Survivor special will air a week before the show begins. To fill the programming gap between Big Brother 2 and Survivor 3, CBS will air a one-hour special about Survivor 3 on Thursday, October 4. The special will probably include a preview of the cast and location, plus discuss how to play the game. + …
“I feel like a paparazzi when there aren’t cameras around them.” The Chicago Sun-Times talks to the Suck My News Netwerk’s reporter about his experiences filming the cast of The Real World Chicago.
instead of merged tribe, remaining players will be split into three separate tribes; cast will live in huts. Among details about Survivor 3 that are now trickling out include a rumor that the merged tribe is history; instead, three evenly matched tribes will be formed somewhere near the halfway point. Also, the cast members apparently …
CBS will air a Big Brother 2 episode opposite NBC’s Lost premiere. CBS will air a special Big Brother 2 episode next Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET–opposite the first episode of NBC’s Lost, and right before CBS’ premiere of The Amazing Race. The show will also air on Tuesday and Thursday, as usual.
Temptation Island, Survivor in both blacks’ and whites’ top 20 lists. Of the nine shows that Nielsen says were common to both whites’ top 20 shows and blacks’ top 20 shows are Temptation Island and Survivor. Temptation Island was also “the most popular English-language TV program among Hispanic viewers last season.”
Nicole warned about threats. Zap2it.com reports on the as-yet-unaired comments Nicole made to Will, including saying she’d like to “slit his wrists–horizontally, not vertically” and “cut his head off.” Producers warned Nicole but a spokesperson defends her, saying, “The fact that she wasn’t holding a knife, it’s completely different.” + also: listen to audio of …
psychologist wants study of reality TV’s effects on participants. Saying that he thinks contestants “might actually be damaged by taking part” in a reality TV show, psychologist Oliver James wants a study so the results “could be used to screen our vulnerable people.” + also: BBC1 controller condemns “manipulative” reality TV shows; defends Castaway.