Big Brother 9‘s punishment food sent two houseguests, Amanda and Allison, to the hospital on Friday. Amanda Hansen passed out and then had a seizure on the live feeds after saying, “I need sugar really bad, and they won’t let me in the DR,” The “DR” is the diary room, where contestants interact with producers, …
For Beauty and the Geek‘s fifth season, the female beauties and male geeks will not compete in pairs, but instead will compete against each other. While “the new contestants learn they will be competing not as beauty/geek pairs but beauties vs. geeks,” those teams will be formed from the same groups as before: “nine gorgeous …
An advertiser who’s ads don’t “routinely” appear during Big Brother 9 has asked CBS to not air its ads during the show in the future as a result of Adam’s comment about autistic children. In a statement that appears only on the web site of Autism United, the group campaigning to have Adam “terminated” and …
Usually American Idol draws out the contestant eliminations, torturing them in the process. This season, they decided to go for shock, as Ryan Seacrest eliminated someone immediately, just 17 minutes into the show, with no fanfare and no build-up. Ryan called Garrett, who’s 17, to the stage and engaged in friendly banter that ended with …
Against American Idol, two relatively stable reality shows saw low ratings. Tyra Banks and company were watched by 3.8 million viewers overall, which Variety reports is “its lowest debut scores since its third edition.” However, it “still placed second in its hour among adults 18-34.” In the case of Big Brother 9, the live eviction …
American Idol 2 runner-up and current Broadway star Clay Aiken will likely release his fourth album in May. “We’re hoping the next album will be out about May 6, Clay tells People. “We’ve picked most of the songs. Sonically, I don’t know that we’re going down any path that’s crazy. I’m not trying to be …
One day after the debut of America’s Top Model 10, producers began casting for the show’s 11th season. The announcement calls the show a “dramality series,” continuing the use of a term that only Tyra’s reality show uses. As usual, the show wants “females, ages 18 to 27, of diverse backgrounds, shapes, sizes and with …