On its new night, The Apprentice did not do well on its first outing. The show came in fourth place in its hour, losing among 18- to 49-year-olds to The Bachelor 8 finale, 24, and sit-coms on CBS. Its ratings were “down 13 percent versus a 4.6 for season four’s premiere last fall, when the… continue reading
Archives for February 2006
Travis and Sarah sketchily rumored to have broken up
If there’s anything Bachelor fans like more than watching a couple fall in love, it’s watching that couple’s relationship tear apart in public. And such fans of The Bachelor 8 had less than a day to wait for the news. Although the world officially learned that they were a couple, Travis and Sarah are now… continue reading
Dancing 2 finale crushes the Olympics closing ceremonies, beats 20 other reality finales
Despite the fact that it was obvious that Drew would win Dancing with the Stars 2 as soon as Stacy was revealed to have come in third place, audiences stuck around, and the show easily beat the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. An average of 27.1 million viewers watched the two-hour finale, and that was… continue reading
Travis selects Sarah on The Bachelor 8’s finale
ER doctor Travis Stork had his pick of women from all over the country on The Bachelor 8, and he ended up with the one woman who was from his hometown. Travis picked Sarah Stone, saying, “The greatest irony is that you’re from Nashville because when I spend time with you I feel like I’m… continue reading
The Amazing Race 9 debuts tonight
Nine weeks have passed since the unmitagated disaster that was The Amazing Race 8, the family edition, concluded. CBS’ previews for the show all but say, “It’s our fault. We’re sorry. Please watch this season. It’ll be just like it was before we broke up.” Hopefully the 11 couples who make up The Amazing Race… continue reading
The Real World Key West debuts tonight
Just under nine months ago, MTV basically denied my report that The Real World was heading to Key West. Tonight, The Real World Key West. Somehow, “I told you so, secretive bastards” just doesn’t seem to cover it. The show debuts at 10 p.m. ET with an hour-long premiere. Next week, the show will be… continue reading
Fear Factor pulled until summer and may be cancelled
Fear Factor is about halfway through its new season, which featured a new stunt team and plenty of themed episodes, but this season may be the last. The show was scheduled to return from its Olympics hiatus with a string of episodes starring reality TV stars. However, the show has been pulled from NBC’s schedule…. continue reading
ABC cuts out Drew’s ass-covering sodomy joke from Dancing’s west coast broadcast
On Thursday’s penultimate episode of Dancing with the Stars 2, eventual winner Drew Lachey covered his ass, literally. But ABC cut that out of the west coast broadcast. After a performance, judge Bruno Tonioli made a reference to Drew’s cowboy costume, and said, “Drew, you are ready for the lead in Brokeback Mountain: The Musical!”… continue reading
Drew wins Dancing with the Stars 2 and Jerry Rice surprisingly beats Stacy Keibler
ABC might need to have another Dancing with the Stars dance-off, although this time, it’d probably be between second-place Jerry Rice and third-place Stacy Keibler. Yes, Stacy actually lost to Jerry. The show’s ridiculous, unnecessarily complicated scoring system gave Stacy had 86 out of 90 points from the judges over two nights, while Jerry had… continue reading
Bachelor 8 concludes tonight and a producer promises “a roller-coaster with several surprises”
Oh Bachelor 8, how we have just begun to know you, and now you are concluding at 9 p.m. ET with a two-hour finale. Just yesterday, it seems, we were meeting the scuzzy-looking ER doctor who would lead this season, although eh both cut his hair and shaved before heading to Paris to pick through… continue reading
The Apprentice 5 debuts tonight
Two years ago, the first season of The Apprentice was airing, and it was a hit. Now, not so much. For its fifth season, NBC kicks the show off Thursday nights and banishes it to Mondays at 9 p.m. ET. Tonight’s debut is preceded by NBC’s hit game show Deal or No Deal, on which… continue reading
Danny says Jodi hooked up with Alton and Adam on the same day
The New York Daily News’ Ben Widdicombe digs long and hard to find an item for his Gatecrasher column: he watched an two-month old interview with Danny on MTV’s Overdrive. It’s an interview in which Danny bitches relentlessly about his fellow Gauntlet 2 cast members, and reveals who banged who. For example, he says, “Cara… continue reading
Former gang members star in Guatemalan reality show Desafio 10
Locking 10 wanted or jailed “former members of some of the most infamous gangs in the Americas” together in a house for two weeks while wearing masks to protect their identities sounds like it could be the concept for the next Bachelor. But it’s actually an upcoming show in Guatemala, where the men “study basic… continue reading
Last Comic Standing 4 casting starts today; one comic will be selected by viewers
Last Comic Standing 4 begins its search for comics tonight with a stop at the Tempe Improv in Arizona. It then moves on to Austin, Chicago, New York, and Miami. While NBC’s casting page is next-to-useless, with its complete lack of information, but in a piece about the show’s casting directors, the East Valley Tribune… continue reading
American Idol beats Olympic skating as Survivor has its lowest-rated night ever
Last night, the showdown on the major networks led to a victory for FOX’s behemoth American Idol 5, which was watched by 23.5 million viewers. The Olympic figure skating competition, by comparison, was watched by 17.7 million people. Both of the other reality shows airing at the same time, Survivor Panama and Dancing with the… continue reading