Monday, Nov. 7, 2011

• X Factor admits to obvious lip syncing, backing track usage
  The first results show for The X Factor continued the show's tradition of plagiarizing heavily from American Idol by starting with a bad group number...
• Watch the trailer for Kim's Fairytale Divorce, the latest Kardashian event (and SNL parody)
  You might think that both Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kim Kardashian's rapid marriage is beyond parody, especially by the rarely-hilarious Saturday Night Live,...

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011

• Duggars are pregnant with their 20th child
  The TLC reality TV show that has changed its name twice because the family it follows keep squeezing out babies will have to be renamed...
• Are Biggest Loser ratings down because Jillian Michaels left?
  Jillian Michaels left The Biggest Loser at the end of its 11th season, and although the show replaced her with two people, both Justin Bieber's...

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011

• Tom Bergeron's great idea: one season a year of Dancing with the Stars, which has its final four
  Despite generating headlines with its cast at the start of the season, Dancing with the Stars' ratings are down significantly, nearly 14 percent. Its host,...
• Survivor's social media takeover: weird
  As part of CBS' "Social Sweep Week," a reference to November's status as a month when TV ratings are used to make future decisions about...
• Bafta adds a new reality TV category
  The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which awards Baftas, the UK's version of Emmys, has added a new category for "reality and constructed...

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011

• Friends of reality star you've never heard of say she's pregnant with Mel Gibson's baby
  A reality show cast member is pregnant with Mel Gibson's baby, according to her friends, though it's unlikely you've heard of her. Rumorfix's report calls...
• Survivor fast-forwards through two Tribal Councils and disgusting behavior
  Survivor South Pacific delivered the series apparently now-standard post-merge fast-forward episode, burning through two immunity challenges and two Tribal Councils in less than an hour....
• Ozzy's uncensored vote for Cochran is online, and it's not what you might think
  Ozzy Lusth's vote for John Cochran was blurred out on last night's Survivor South Pacific, but it wasn't as bad as some people are assuming....
• Piers Morgan quits America's Got Talent
  Piers Morgan is quitting NBC's talent competition America's Got Talent after six seasons, leaving the show with no original judges members. Judge Sharon Osbourne joined...
• Top Chef Texas' big mistake: copying lesser shows
  Top Chef Texas has aired two episodes now, but I'm going to pretend that next week's is the first one, because otherwise I'd be ready...
• Howard Stern may judge America's Got Talent, replacing Piers Morgan
  Howard Stern may become the third judge on America's Got Talent, joining Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel now that Piers Morgan has quit the show,...
• Listen to Hoarders' Matt Paxton and I talk about reality TV
  Hoarders Matt Paxton was one of the subjects of my Playboy piece about the effects of reality TV, so when he came to Central Florida...

Friday, Nov. 11, 2011

• Jeff Probst will continue hosting Survivor as he launches his daytime talk show
  Jeff Probst's new daytime talk show won't affect his hosting of Survivor, he says in a press release that announced the show has been sold...

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