The Kardashians—stars of their own E! network reality show—are hoping to move on to a bigger venue. So they have listed their Hidden Hills home in suburban Los Angeles, where the show is filmed, for sale at $3.4 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. The home is 3,966 square feet and includes four bedrooms... »
Archive for December, 2008
The Biggest Loser: Showing Diversity–And Bob Harper’s Nervous Breakdown?
The recipe for The Biggest Loser remains unchanged after six seasons. Overweight contestants get help from professional trainers and, even if only one wins the top prize for losing the most weight relative to his/her previous weight, everybody still leaves as the winner because their lives have been turned around. It also helps... »
Kara DioGuardi Talks Paula Abdul and ‘Idol’ Tiebreakers
How many questions were raised when news of Kara DioGuardi being recruited as a fourth judge on American Idol? Sure, she’s got what it takes—she’s written so many hits, from established artists such as Kylie Minogue and Faith Hill to Idol graduates like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Katherine McPhee—but why exactly was... »
‘The Bachelor’ Premiere: First Impressions and Spoilers
This season’s Bachelor, fourth season Bachelorette runner-up Jason Mesnick, has already announced that he is now engaged to the winner of The Bachelor, and the first episode hasn’t even aired yet. But when viewers tune in for the first time on January 5, they need not fear that any surprises from the show... »
Third Season of ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ To Be Most ‘Physically Demanding
After completing an unprecedented five-week, 25-stop tour that took the best alums of the first two seasons of America’s Best Dance Crew, the MTV reality dancing competition by American Idol judge Randy Jackson is all set to kick off its third season next year. The much-anticipated tour, very much like its American Idol counterpart,... »
America’s Best Dance Crew (Season 3)
America’s Best Dance Crew is an American television show featuring street dance crews from the United States. Season three is going to premiered on MTV in the United States. It is set to premiere on January 15, 2009. It is hosted by Mario Lopez and features Layla Kayleigh as the backstage correspondent. It is... »
NBC Sizes Up New Loser Contestants
The new season of The Biggest Loser is offering a double helping of transformation-seeking contestants. Just two days after Michelle Aguilar was named winner on the sixth season finale, NBC has unveiled the 11 new two-person teams who will battle both the bulge—and each other—to become the winningest loser in prime time on The... »
Does the New Judge Want Paula Abdul’s Job?
There’s a new judge in town, and she’s not about to take any of Simon Cowell’s crap. Kara DioGuardi joins the table when the eighth season of American Idol hits Fox in January, and she’s prepared to make her voice heard, despite the major changes in the coming season. The new girl has... »
‘Bromance’ in air for ‘Hills’ star Brody Jenner
LOS ANGELES – “The Hills” co-star Brody Jenner is getting his own MTV series. The network has committed to six episodes of “Bromance,” which has been the subject of recent online attention. The show, from Ryan Seacrest’s production company, will feature a group of “regular guys” who come to Hollywood and compete in a... »
Superstars of Dance
“Superstars of Dance,” hosted by Michael Flatley (“Lord of the Dance”), is a breathtaking international dance competition led by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, two of the masterminds behind “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” The unique series will pit the masters of various dance genres from eight countries... »