CMT says its version of the show will be “showcasing hot-button issues like politics, classism, gender and race.”
Wife Swap
On Celebrity Wife Swap, what’s changed and what hasn’t with The Queen of Versailles
If you’ve wondered what has happened in the years since The Queen of Versailles, ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap offered one last night. Its stars David and Jackie Siegel were on last night’s Celebrity Wife Swap with Party of Five star Jeremy London and Juliet Reeves London. Those who’ve seen the outstanding, must-watch documentary might have… continue reading
Wife Swap fake, Coolio says; Real Housewives drama; Survivor married; answers about questions
ABC’s celebrity Wife Swap faked Coolio’s relationship with a woman, he said. “Listen. It was all set up. I’m nothing like that. I’m not even with Mimi. I never was. She’s a friend of mine. They tried to make me look bad. I don’t want to do that stuff again,” he told the Daily Record…. continue reading
Celebrity Wife Swap: spouses, not celebs, steal the fascinating show
Wife Swap was reborn Monday as Celebrity Wife Swap, and while it features the exact same celebrities who always appear on these shows, the first two episodes turned out pretty decent. (Contrast that to, say, Sunday’s Food Network debut of Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off, a true embarrassment of a series.) Although Wife Swap is… continue reading
Celebrity Wife Swap cast: the exact same quasi-celebs that appear on all of these shows
The cast of Celebrity Wife Swap, ABC’s spin-off of the now-cancelled Wife Swap, has been announced, and it’s the same group of people you’d expect would be on this show: the celebrities who are now more well-known for their appearances on reality TV shows than for their original celebrity. The cast members are below and… continue reading
Celebrity Wife Swap with Gary Busey, Ted Hagard cancels shoot at GLBT center, which producers threatened to sue
For the Wife Swap spin-off Celebrity Wife Swap, actor turned reality star Gary Busey and his girlfriend Steffanie Sampson are switching with pastor Ted Haggard and his wife, Gayle, and a planned shoot Thursday was cancelled because details leaked to the media. They were going to appear today at the GLBT Pride Center in Colorado… continue reading
Wife Swap spinning off celebrity version; SNL alum Victoria Jackson may be cast
ABC’s Wife Swap, which concluded its sixth season late last summer, is spinning off a celebrity version instead of just going away. Deadline reports that “Wife Swap producer Zodiak USA is also behind the celebrity offshoot” and “the order is for six episodes, with the casting currently under way.” The show features two women switching… continue reading
Teen sues ABC for $100 million, claiming Wife Swap was staged to embarrass her
Alicia Guastaferro, who appeared on ABC’s Wife Swap in 2008 and said things such as “I do feel sorry for people that are not gorgeous people,” is suing the show, claiming that it staged scenes to “maximize [Guastaferro’s] public embarrassment.” The $100 million lawsuit says she was directed to “act a little more spoiled.” The… continue reading
Richard Heene pleads guilty to a felony for balloon boy hoax, gets probation
Two-time Wife Swap star Richard Heene pled guilty to a felony after turning himself in to police yesterday, and will get probation. That’s the result of the attention-seeking hoax he committed last month, which he lied about on TV while his kid puked. The AP reports that he pled guilty “to a felony charge of… continue reading
Heenes face felony charges over balloon “publicity stunt … for a reality TV show”
The balloon boy saga that played out live on cable television on Thursday was ultimately all about getting a reality show, according to police. Balloon boy’s parents Richard and Mayumi Heene may be charged with a felony for what police now say is a stunt–and what their own kid said was “for the show.” Sheriff… continue reading
Balloon boy says “we did this for a show,” vomits live on TV; dad says he’s “appalled”
Jon and Kate Gosselin’s kids now have competition for our sympathy from Falcon Heene, aka balloon boy, whose parents appeared twice on Wife Swap and now have been dragging him on various TV shows, where he seemed to confess that it was a hoax and also repeatedly vomited. The family appeared for a very uncomfortable… continue reading
Balloon boy’s parents were on Wife Swap
The 6-year-old boy who may or may not have fallen out of an experimental balloon that floated around and transfixed the country before landing in a field–apparently without him in it–has parents who appeared on ABC’s Wife Swap earlier this year. Falcon Heene’s parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, were called “the storm-chasing, science-obsessed Heene” family… continue reading
Wife Swap, The Bachelor 8 air reunion, recap shows tonight
Tonight, ABC bravely faces the final Monday of the winter Olympics by airing two reality shows that will feature recaps and reunions. First up is a two-hour Wife Swap special at 8 p.m. ET; it’s officially titled, “Wife Swap Saved My Marriage.” Yeah. The show revisits some of the families to examine “the dramatic turnarounds… continue reading
Wife Swap participant sues ABC because the show swapped his wife with a gay man
A Wife Swap participant is suing ABC for $10.225 million because producers swapped his wife with a gay man. Jeffrey D. Bedford says he was misled because producers “misled him by not sending a female from a heterosexual family to his home,” according to the Muskogee Daily Phoenix. And he “was distraught over the misrepresentation… continue reading
Wife Swap family harassed about the husband’s admitted use of racist language
One of the families featured in last week’s Wife Swap is being harassed because of remarks one of the husbands made on the show. During the episode, the swapped wife, Neicey “Wiggins was shown angrily confronting Jeremy Felix [the other woman’s husband] about his past use of the N-word. He later promised never to use… continue reading
Wife Swap pays $20,000 to each family
Ever wonder why a family would go on Wife Swap, subjecting its young ones to life. I mean, other than for the “experience”? A casting notice posted on Boing Boing has the answer: “All participating families receieve a $20,000 honorarium fee.” The show contacted the blog because they’re “specifically looking to have a very techno-savvy… continue reading
Wife Swap participant punches his daughter in the face; production stopped.
Wife Swap participant punches his daughter in the face; production stopped. A 38-year-old father, who was participating in the ABC series Wife Swap, punched his 13-year-old daughter in the face during production, although not while cameras were rolling. After traveling to a location, the crew “arrived shortly after the alleged attack and noticed the girl… continue reading
participants say Wife Swap producers reenacted scenes and wrote house rules.
participants say Wife Swap producers reenacted scenes and wrote house rules. Late to the party as usual, The New York Times reports how sometimes, reality TV can be unreal. The paper looks at tonight’s episode of Wife Swap, whose participants say, among other things, that at least one scene was reenacted because a camera wasn’t… continue reading
Wife Swap sues FOX’s Trading Spouses.
Wife Swap sues FOX’s Trading Spouses. Producers of ABC’s and the UK’s Wife Swap have finally sued FOX for its knock-off series Trading Spouses. RDF Media says FOX’s version is a “blatant and wholesale copycat.” The creator of the series, Stephen Lambert, told the New York Times that “this is the most clear-cut case of… continue reading
Wife Swap renewed; Partner won’t air.
Wife Swap renewed; Partner won’t air. ABC’s successful fall continues. Yes, that’s ABC, America’s most incompetent broadcast network. ABC has ordered a full season of 22 episodes. The series “has shown considerable Nielsen moxie in its ultracompetitive 10 p.m. Wednesday slot. … averaging a 4.4/11 among adults 18-49–a stunning 52% improvement over ABC’s perf in… continue reading