Season five of My Life on the D-List started production today, will be “celebrity oriented”

After battling with Bravo over money, Kathy Griffin has officially signed up for another season of My Life on the D-List, which started production today and will focus more on Kathy's contact with celebrities. "It's season 5. We start shooting [Wednesday]. Literally, it's our first day. I know, what am...

Life at Ponderosa series returns with Marcus and Charlie’s reunion

Survivor's behind-the-scenes Life at Ponderosa series is back, and so far there are five web episodes, three following Marcus' eviction and two following Charlie's. In episode one, Marcus gets voted out, and the most fascinating part--besides the hooded robes they wear when being transported--is that he stays overnight at base...

MTV casting “celebrity” Beauty and the Geek that would star former Real Worlders, Playmates

MTV is negotiating to acquire the former CW series Beauty and the Geek, but will change the format so that the beauties are "celebrities," emphasis on the scare quotes. "MTV wants a celebrity version of the show, where average geeks compete for semi-famous" women, according to the Hollywood Reporter, and...

Whale Wars ratings increase, renewed for second season

The second of Whale Wars' seven episodes aired Friday and its ratings increased significantly and performed better than any other recent show the network has aired that night. It was Animal Planet's "best performing Friday primetime telecast in five years," the network said in a press release. Episode two was...

Bar owner: Ace slapped a man, not a woman

Survivor Gabon cast member Ace Gordon's Sunday arrest outside a bar was preceded by an altercation in the bar, but the bar owner says early reports that Ace struck a woman were incorrect. While the Collier County Sheriff's Office report cited Sway Lounge staff members who said Ace hit a...

Tyra Banks arranges for Isis’ sex change

Isis King, the first transgendered contestant on America's Next Top Model, will get sex reassignment surgery thanks to Tyra Banks, who arranged for a doctor to provide it free of charge. That will happen on today's episode of syndicated Tyra Banks Show, which has already been taped. "This is not...

Chris Harrison would be “happy to host” same-sex Bachelor, says Bachelor 13 is “completely different”

Chris Harrison, the host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, says he'd host a same-sex version of either show, although no one is talking about such a version yet. "If ABC and Mike Fleiss have created the show and signed off on it I'll be happy to host," he told...

NBC plans Superstar Dancers of the World, Mark Burnett following Sacramento Kings

NBC has ordered a new competition series from American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller. Superstar Dancers of the World will air early next year and "pit the masters of various dance genres from eight countries against each other," according to the...

March Point follows at-risk Swinomish teenagers learning about their environment

Tonight, PBS' Independent Lens airs a documentary with a fascinating set-up and three unlikely stars: March Point is both about and by three Swinomish Tribe teenagers who landed in drug rehab, but were let out to make a documentary on the impact of oil refineries on their community. PBS says...

Dancing With The Stars: Semi-Finals Week!

Dancing With The Stars: Semi-Finals Week!