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Hills Battles Its Own Hype
 Hills Battles Its Own Hype 
Nov 24, 2008 9:46 AM CST

Hills Battles Its Own Hype

Ratings are down, tabloid readership is up

(Newser) - Thanks to the Internet, the 24-hour news cycle, and rampant celebrity gossip in the blogosphere, the reality show The Hills has taken a backseat—to itself. “Do fans even need to watch the show anymore to get a Hills fix?” Denise Martin writes in the LA Times. For example,...

Fan's Suicide 'Haunting' Abdul
 Fan's Suicide 'Haunting' Abdul 
Nov 17, 2008 9:15 AM CST

Fan's Suicide 'Haunting' Abdul

Idol judge afraid to return home

(Newser) - Fearing that the spirit of her suicidal stalker is haunting her Beverly Hills house, Paula Abdul has hired healers to cleanse it of ghosts, the New York Post reports. Even so, a friend says Abdul has not returned to the house. Former American Idol competitor Paula Goodspeed, found dead outside...

TV Execs Like Palin's Future
 TV Execs Like Palin's Future 
Oct 24, 2008 11:55 AM CDT

TV Execs Like Palin's Future

Talk show, news commentator, even reality program among possible post-politics offers

(Newser) - Even if she doesn't end up in Washington, Sarah Palin could still find a presence in the lower 48, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Media higher-ups, salivating at the thought of ratings bumps that Palin appearances gave Saturday Night Live and CBS News, would love to offer her a backup career—...

NBC Stalls Runway, Readies Copycat

Lifetime switch stalled as Bravo launches Fashion House

(Newser) - NBC is using its legal muscle to keep Project Runway from airing on Lifetime while it launches a copycat show on its Bravo channel, reports the New York Post's Page Six. Details about Fashion House in Cragslist casting calls make it sound like a replica of the fashion original. The...

Catty Stylista Fits the Times
 Catty Stylista Fits the Times 
TV REVIEW
Oct 22, 2008 7:16 PM CDT

Catty Stylista Fits the Times

Ruthless job screening makes for entertaining viewing

(Newser) - Stylista depicts fashion’s “empty ambition and distaste for civility,” but the show’s timely appeal is its “fresh resonance” during the current job market, Ginia Bellafante writes in the New York Times. In the CW series beginning tonight, 11 contestants trample and scramble to present the...

Life With Wolves Has Couple in Own Reality-TV Pack

Living With the Wolfman aims to integrate humans and animals ... to mixed reviews

(Newser) - A British authority on wolves is taking his fiancée into the wild, and bringing cameras along, Newsweek reports. Shaun Ellis, who has spent years living with wolf packs, coaxed Helen Jeffs from her job as a schoolteacher to live on a wildlife refuge where they eat raw meat and...

Young Stars Can't Keep Up With Cloris

Leachman, 82, high-kicks—and kicks ass—on Dancing With the Stars

(Newser) - At 82, actress Cloris Leachman is a surprise hit on the current season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, the New York Times notes, having outlasted sex-tape ingénue Kim Kardashian and others. The Oscar winner, who has a Tarantino film and more waiting in the wings, did the...

In Tough Times, TV Goes Blue-Collar

(Newser) - As the financial crisis deepens, expect TV to trade upper-crust environs for jokes about crustiness, reports the New York Post. Entertainment execs are pushing the development of blue-collar comedies that allow for a little old-fashioned escapism. "I don't think audiences want to see a show about the fall of...

Injury Ends Olympian's DWTS Run

Beach volleyball champ Misty May-Treanor ruptured tendon Friday

(Newser) - Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor confirmed last night that she is leaving ABC’s Dancing With the Stars after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon. “I'm out,” the beach volleyball champ announced during yesterday’s show, OK! reports. She said she “heard a pop doing the lindy hop”...

Hurt Volleyballer Likely on DWTS DL

Olympic volleyballer is hurt, could drop out of reality show

(Newser) - Olympic beach volleyball gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor suffered an injury that may knock her out of competition this season—of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, reports People. The athlete, who has cited wearing heels as one of her biggest ballroom challenges, did not break her ankle, but no further details about...

