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Oprah Makes Giving Competitive

New show's contestants will compete to be the best philanthropist

Mar 2, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Heavyweight philanthropist Oprah Winfrey will outsource giving to a whole new level tonight: Her new ABC reality show, “Oprah’s Big Give,” makes charity a competition. Contestants compete to raise money for needy folks and causes, and each week the lowest-earner is given the boot, reports the New ... More »

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philanthropy • Hurricane Katrina • reality TV • ABC • Oprah Winfrey • Extreme Makeover • Oprah's Big Give • Survivor

Miss Michigan Wins Tiara in Made-Over Pageant

Kirsten Haglund nabs 2008 Miss America crown

Jan 27, 08 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Another year, another Miss America—it was Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund doing the delighted gasping as she donned her crown yesterday—and this time the pageant itself had a makeover. The 87-year-old competition is going for a hip new look and feel, adding doses of blue jeans and reality TV... More »

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reality TV • Miss America • Miss Michigan • Kirsten Haglund • Nicole Elizabeth Rash • Elyse Umemoto • Miss America: Reality Check

NEW RELEASE

Check Out of This 'Rehab'

VH1 show exploits fame junkies looking to kick addictions

Jan 11, 08 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - VH1 has pulled off a difficult feat—it's brought reality TV to new depths of depravity, writes Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald. The network's new "Celebrity Rehab," which follows the struggles of B- and C-list celebs as they try to kick their varous addictions, is "... More »

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reality TV • rehab • celebrity • addiction • VH1 • rehabilitation • Jeff Conaway

Writers' Strike Deals Strong Dose of Reality

If no deal comes soon, expect more dancing, survivors, idols on TV

Dec 9, 07 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Reality will likely strike primetime TV with a vengeance if stalled talks between screen scribes and networks don't kick into gear, the New York Times reports. With most popular dramas on hiatus for lack of scripts, reality shows are about to explode onto the airwaves—and they may well stick... More »

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television • reality TV • NBC • CBS • ABC • Leslie Moonves • Fox • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

'Top Model' Draws Focus
to Asperger's

Reality TV contestant with disorder becomes a viewer favorite

Dec 4, 07 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Although she has been eliminated from "America's Top Model," contestant Heather Kuzmich, a consistent viewer favorite, continues to bring attention to Asperger's syndrome. Kuzmich, who has the neurological disorder, says she hopes to keep modeling and become a spokesperson for others with the condition, the New York Times... More »

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reality TV • ADHD • New Yorker magazine • autism • Asperger's Syndrome • Heather Kuzmich • America's Next Top Model • Aspies • Tim Page

Helio's Dance Card Opens Up

Racing champ gains trophy, loses fiancee

Nov 28, 07 11:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Helio Castroneves may have won big in "Dancing With the Stars" but he's lost his fiancee, AP reports. Aliette Vasquez announced she'd called off their engagement less than a day after the Brazilian Indy 500 champ won the mirrorball trophy in the show's grand finale.  The Miami businesswoman's... More »

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reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • gossip • Helio Castroneves • Julianne Hough

Reality Woes Add to Scribe Strike

Studios deny overtime, meal breaks to reality TV writers, guild says 

Nov 24, 07 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - With negotiations in the Hollywood writer's strike coming Monday, a new survey shows that writers for "unscripted" TV are denied overtime pay and meal breaks, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reality TV is a major sticking point in the strike, as studios insist that writers be classified as editors... More »

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television • reality TV • unions • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Writers' Strike Might Keep
 You out of
 'The Office'

Prime-time could get real if negotiations fail

Oct 16, 07 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready for what might be a big dose of reality. Contract negotiations between Hollywood and writers aren't going well, and a strike could mean prime-time schedules would soon be dominated by such unscripted series as "American Idol." The sides remain divided on issues like splitting revenue from... More »

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reality TV • Hollywood • David Letterman • primetime TV • Writers Guild of America

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

Sep 28, 07 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • 24 • Donald Trump • Simon Cowell • news • Jerry Seinfeld • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • daytime talk show • primetime TV • Forbes • Kiefer Sutherland • Judy Sheindlin • George Lopez • Dr Phil

The Filthy Rich Take Over the Small Screen

America's middle class ousted from sitcoms, relegated to reality TV

Sep 10, 07 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sitcoms, once a window into middle-class America, have been invaded by the uberrich. But the bourgeoisie hasn't disappeared from the small screen entirely: They're fighting each other on reality shows for big bucks or their 15 minutes of fame. And, Salon's Heather Havrilesky notes, it's not a healthy trend. More »

