Viewers tuning in to the first episode of Big Brother After Dark in its new TVGN home last night discovered that the broadcast of select live feeds wasn’t uncensored, like it was when Showtime aired it. Instead, words–and sometimes entire… continue reading
Archives for June 2013
Ratings drop for Big Brother’s debut
Big Brother 15‘s debut and new twist attracted far fewer viewers than last summer, as only 6.51 million people watched the episode. It earned a 2.2 rating among viewers 18 to 49, compared to a 2.6 last summer, down 15… continue reading
Big Brother MVP gets nomination power, houseguests get sprayed in the face
Those hoping Big Brother would change or evolve probably had their dreams crushed in the first few minutes, as Julie Chen twirled awkwardly in the house to find new camera angles and the cast pretended awkwardly to be surprised that… continue reading
American Idol adds producers of Bravo’s Start-Ups Silicon Valley: awesome
American Idol‘s 13th season has added two more executive producers: the producing team known as Den Of Thieves, Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager. Most recently, they produced Bravo’s short-lived Start-Ups: Silicon Valley. That’s great news for the Fox series. Den… continue reading
SYTYCD adds SuperVote; Nigel Lythgoe, Adam Shankman Prancercise
Starting with tonight’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance, Fox is offering a new “patent-pending” way to vote for contestants, casting multiple votes at the same time. SuperVote allows viewers to vote via the show’s web site, the… continue reading
People think ABC’s Whodunnit actually killed contestants
Update: The show’s executive producer Anthony Zuiker discusses this and gives behind-the-scenes details. The new ABC reality competition Whodunnit debuted last night and included the pretend murder of two contestants, one of whom wasn’t really a contestant at all. Some… continue reading
Padma slams Top Chef product integration (“shit”), Phil Keoghan regrets family Amazing Race; Gordon Ramsay wants aftercare
Randy Jackson, Gordon Ramsay, Tom Bergeron, Phil Keoghan, Heidi Klum, and Padma Lakshmi had a completely fascinating hour-long discussion about reality TV with The Hollywood Reporter. The full video is below, but highlights include Top Chef‘s host calling its product… continue reading
Whodunnit is on fire: a reality TV CSI where thankfully the cast gets killed off
While I like the first 10 minutes of Whodunnit, it was not until the last moments that I was hooked, as a cast member with a dumb theory and bad strategy was set on fire. Yes. More, please. The middle… continue reading
Tim Gunn gets crazy power on Project Runway 12
Project Runway‘s 12th season will give the series’ breakout star, Tim Gunn, more power than he’s ever had before: a role during the judging, including the ability to rat out the contestants’ behavior in the workroom, and the ability to… continue reading
Summer Break: teenagers’ social media narcissism becomes social media-only reality show
A new reality show started airing this week: Summer Break follows nine pre-college, Los Angeles-area teeenagers. The catch is that the show exists only on social media, and will consist entirely of brief daily episodes and slightly less brief weekly… continue reading
Big Brother 15’s young houseguests: Rachel Reilly’s sister, no returnees
Big Brother 15‘s houseguests have been revealed, and there are 16 people, nearly all of whom are in their 20s and white. As Julie Chen had already promised, there are no returnees, but because a season without a connection to… continue reading
Whodunnit’s first 10 minutes: a killer start
ABC’s Whodunnit? debuts Sunday, and every since it was announced, I’ve been anxious to see if it’d be Clue, The Mole, Murder in Small Town X, or some combination of them. Based on the first 10 minutes, it’s hard to… continue reading
Blake Shelton’s three-win streak: does it hurt The Voice?
The Voice‘s fourth season ended with what’s now become a three-times-in-a-row trend: a member of Blake Shelton’s team winning. Danielle Bradbery, who at 16 years old is the youngest contestant this season, defeated Michelle Chamuel. Season one went to Adam… continue reading
Big Brother twists: three nominees, weekly MVP
CBS announced two of Big Brother‘s twists today: three people will be nominated each week instead of two, while viewers will select an “MVP” who will have a “secret power.” A press release says that “contestants will nominate three in… continue reading
Big Brother 15’s house: new paint, no nomination chairs, hint of a twist
Photos of the new Big Brother 15 house/set design have been released, and if you were expecting something massively different, you will be massively disappointed. However, the design apparently relates to a twist, including the lack of nomination chairs (a… continue reading