Archive for September, 2008

Survivor ratings drop but debut wins its hour; rehearsal footage shows challenge cameras

The first-ever two-hour debut of Survivor was watched by 13 million people, a drop of more than two million viewers since last fall’s Survivor China debut, which was watched by 15.1 million. Survivor Gabon’s debut is just slightly down from the 13.69 million who watched Survivor Micronesia’s first episode last…

What I’m watching: UK shows Dragons’ Den and The Apprentice

While there’s enough U.S. reality TV to keep my DVR warm, there are two non-American shows that have made their way into my weekly viewing. First is The BBC’s Dragons’ Den, which is coming to the US as The Shark Tank and is in production on a pilot for ABC….

THE AMAZING RACE: IT’S TIME TO GO AROUND THE WORLD!

THE AMAZING RACE: IT’S TIME TO GO AROUND THE WORLD!

The Amazing Race: Returns for it’s 13th Season

The Amazing Race: Returns for it’s 13th Season

Survivor: Gabon - African Jungle Dominated By Gabon Four

Survivor: Gabon - African Jungle Dominated By Gabon Four

Survivor: Gabon - 2 Hour Premiere Recap

Survivor: Gabon - 2 Hour Premiere Recap

NBC wins preliminary injunction, keeping Project Runway from moving to Lifetime

One week and one day after Project Runway 6 started production, a judge granted NBC Universal, Bravo’s parent company, a preliminary injunction that prevents the Weinstein Company and Lifetime from airing or promoting the show. According to TV Week, the judge wrote,”While it appears that resting ‘Project Runway’ for a…

Behind the scenes of Survivor Gabon’s first episode

Watching the first episode of Survivor Gabon was weirder than I expected. In part that’s because watching three long days play out in 44 minutes was surreal, but also because we saw none of the strategizing. When we visited camp of the loser tribe, Fang, Michelle was essentially an outcast,…

Behind the scenes of Survivor Gabon’s first episode

Watching the first episode of Survivor Gabon was weirder than I expected. In part that’s because watching three long days play out in 44 minutes was surreal, but also because we saw none of the strategizing. When we visited camp of the loser tribe, Fang, Michelle was essentially an outcast,…

Clay Aiken first came out during American Idol, now wants people to “hush”

Almost exactly two years after appearing on Good Morning America to refuse to discuss his sexual orientation, Clay Aiken was interviewed by Diane Sawyer again yesterday (the interview continues today), and this time, the openly gay Clay said that he first revealed he was gay to someone else on American…