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Jon & Kate Plus Eight grabs huge ratings
Their marriage may be crumbling, their faces may be plastered on the cover of every supermarket tabloid, and their eight children may soon be living in a broken home, but at least Jon and Kate Gosselin can find one upside in their endless marital drama: the ratings for Monday’s season premiere of Jon... »
Felicia Barton joins ‘American Idol’ roster after Joanna Pacitti disqualified
She’s in, she’s out. Controversial “Idol” contender Joanna Pacitti was given the green-light by judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi on last night’s episode, but the Top 36 contestant has since been yanked from the show’s roster and replaced by 26-year-old Felicia Barton. “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is... »
Miss American moves into reality TV territory
It’s been slow and not necessarily painless, but Miss America is moving into the 21st century — one well-practiced, high-heeled step at a time. Last year, she got a reality show complete with absurd challenges and snarky judges. Then she was given an updated look, courtesy of the makeover specialists at the cable network TLC,... »
WCG Ultimate Gamer First Gaming Reality TV
Starting in March 2009, 12 gamers will compete both in games and in the real world in the Sci-Fi Channel’s World Cyber Games: Ultimate Gamer – and if the new promo video is any indication, it will at least be entertaining. Given that there are reality TV shows about everything under the sun, it’s surprising... »
State beauty queen is keeping it real
It’s a good thing Janet Harding, Miss Washington 2008, works out frequently. “I have a terrible habit,” she confessed. “I grew up making cookies with my grandma and my mom and I would always eat the cookie dough. I can’t sleep sometimes, so I go and make a batch of cookie dough and eat... »
Reality TV’s Kardashians can’t keep up with themselves
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... »
‘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... »
New "Strictly Judge Factor Talent" reality TV show for the new year funny satire story
A new reality show “Strictly Judge Factor Talent” will be shown simultaneously on BBC and ITV in the new year. Featuring all the judges from the various talent and reality shows – X-Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, Britain’s Got Talent, Joseph, Sound of Music and more – will battle it out in an effort to find... »
French Army turns to reality TV for new recruits
The six volunteers struggled to make their beds on their first night at the regiment and struggled even more to get out of them at 6.30am the following morning. They wobbled under the weight of their kitbags and puffed their way through the obstacle course. »
Is it time for reality TV to go away?
It was announced yesterday that CTV would not produce a new season of Canadian Idol, their once popular reality TV show. But maybe it’s time to give all competitive reality TV a big re-think. In November, when a former contestant on American Idol killed herself in front of the house of Idol judge Paula Abdul,... »