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DWTS Beats Idol Ratings
 DWTS Beats Idol Ratings 
thanks, kate
Apr 7, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

DWTS Beats Idol Ratings

For the first time, 'Dancing With the Stars' leads

(Newser) - Dancing With the Stars beat American Idol—both nights of it—in the ratings for the first time last week. According to Nielsen, nearly 23 million people tuned in to DWTS on Tuesday, compared to Idol’s 21.8 million Tuesday and 20.5 million Wednesday. One possible reason? “...

Trump to Blago: You're Fired!

'The plan for the presentation was, we haven't got a (bleepin') plan'

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich is having a bit of trouble holding down a job these days. The former Illinois governor was fired last night on Celebrity Apprentice after turning in his latest "display of cluelessness, evasion, and arrogance," writes Maureen Ryan in the Chicago Tribune . The gov over-delegated, was unable...

Kate Gosselin on Dancing With the Stars and 8 More Reality TV Temper Tantrums

 Nine Best 
 Reality TV 
 Hissy Fits 
inspired by kate
Apr 4, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

Nine Best Reality TV Hissy Fits

Kate Gosselin isn't even the worst

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is the latest in a long line of “celebrities” throwing temper tantrums on national television. E! rounds up eight more reality show meltdowns—watch the videos in the gallery:
  • Kenley Collins, Project Runway: She flips out when judges say her final creation looks like a “pink
...

10 Reality Show Rivalries
 10 Reality Show Rivalries 
Apr 2, 2010 1:00 PM CDT

10 Reality Show Rivalries

Pamela Anderson not a fan of Kate Gosselin, and more

(Newser) - Everyone apparently hates Kate Gosselin, and that includes fellow Dancing With the Stars competitor Pamela Anderson. In their honor, the Frisky lists the 10 best reality show rivalries:
  • Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: The rivalry that all others aspire to. After starting The Simple Life as besties, they had a
...

Rad, Raunchy Spring Break Flicks

Debauchery meter climbs steadily from tame 1960s offerings

(Newser) - With spring break almost at an end, Nerve takes the chance to look back on the storied pantheon of the spring break movie. Points are given for debauchery on a scale of 0 to 5.
  • Where the Boys Are, 1960: Sure, there's premarital sex and a jazz cat asking a
...

10 Shows Kate Can Star in...Once She Loses DWTS

She'd make a great pageant mom

(Newser) - The hype surrounding Kate Gosselin may be enough to make the public overlook her awful, awful dancing for a while—but it’s only a matter of time before she gets kicked off Dancing With the Stars. What show should she do next? Olivia Allin offers up 10 ideas, on...

Levi: Watch My Reality Show, Not Sarah's

Johnston's will give you a better idea of Alaska...and him

(Newser) - If Levi Johnston's reality show gets picked up...and said genius network decides to air it at the same time as Sarah Palin’s series…you’ll be faced with a veritable Sophie’s Choice. But Levi thinks you should pick his show, because “mine is the real Alaska,...

Levi Shops 'Pimped Out' Reality Show
 Levi Shops 
 'Pimped Out' 
 Reality Show 
'entourage on ice'
Mar 29, 2010 7:07 AM CDT

Levi Shops 'Pimped Out' Reality Show

Johnston's hypothetical series will involve 'lots of women'

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is planning a reality show, and it sounds exactly as hilarious as one would assume: The teen dad will ride “pimped out snow machines with jet fuel in them,” and the show will include “lots and lots of women,” says a source. The best...

Mike Tyson's New Reality Show Is About...Pigeons

Yes, pigeons.

(Newser) - In what may perhaps be the strangest celebrity news of the day, Mike Tyson is getting his own television series…about pigeons. Animal Planet is teaming up with the former boxing champ for Taking on Tyson, which will follow his involvement with competitive pigeon racing, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “...

Brighton Beach : Next Jersey Shore ?
 Brighton Beach: 
 Next Jersey Shore? 
starring: russians!
Mar 1, 2010 10:35 AM CST

Brighton Beach: Next Jersey Shore?

Creators pitching Russian version of hit reality show

(Newser) - The Jersey Shore guidos and guidettes might soon have some competition in the form of Brighton Beach, a Russian version of the MTV reality show hit set in, you guessed it, the Brighton Beach community of New York. If its website is any indication, the show will involve lots of...

Oprah Winfrey Channel to Have New Show About Her Old Show

When her OWN network debuts, get ready for a double dose of Oprah

(Newser) - Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to find a creative way out of a contract dilemma: Instead of starring in another talk show on her new network, she'll star in a reality show about her talk show. The Oprah Winfrey Network debuts in January 2011, but until her syndicated talk show...

