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March 2008
- Top Reasons to Ogle DWTS
  
  Entertainment Weekly | Mar 27, 08 10:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Go on, admit it: Dancing With the Stars has you glued to the tube like a nude bodysuit on a ballroom dancer. Don’t worry—Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly is right there with you. She shares the 15 reasons she’s a Dancing fool. Stars dancing with gusto, no matter how goofy. Campy men who get campier as they get older (ahem, Jerry Springer). Out-of-control costumes: sequins, spangles, feathers, masks! More »
- Paparazzi Punk Plan Doesn't Scare Mags
  
  New York Daily News | Mar 26, 08 1:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Avril Lavigne with a baby bump. Paris Hilton out with a monk. Ashton Kutcher's plans to punk gossip rags by teaming up with celebrity friends to serve fake news stories doesn't have many editors shaking in their boots, the New York Daily News reports. “A fake belly doesn’t get by us," one says in dissing "Pop Fiction," Kutcher's new E! vehicle. More »
- You Can Call Him (Judge) Al
  
  New York Daily News | Mar 23, 08 12:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As if fathering a child at age 70 weren't enough drama, now Alfonse D'Amato might get benched: The former senator is in talks to start a daytime court TV show, the New York Daily News reports. And lest his following in the footsteps of Wapner incites too many snickers, such shows sentence their stars to a life without the possibility of going broke. More »
- With Big Give , Oprah Shows Smaller Side
  
  New Yorker | Mar 21, 08 6:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The new ABC show Oprah’s Big Give might be exactly what it claims—an epically scaled, nurturing-obsessed cult of personality—but the format is old and unsuitable, Nancy Franklin writes in the New Yorker , and the star is self-obsessed. The competition charity program sometimes reduced to her tears, Franklin allows, but mastery of manipulation is no great shakes in and of itself. More »
- For Generation 'Look at Me,' Every Moment Is Public
  
  Newsweek | Mar 16, 08 1:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - They’re known as millennials, the documentation generation, and the Look at Me’s. But what defines Americans born after 1982 is a mindset that every moment can be turned into a performance worthy of YouTube and MySpace and maybe parlayed into broader fame, Newsweek reports. Now sociologists are asking: Can healthy identities and relationships thrive in a generation obsessed with self-presentation and exhibitionism? More »
- Paris Returning to Reality TV
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Mar 15, 08 9:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - She may have loads of money, impeccable fashion sense, and the world's eyes upon her, but what Paris Hilton really need is a best friend. So says MTV, anyway, and the network plans to air a reality show later this year in which the hotel heiress picks her new "bestie" from 20 wannabes living together, Broadcasting & Cable reports. More »
- Kimora and Djimon Share Mushy Details
  
  Harper's Bazaar | Mar 13, 08 5:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Their timing couldn't be better. Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou earned Harper’s Bazaar 's couple-of-the-moment title just as rumors began flying that Simmons is pregnant. “He’s a reality check for me, and I’m a fabulosity check for him,” says Simmons of her beau. The flamboyant entrepreneur and reality TV star met Hounsou, a fashion model and Oscar-nominated actor, last February. More »
- Oprah Makes Giving Competitive
  
  New York Times | 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 York Times. But warm fuzzies aside, even a blogger for Oprah’s hometown Chicago Tribune notices “something off-putting” about competitive giving. More »
January 2008
- Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV
  
  Fox News | Jan 30, 08 3:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After repeatedly refusing requests from the family of his missing wife that he submit to a polygraph test, suspect Drew Peterson is now requesting to do so on national television. Representatives for the former Chicago-area policeman—whose wife, Stacy, has been missing since October and is presumed dead—have been in contact with producers from Moment of Truth. More »
- Strike Takes Toll on TV Ratings
  
  Variety | Jan 30, 08 2:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The major television networks got a good look yesterday at the toll the 3-month-old writers strike has taken on ratings, Variety reports. Comparing last week to the same period in 2007, the top five networks lost an average 21% of viewers in the 18-49 age group. Fox topped ratings on the strength of American Idol, but was still off 15%. More »
- Miss Michigan Wins Tiara in Made-Over Pageant
  
  Associated Press | 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 to draw in younger viewers, AP reports. More »
- 'Idol' Charges Record Ad Rates
  
  Bloomberg | Jan 14, 08 3:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - "American Idol"—TV's undisputed ratings champ with its biggest competitors sidelined by the writers strike—is setting records for ad prices. "It's the biggest thing in a landscape where there aren't as many big things as there used to be,'' an ad buyer tells Bloomberg. The price of a 30-second spot bought now rather than in advance tops $900,000. More »
- Check Out of This 'Rehab'
  
  Boston Herald | 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 "heartless, exploitive and downright toxic," Perigard writes. More »
- A New Breed of 'Gladiator'
  
  Military Times | Jan 7, 08 4:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - "American Gladiators" muscled its way back onto TV last night with a former cheerleader in the cast. But fear not a dumbed-down version of the classic guilty pleasure—Tanji Williams is an Air Force Academy grad ranked fourth nationally by the International Federation of Body Building for fitness. Like the vintage version, "Gladiators" pits musclemen and -women against amateur athletes. More »
December 2007
- Food Network Rethinks Its Menu
  
  New York Times | Dec 18, 07 8:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The recent cancellation of Emeril Live is just one sign that the Food Network is in the throes of a transformation, reports the New York Times . