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Two reality show season premieres drew record numbers of viewers for their franchises. Top Chef 4‘s premiere was watched by 2.256 million viewers. That’s 11 percent more viewers than watched the premiere of the third season, according to Bravo. Ratings also increased “by five percent among adults 18-49 (1.475 vs. 1.407 million).” Meanwhile, after taking …

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The CW kicks off a new competitive reality series tonight at 9 p.m. ET with The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll, which will award its winner a spot in the Pussycat Dolls group. Pussycat Dolls found Robin Antin told the New York Times that “it is empowering to get up there …

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BET’s College Hill debuts tonight. Television’s first black reality TV series debuts tonight as BET airs College Hill at 9 p.m. ET. Eight students, who BET helpfully stereotyped for us, live together in dorm suite. As the Houston Chronicle reports, Southern University “had editorial oversight” over the show’s content, and The Hollywood Reporter says “the …

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Babyface-produced BET series College Hill will be first black reality TV show. BET is producing what it says is “television’s first-ever Black dramatic reality show.” The show, called College Hill, follows eight students who attend Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. The show is more like The Real World than Freshman Diaries, as the cast …

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