Ivana Trump Strips on Reality TV

She gets down to skivvies for Britain's Celebrity Big Brother

(Newser) - Ready to see more of Ivana Trump than you ever wanted to? You have Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother to thank for the decidedly NSFW clip featured above. The 60-year-old posed for a “life drawing” activity on the reality show yesterday, reports the Huffington Post —which has even...

Ellen: Simon Is Smart But Mean
 Ellen: Simon Is Smart But Mean 
'AMERICAN IDOL' RUN-UP
Jan 8, 2010 10:38 AM CST

Ellen: Simon Is Smart But Mean

DeGeneres talks Cowell, Paula Abdul as American Idol returns

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres makes her debut as the newest American Idol judge on Tuesday, and she talks Simon Cowell (he’s “smart,” but “mean” and “insensitive”) and more with the Wall Street Journal :
  • Paula Abdul: “I don't know if I'll be as nurturing as she
...

The Pros, Cons of Losing Fox
 The Pros, Cons of Losing Fox 
no 'idol' mocking, for one
Dec 31, 2009 11:54 AM CST

The Pros, Cons of Losing Fox

Sure, you might miss Glee, but will you really miss Family Guy?

(Newser) - Brian Moylan isn’t sure how to feel about the possibility of Fox channels going dark after tonight's midnight deadline with Time Warner: No more mocking of American Idol is a bummer, but life with no more nip/tuck? That’s a bonus for him. He lists the other pros and...

Kate Gosselin Reality Dating Show in Works
 Kate Gosselin 
 Reality Dating 
 Show in Works 



the hunt for a new jon
Dec 31, 2009 10:59 AM CST

Kate Gosselin Reality Dating Show in Works

You haven't seen the last of this octo-mom quite yet

(Newser) - Jon minus Kate, plus eight, means she needs a date. And apparently that’s exactly what Kate Gosselin is hoping to find next year—while the cameras roll. A TV executive tells PopEater that Gosselin is in talks to star in a 2010 reality dating show. “Love her or...

Real Housewives Feel Recession
 Real Housewives 
 Feel Recession 
NO MORE YACHTS
Dec 18, 2009 10:51 AM CST

Real Housewives Feel Recession

Orange County reality show stars are downgrading, like the rest of us

(Newser) - The next time you have to clean your own house or resort to shopping at—gasp!—H&M instead of Prada, don’t feel bad: The stars of Real Housewives of Orange County are right there with you. As if those shocking belt-tighteners aren’t bad enough, one of...

Biggest Loser Verges on Exploitation

 Biggest Loser 
 Verges on 
 Exploitation 
526 LBS: TOO MUCH?
Dec 16, 2009 12:57 PM CST

Biggest Loser Verges on Exploitation

Experts weigh in on whether reality show has gone too far

(Newser) - The Biggest Loser is getting bigger each year: Next season, 526-pound Michael Ventrella will be the show’s largest contestant ever. Though wanting to help people shed pounds is a good thing, the show seems exploitative when it uses “heaviest ever” to promote itself. PopEater rounds up media experts’...

I'm a Celeb Contestants Charged in Rat-Eating


 I'm a Celeb 
 Contestants 
 Charged in 
 Rat-Eating 
I'm a rat, get me out of here!
Dec 6, 2009 9:05 AM CST

I'm a Celeb Contestants Charged in Rat-Eating

Animal-rights activists not amused by stunt

(Newser) - Turns out that killing and eating a rat on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here was a bad idea on many levels—including the animal cruelty charges that two contestants are now facing. Series winner and chef Gino D'Acampo and actor Stuart Manning are facing charges in Australia...

Disabled Model Show Handicapped by Sincerity

Britain's Missing Top Model tries to make contestants into heroes

(Newser) - A British reality show about disabled women competing to win a spot as a fashion model has mostly admirable intentions, but ultimately does more harm than good. "There is something both bold and troubling about Britain’s Missing Top Model," writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times...

The Spray-Tanned World of Reality TV
 The Spray-Tanned 
 World of Reality TV 
Tanning With the Stars
Nov 23, 2009 10:46 AM CST

The Spray-Tanned World of Reality TV

No, those perfectly toned abs on Dancing With the Stars aren't all real

(Newser) - Ever wonder how every contestant on Dancing With the Stars looks so toned? It’s not all due to the workouts: Spray tanning experts are on call for DWTS and other reality shows, and they don’t just make contestants look darker—they add enhancements from six-pack abs to toned...

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