America’s Next Great Restaurant concluded last night, at least for those not in the Pacific time zone, and the winning restaurant, Soul Daddy, opened three locations today: in L.A. at Hollywood and Highland, in New York City at the South Street Seaport, and in Minneapolis at the Mall of America. Like The Bachelor relationships, I …
An episode of The Celebrity Apprentice and the finale of America’s Next Great Restaurant, which were interrupted by breaking news on the east coast and the west coast, respectively, won’t be repeated on NBC, but are online and will be rebroadcast on CNBC this Friday at 9 p.m. ET (Apprentice) and 10 p.m. ET (Restaurant). …
Tough Enough, the rebooted competition series that airs Mondays at 8 on USA, has unexpectedly become one of my favorite shows, thanks to the insane eliminations and the physical, brutal competition. (There was also weird overlap with Survivor.) This is true despite the fact that I do not actually watch wrestling. USA Network has offered …
Last night’s long-awaited Celebrity Apprentice showdown between Star Jones and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes was interrupted not just by breaking news of Osama bin Laden’s death, but by the return of La Toya Jackson, who Donald Trump assigned to the men’s team. NBC stayed with the show until around 10:45, but …
Reality interrupted reality TV last night as news of the death of Osama bin Laden interrupted the broadcast of The Celebrity Apprentice on the east coast and The Amazing Race on the west coast. This was actual breaking news, unlike the typical pretend breaking news that cable news networks advertise constantly, but for those on …
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night, President Barack Obama repeatedly ripped Donald Trump, referencing events on The Celebrity Apprentice as Trump sat nearby, frowning even through jokes that weren’t about him. Later, Seth Meyers also mocked Trump, although going for predictable jokes, like about his hair. The dinner came just days after Obama …