Bravo has pushed back the debut of The Real Housewives of New York City to sometime “later this spring,” and will replace it with The Real Housewives of Miami, a series formerly known as Miami Social Club. And that might have something to do with the absence of the show’s former star, Bethenny Frankel. The …
The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan rode his bike across the United States last year, which he did for several reasons, and now that trip has been documented in a film called The Ride. The film is showing in several cities this month, and 100 percent of ticket sales go to the National Multiple Sclerosis …
Bravo’s spin-off of Top Chef Just Desserts, the spin-off of Top Chef that featured a lot of drama with crazed pastry chefs during its first season last fall, has been renewed for a second season and is now casting. The press release doesn’t mention host Gail Simmons at all, which seems troubling (why not mention …
Like other reality TV show participant contracts, the Survivor cast member contract includes a clause that disclosing information about the show in advance will result in “liquidated damages” of $5 million per incident, which is not, as the contract says, a “penalty.” On Concurring Opinions, George Washington University professor of law Lawrence A. Cunningham analyzes …
Last night, American Idol 10 opened its Austin audition episode with an on-screen apology. It said, “American Idol would like to apologize for last week’s outrageous behavior by Steven Tyler. Mr. Tyler has been warned and assures us it will never happen again.” Then the show began with an auditioner named Jake Muck, who Steven …
Chad Rogers has left Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, something we first learned last April, but the terms of his departure are so important that his lawyer has threatened a TV critic–even though the critic’s reporting is based on something Bravo’s president said. In addition, his lawyer also claimed “Chad enjoys extremely positive publicity.” The Pittsburgh …
Survivor cast member Russell Hantz has responded to my report about the lawsuit against Jim Early, aka “missyae,” although he did not respond to my request for a comment for the piece itself. Russell wrote on his Facebook wall, “All I’m gonna say is this, everybody wants their 15 min of fame and never believe …