In the most unsurprising news of the week, CBS has renewed Survivor for two more seasons, its 19th and 20th. Those will tape this summer and fall and air next fall and spring, as usual. CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler said in the network’s announcement, “Survivor is one of CBS’s signature series and symbol of …
This week’s episode of The Biggest Loser 7 was split into two nights because of Tuesday’s presidential address, and each night offered its own drama, from a trainer and his team’s emotional meltdown to a contestant’s on-screen lie about running an entire marathon. Dane lied, and Bob cried. After being eliminated at the end of …
Top Chef‘s fifth season is over, and Stefan Richter did not win the $100,000 prize. That seems to be the headline, because Stefan was ridiculously strong all season and seemed like the inevitable winner. Based upon the season’s arc–Stefan’s consistency, Carla’s ascension–the actual winner, Hosea Rosenberg, is kind of confusing, at best. Hosea wasn’t weak, …
The Rio Novo river flows past both Survivor Tocantins tribe camps, base camp, and Ponderosa, and has hosted the first two challenges. That same challenge location will also host other challenges this season–unless the river rises too much, in which case there will be a number of land-based puzzles. In Brazil, Survivor challenge producer John …
Paula Abdul suggested she’ll leave American Idol after this season. “It is the last season of my contract, and I have so many other things I want to do. There are only so many hours in the day,” she told OK! Magazine. Last November, rumors said she’d be leaving the show. She also dissed new …
The Hills, the Laguna Beach spin-off that became a phenomenon bigger than its parent, will end after its fifth season, although that may or may not refer to the alleged bonus fourth-season episodes that start at some undetermined time in March. So much mystery! In an ambiguously written sentence, People cites a Seventeen magazine profile …
Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan will leave his mat behind as he bikes across the United States starting March 28 in L.A. and concluding May 9 in New York. “I fly over 400,000 miles a year and I figured it was time to stretch my legs. I love to ride so I thought I’d see …