Real World, Road Rules, and Simple Life creator Mary-Ellis Bunim dies. Mary-Ellis Bunim, half of the team that created The Real World, Road Rules, Making the Band, Love Cruise, and The Simple Life, died of cancer yesterday at 57. She worked first in daytime TV, producing “more than 2,500 hours of daytime television on Search …
Apprentice finale may air live, while supersized eps will start during Survivor. Donald Trump wants the April finale of The Apprentice to air live from his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. NBC confirms the two-hour finale, but says the live shoot from AC is “not a done deal yet,” the Press of Atlantic City …
Tuesday American Idol episode beats big ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN combined. Tuesday’s episode of American Idol 3 was watched by 29.6 million viewers. That’s more than ABC, CBS, NBC, and UPN combined; together they were watched by 28.6 million viewers. So, we can’t really blame FOX for milking this as much as possible: Next week, …
Andy Roddick show is dead; Mandy Moore says she’d leave him over it. The Tour was to “follow [Andy] Roddick’s bouncing tennis ball as the 21-year-old, top-ranked ace travels the globe next May to September,” E! reported last year, but Andy’s girlfriend Mandy Moore says his balls are bouncing nowhere. “It was supposed to be …
success of product placement on Queer Eye means it now comes with a fee. Remember when Queer Eye gave companies free product placement in exchange for great stuff? A refresher: a producer said, “They’re giving me a location, and they’re giving us product. Why would I charge them? That would be horrible.” Apparently, not being …
FOX making over families; Little People of America was consulted about show. FOX is scouring the south for families, but applicants need not fear Paris and Nicole invading their space and ruining their reputation. Instead, they’re casting for Family Time, which the Macon Telegraph says will “take that family, whether its background be Mayberry or …
Ashley Parker Angel is “a fan of Making the Band 2,” which is out on DVD. Former O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel is fulfilling his promise to record a solo album, just as he said he would, aiming to = John Mayer + Vanessa Carlton. “I’m really excited to primarily be onstage with a guitar …