost quit his E! reality series Khloe & Lamar shortly after production began, but now he's still filming the series...
As Rob Mariano marches toward a win, is it possible to care about anything else on Survivor?
The most dramatic and exciting part of Survivor Redemption Island's episode was not Andrea being blindsided, nor the duel that sent Steve home and gave...
Cheryl Cole officially, finally, really, for real this time, seriously confirmed as X Factor judge
Fox announced today that pop singer Cheryl Cole will be a judge on its fall singing competition The X Factor, officially, finally confirming what was...

Baby names Maci and Bentley increased in popularity the most because of Teen Mom
MTV's Teen Mom has affected baby names, as parents have increasingly named their newborns after Maci Bookout and her son Bentley. The Social Security Administration...

Jillian Michaels will co-host The Doctors, appear on Dr. Phil
When Jillian Michaels announced that she was quitting The Biggest Loser, she said she was leaving to "focus on becoming a mommy and doing more...