The travel search engine Kayak has apologized for its handling of advertising on TLC’s All-American Muslim, condemning “regrettable hatred” but also saying that the show “sucked.” Even though they will not continue to advertise, their response is a demonstration of what Lowe’s should have done instead of just pandering to bigots to get their business–although …
Divine intervention and/or incredible self-delusion and/or good strategy sent Brandon Hantz to Redemption Island on Survivor South Pacific, as Ben “Coach” Wade turned on his ally after Brandon shockingly gave up immunity during Tribal Council. That sends us into Sunday’s finale with Brandon facing off against Ozzy Lusth during the final Redemption Island duel, and …
America’s Got Talent has signed Howard Stern as the show’s new judge, following Piers Morgan’s exit last month. As a result, the series will move its live shows to New York. Howard announced it on his Sirius XM show a few minutes ago, and its Twitter account posted, “It’s offical – Howard just signed on …
The woman selected by Ben Flajnik at the conclusion of this spring’s The Bachelor 16 has been revealed by “Reality” Steve Carbone, who was sued last week for his spoilers, and his spoiler today comes with a disclaimer about the source of his information. First, in response to the lawsuit he says he still hasn’t …
Celebrity Rehab cast member Janice Dickinson will soon begin production on a new show called Sober Model House that helps models get sober in a house. Produced by the company that created her previous series, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (the show on which a Survivor cast member came out), Stuart Krasnow Productions, the show …
The Biggest Loser has a new plan to make people cry, and I’m not talking about stretching 40 minutes of content into two hours. For the show’s 13th season, couples will be split up and be forced to compete against each other while being trained by Bob Harper or Dolvett Quince, as the show isn’t …
Now out of prison, Richard Hatch would like to be on The Amazing Race, and said that visits from children who were born as a result of his donations to a sperm bank is the subject of a potential reality series. “The offspring want connections with their biological donors because of all kinds of varying …
NBC’s decision to resurrect Fear Factor proved to be a good one, at least based on the very strong ratings for last night’s two episodes, which were–amazingly–nearly identical to the show that aired in the early 2000s. The first episode was actually the weaker of the two, with challenges that weren’t all that exciting, unless …
Survivor winner Richard Hatch would have been cast on Survivor Redemption Island instead of its eventual winner, Rob Mariano, but Hatch was not permitted to participate by a court, he said upon being released from prison again today. We previously knew that he was offered Heroes vs. Villains but a judge said no. “Boston Rob …
Both TLC and A&E have rejected a follow-up series to Sarah Palin’s Alaska following Todd Palin’s activities as a snowmobile racer that is being produced by Mark Burnett. Burnett and Sarah Palin are pitching the new series “focused on Palin’s husband Todd and his career as a championship snowmobile racer,” according to The Hollywood Reporter, …
Five and a half years after being cancelled, Fear Factor is being resurrected on NBC tonight, now in HD and with more cow’s blood. But everything seems to be pretty much the same, including the return of host Joe Rogan, although the stunts are bigger. When I first broke the news that the show was …
Lowe’s is defending its decision late last week to pull advertising from TLC’s All-American Muslim because of insane complaints about its portrayal of Muslims as normal people. The organization that started the campaign to get advertisers to pull ads, calling the show “propaganda,” is claiming other companies have also stopped advertising. The organization posted a …
Here’s another reason to shop at Home Depot: Big-box hardware store Lowe’s decided to pull its advertising from TLC’s All-American Muslim because of unspecified complaints about its content. The series profiles several Michigan families who happen to be Muslim but are otherwise very different–and it’s one of TLC’s better series. The conservative/crazy Florida Family Association …
Nancy Hoyt, who formed part of the first parent-child team on The Amazing Race‘s first season with her daughter Emily, has died. She was 56. She died Thursday from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), according to a Waco Tribune obituary. It notes that Nancy “would have celebrated her 35th wedding anniversary next month to her soul …
Rachel Crow was eliminated from The X Factor last night, because she received the fewest number of viewer votes. Her exit may be sad for Rachel and her fans, but it is not surprising for those who watch reality competitions. It’s also not surprising that terrifyingly bad judge Nicole Scherzinger is responsible for the elimination–not …
