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  • live in the next Real World house with six of your friends.

  • creator of SurvivorBlogs launches Mole-inspired Puppetmaster.

  • despite contestants’ affair, UK Survivor’s ratings stay down.

  • Colleen: “I never saw manipulation.”

  • Melissa says The Real World’s angle is “look at these fools.”

  • Big Brother 2: audience won’t vote; Julie Chen will return as host.

  • Survivor 3 location discovered?

  • Germany’s Big Diet debuts.

  • Dirk’s testimony released; reveals Mark Burnett suggested an alliance.

  • auditions for Popstars 2 will be open to both women and men.

  • Stone-Stanley will bring Australia’s Supermodels to the U.S.

  • Telemundo will air Survivor-esque show featuring aspiring actors.

  • “reality of ‘Mole’ casting tryout.”

  • Whitlow wins Boot Camp.

  • where’s my reality TV?

  • Portugal will prosecute two reality TV show producers for “affront[ing] public decency.”

  • UK Survivor’s ratings aren’t that strong during first two nights.

  • Wolf says Boot Camp was “a nightmare”; Whitlow says she’d do it “5,000 more times.”

  • advertisers have to buy ads from CBS for both Survivor 3 and 4.

  • did Colby get caught making out with Alicia or Amber, or both?

  • Joe posts photos from behind the scenes at the 10th anniversary special.

  • UK Survivor debuts tonight.

  • Colby and Alicia caught “making out in a stall” in a NY club.

  • Fear casting in Miami, Chicago.

  • Bunim/Murray casting for The Wedding, a “reality movie.”

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