A cast member on NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes was shot to death at a gun range in Texas on Saturday. Chris Kyle was the author of American Sniper and a former Navy SEAL who was one of the eight operatives on the Mark Burnett-produced reality series. He worked with Dean Cain, who placed third. His …
Fox’s 2004 competition The Swan is returning, but this time celebrities–or reality television’s version of them–will be made over, including with plastic surgery. Deadline reports that it will be just “a two-hour special to air later this year,” produced by original producers FremantleMedia and Arthur Smith. Women who want to have a comeback in their …
Two Survivor cast members rejected invitations to return to Survivor Caramoan: Fans vs. Favorites: Survivor Redemption Island‘s Matt Elrod, and Survivor Samoa‘s Shannon “Shambo” Waters. Here’s what Jeff Probst told EW: “There’s two people we wanted back. Matt from Redemption Island we would have been interested in, but he is just done with it. I …
NBC’s 30 Rock aired its final episode last night, and while the hour-long episode did not feature any reality TV parodies, it did reference Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio, who Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon referred to as “that bald salad-ruiner.” Over its seven years, 30 Rock used its absurd, over-the-top characters for everything from incisive …