A report says that The Hills‘ final scene, which acknowledged the show’s scripted nature, was one of two options, and each of the show’s two executive producers wanted to end the show on an entirely different note. The other ending would have had Brody Jenner and Lauren Conrad in a relationship. The New York Post’s …
Another leaked detail about Survivor Nicaragua has been confirmed: its tribes are split by age, with one tribe of people under 30 and another over the age of 40. The entire 20-person cast has now been identified, too, although not yet officially. Previously, Survivor Panama split its four tribes by age, but also by sex, …
Justin Rego, known as “Rated R,” said that he didn’t participate in Monday’s The Bachelorette 6 reunion because he no longer trusts the show’s producers, and that the show has threatened to sue him because he is talking about “how manipulative” the show is. He was accused of infidelity but denied both cheating and doing …
American Idol 6 auditioner and season nine finale performer/crasher Ian Benardo is suing the show for $300 million, claiming that he was the victim of anti-gay harassment and discrimination. He told TMZ that he wants to “bring American Idol down” because show employees called him a “fag” and “homo,” among other things. He says his …
So You Think You Can Dance executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe may return to his previous job as executive producer of American Idol for its 10th season, according to reports. And that might be bad news for judges Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson, and Ellen DeGeneres, who could be replaced by Justin Timberlake and other …
In an interview with Out, The Real Housewives of New York City star Kelly Killoren Bensimon has a lot to say. It sounds perfectly rational and even intelligent talking about her career and her charity work to promote safer sex, but then it gets weird when she starts talking about the show. Surprise. For example, …
Survivor, Amazing Race, and even some Big Brother cast members gathered in Orlando this past weekend to continue their incestuous post-show interactions, help out a charity, and go to Sea World’s Discovery Cove. Celebration hosted a reunion and sidewalk sale with autograph signing, and a party Saturday night benefited Give Kids the World. For their …
Usually, Big Brother concludes before Survivor returns, but not this year: Survivor Nicaragua debuts Sept. 15 at 8, in its new Wednesday timeslot, and that will be followed by a two-hour Big Brother 12 finale. That seems a little awkward, because my brain rather likes the mental break and cleansing the previous schedule allowed. It’s …
Big Brother 12‘s self-proclaimed “diabolical super-genius,” Matt Hoffman, won Head of Household but didn’t manage to do anything diabolical or genius, as his only game was nominating Andrew and Kathy. Perhaps there’s a potential back-door here, or perhaps his statement that “right now, I’m just sitting pretty.” He went for the safe choices, leaving the …
Almost three years after Amazing Race 2 winner Alex Boylan traveled around the world with no money, Big Brother 11 and Amazing Race 16 cast member Jeff Schroeder will do the same thing on Around the World for Free. He left after appearing on The Early Show this morning, and his journey will unfold on …
New Jersey governor Chris Christie appeared on ABC’s This Week, and was asked about MTV’s Jersey Shore, which returns Thursday for its second season. He has a problem with it, but not because of the cast’s behavior or embodiment of stereotypes: but because they’re secretly New Yorkers. He said it is a “negative for New …
It’s a big week for reality TV: Though we’re just about six weeks away from fall premieres, a bunch of shows are kicking off new seasons this week. But first, a look at what you may have missed: this time, in a slightly different format. The Past: last week’s most-read stories Big Brother house breaks …
On Big Brother this week, we saw houseguest Matt Hoffman gleefully discuss his strategy: pretending his wife has melorheostosis, which “is a rare and progressive disorder characterized by hyperostosis (thickening) of the cortical bone” that “can result in severe functional limitation, extensive pain, soft tissue contractures, and limb, hand an/or foot deformity,” according to the …
For the first time this season, we finally had a decent episode of Big Brother. From Matt being called out on his stupid strategy to Monet’s eyes rolling around in her head to Julie Chen calling herself the Chenbot in third person (“Whoa, calling out the Chenbot!”)–just like a robot would–it was a decently entertaining …
After two consecutive weeks of injury-related eliminations, the So You Think You Can Dance judges opted to send no one home, presumably saving Billy Bell, who was automatically in the bottom three by opting not to dance after being injured–even though doctors cleared him. “We just make this show up as we go along,” Cat …
