Ratings for Survivor Gabon‘s finale last night were up over last spring’s finale, and helped make the show the 8th most-popular television show in the country for 2008, and the third-most popular reality series. On Nielsen’s list of the top… continue reading
Dancing with the Stars 7
Brooke Burke’s Dancing win was the lowest-rated ever among viewers 18 to 49
Brooke Burke won Dancing with the Stars 7 Tuesday night. After her win, Brooke told People that the experience “was really trying, physically, emotionally, you name it.” It’s the first win for her professional partner, Derek Hough, whose sister Julianne… continue reading
Lance Bass, Brooke Burke, or Warren Sapp will win Dancing with the Stars 7 tonight
Dancing with the Stars 7 concludes tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET. One of the three quasi-celebrity finalists will win a shitty trophy and bragging rights. Going into the finale, Brooke Burke has 58 points, while Lance Bass and Warren… continue reading
Julianne Hough leaving Dancing with the Stars because “music is where I want to be”
Julianne Hough, who missed two weeks of Dancing with the Stars 7 and then was eliminated Tuesday on her first week back, definitely won’t be back for Dancing with the Stars 8–and may be leaving the show for good. “Actually,… continue reading
Cloris Leachman eliminated from Dancing
Late last week, Cloris Leachman said it was “a miracle” she was still on Dancing with the Stars 7. Last night, like a piece of toast with the Virgin Mary’s image that was re-toasted, that miracle came to an end…. continue reading
Dancing with the Stars beats the World Series
Dancing with the Stars 7 was watched by more people than the World Series on Monday night, although the two only overlapped for a half-hour. In other words, a quasi-athletic competition featuring C-list celebrities defeated a competition between two actual,… continue reading
Julianne Hough having an appendectomy
Yet another Dancing with the Stars 7 cast member is being hospitalized, although this time, it’s not directly related to the actual dancing. Julianne Hough, who’s partnered with Cody Linley and danced tonight, “has been diagnosed with endometriosis and is… continue reading
Cloris Leachman says it’s a “miracle” she’s still on Dancing with the Stars
The most entertaining, and perhaps most controversial, contestant on this season of Dancing with the Stars 7 isn’t quite sure why she’s still on the show. “The fact that I’m still on is a (expletive) miracle. I suppose (viewers) see… continue reading
Samantha Harris, Susan Lucci “adore” Cloris Leachman
Last week, an alleged anonymous show staffer said that people were “downright concerned” that Cloris Leachman was making Dancing with the Stars 7 “a big joke,” and that co-host Samantha Harris was “sick and tired” of the actress’ antics. Predictably,… continue reading
Producers reportedly “concerned” Cloris Leachman has made Dancing “a big joke”
Cloris Leachman, who was the single best thing about Dancing with the Stars 7, has allegedly ticked off the show’s producers, co-host, and competitors for stealing the show. The Chicago Sun-Times Bill Zwecker quotes an anonymous source–“a staffer who has… continue reading
Len Goodman makes $400K, money that will lead him to quit UK’s Strictly Come Dancing
Dancing with the Stars head judge Len Goodman says he will quit either the US or the UK version of the show, which he and Bruno Tonioli film simultaneously by flying between L.A. and London every week. The jet-lag takes… continue reading
Dancing with the Stars recap will replace Opportunity Knocks
The first new fall TV show to be cancelled is ABC’s hybrid game/reality show Opportunity Knocks, and ABC plans to replace it with a condensed repeat of the Monday night live Dancing with the Stars 7 performance show. On Tuesday… continue reading
Cheryl Burke on weight criticism: “I know I’m not fat”
Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke, who’s won the competition twice, has recently been criticized for gaining weight (about five pounds) and is being called fat by stupid bloggers and message board-dwelling halfwits who probably can’t remove themselves from… continue reading
Rehearsal footage could be used, judged if Dancing with the Stars competitor is injured
Dancing with the Stars has had an increasing number of injuries; there now seem to be more injuries than actual stars. But the show has a plan that would let contestants remain in the competition and not perform live if… continue reading
Rocco DiSpirito’s elimination delayed for one more week; May-Treanor’s surgery successful
Just as the series has done when it lost previous contestants, Dancing with the Stars 7 did not eliminate anyone last night following Misty May-Treanor’s departure from the competition. Instead, this week’s and next week’s votes will be combined, and… continue reading