Kardashian Sobs Over Surprise Loss

Unexpected elimination leaves reality TV dope distraught

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian was inconsolable after being the surprise elimination on Dancing with the Stars last night, People reports. Off camera, Kardashian ran to her family and broke down into tears. "I just hope that her time on the show was magical for her," said her dancing partner. ...

Underwear Model Squires Miley to Church

Pop star, parents, Nashville Star reject attend church together

(Newser) - Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus is keeping company with a 20-year-old underwear model and aspiring country singer, E! reports. Justin Gaston, an ex-contestant on Billy Ray Cyrus’ reality TV show Nashville Star, attended church with the family, setting tongues wagging. Reps for the possible couple say he's a "friend" who's in...

Seacrest, Paris Working on New (Scripted) Show

Reality stars partner for series

(Newser) - Two of reality TV’s biggest stars are working together on a scripted show, People reports. Paris Hilton—or rather, an employee of Paris Hilton Entertainment—has been working for months with Ryan Seacrest on a so-far mysterious new series. Seacrest produces E!’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians,...

American Idol Adds Fourth Judge
American Idol Adds Fourth Judge
Aug 25, 2008 12:23 PM CDT

American Idol Adds Fourth Judge

Songwriter Kara DioGuardi to join Cowell and company

(Newser) - American Idol is getting a fourth judge this season, marking what the New York Post calls the biggest change TV’s top show has ever undergone. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi will join Simon, Paula, and Randy, in a move producers say they always intended. All of Idol’s international counterparts feature...

Cho Gung-Ho on New Show
 Cho Gung-Ho on New Show
Aug 21, 2008 12:26 PM CDT

Cho Gung-Ho on New Show

Comedienne has a new show and plenty to talk about

(Newser) - If you've missed Margaret Cho's raunchy brand of comedy, her new "scripted reality sitcom," The Cho Show, debuts this month on VH1 and follows the comedienne and hangers-on through outrageous adventures in Hollywood. Cho sat down with Radar to talk about anal bleaching, defending Britney Spears, and winning...

Transgender Woman Competes on Top Model

Isis was born a male

(Newser) - The new season of America's Next Top Model will include a transgender contestant, US Weekly reports. "My cards were dealt differently," says Isis, 22. The former receptionist from Maryland identifies herself as "a woman born physically male." The president of a gay advocacy group says the...

Extreme Makeover Home Goes Into Foreclosure
Extreme Makeover Home Goes Into Foreclosure
OPINION
Jul 29, 2008 8:41 PM CDT

Extreme Makeover Home Goes Into Foreclosure

Atlanta family unable to pay back bank loan

(Newser) - A house constructed for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is up for auction after the owners lost the building to foreclosure. The Atlanta home, the biggest built on the show, was collateral for a now-overdue $450,000 loan. The foreclosure represents a comeuppance not only for its owners but for...

Lopez Lands Extra Anchor Slot
 Lopez Lands Extra Anchor Slot
Jul 29, 2008 11:25 AM CDT

Lopez Lands Extra Anchor Slot

Will be solo emcee of the entertainment show

(Newser) - Mario Lopez will become the solo anchor for Extra when the entertainment news show’s 15th season kicks off in September, Variety reports. The former weekend co-host, best known for his stints on Dancing With the Stars and the teen sitcom Saved By the Bell, replaces Dayna Devon and Mark...

Reality TV: Bad for Child Stars?
 Reality TV: Bad for Child Stars?
Jul 26, 2008 5:41 PM CDT

Reality TV: Bad for Child Stars?

Critics says it's exploitation, but others call it education

(Newser) - CBS’ Kid Nation has drawn its share of controversy, which hasn’t stopped a new crop of kid-centric reality shows from cropping up. NBC is letting teenagers care for babies and toddlers on The Baby Borrowers; a Nickelodeon channel probes children’s emotions on The N’s Student Body; and...

RFK Jr. Takes Green Dream to Reality TV

Bobby Kennedy Jr. will chronicle building his green home

(Newser) - The most prominent American political dynasty is branching out into reality TV. Environmentalist Bobby Kennedy Jr. and wife Mary are developing a 13-part series that will document the building of their dream green home, the New York Daily News reports. This Old House star Bob Vila will supervise construction of...

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