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television • reality TV • media criticism • wealth • middle class • Americans • sitcom

Trump Wants to Hire Britney, Lindsay, Paris

'Celeb Apprentice' 
host will rehab tarnished images

Aug 20, 07 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump is not one to mince words. "She's a [bleep]ing mess," Trump says of  Britney Spears. And he thinks he's just the man who can help the twice-divorced, thrice-rehabbed pop princess get her career back on track. The host of the upcoming "Celebrity Apprentice" has invited... More »

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Britney Spears • reality TV • Donald Trump • Paris Hilton • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Joan Rivers • Celebrity Apprentice • George Foreman

CBS Reality Show Abused
Kid Stars: Parents

NM officials says controversial "Kid Nation" broke the law

Aug 18, 07 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS is defending its upcoming reality show “Kid Nation” against claims of child abuse and neglect, the Times reports. At least one participant’s parent complained to authorities in New Mexico, where CBS filmed 40 youngsters living alone in a ghost town, that her 11-year-old daughter’s face... More »

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television • reality TV • CBS • New Mexico • children • parents • child abuse • Kid Nation • network television

"Bandstand" Turns Big Five-0

TV icon popped up on the schedule a half-century ago

Aug 5, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fifty years ago today at 3 pm in Philadelphia, what is now known as a summer replacement program debuted on the ABC TV network. That show, "American Bandstand," ran for 30-plus years. Its host, Dick Clark, frequently referred to as the oldest living teenager, introduced Chubby Checker, Frankie... More »

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reality TV • Philadelphia • Dick Clark • American Bandstand • Chubby Checker • Frankie Avalon • Fabian • Connie Francis • Bobby Darin

Lindsay Lohan's Mom Rides Her Kids to Fame

Parent of the year
Dina Lohan seeks her own reality TV show

Jun 7, 07 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not satisfied with being the walking stereotype of an overbearing stage mom, Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina, is negotiating with E! to star in a reality show in which she tries to manage her two younger children to stardom. Criticism has been intense: "She totally messed up Lindsay by living... More »

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television • reality TV • rehab • Lindsay Lohan • Dina Lohan • parents

Kidney Donor Reality Show Was a Hoax

Broadcaster draws praise for raising awareness of transplant-organ shortage

Jun 2, 07 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A controversial Dutch reality show featuring a dying woman’s choice of a kidney recipient aired last night—and was revealed as a hoax. The "donor" was an actor; the contestants were real patients who were in on the prank. A producer said the goal was to call attention... More »

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medicine • health care • reality TV • organ transplants • The Big Donor Show • Endemol • organ donor

Medical Reality Show Raises Controversy

Kidney donor, on deathbed, to select recipient on Dutch TV

May 29, 07 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brains behind "Big Brother" are branching out into medicine and stirring up serious controversy in the process. "The Big Donor Show," set to air on Dutch TV Friday, follows a terminally ill woman as she chooses among three contestants vying for one of her kidneys. One... More »

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ethics • reality TV • organ transplants • The Big Donor Show • Endemol • organ donor • Dutch TV

'Extreme Makeover'? Try 'People's Court'

Heartwarming reality-TV episode ends in orphans' bitter lawsuit

May 13, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It was supposed to be a great story: ABC's hit reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" transformed the home of Phil and Loki Leomiti and their five adopted children into a nine-bedroom dream house. Today the children, who moved out within weeks of the show's broadcast, are locked in... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • ABC • lawsuit • Extreme Makeover

'Idol' Down To Final Four

No more charity for contestants, and Idol's down to final four.

May 3, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - American voters—135 million strong—sent two "American Idol" finalists home last night, leaving three women and one man in the running. Smooth-domed Phil Stacey and Justin Timberlake-esque hearthrob Chris Richardson got the boot, but neither seemed distraught: A spot in the top six is a fine career starter,... More »

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entertainment • television • music • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Phil Stacey • Chris Richardson • Blake Lewis

Sanjaya Gets
The Boot

Loved, hated, off-key  'Idol' contestant says goodbye at last

Apr 19, 07 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reality caught up with reality TV last night, when "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar was finally booted from the show. Sanjaya, as he's known to legions of fans and detractors, gained attention for his missed notes, his faux-hawk, and his popularity on the sabotage website votefortheworst.com More »

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entertainment • television • music • reality TV • American Idol • Sanjaya Malakar

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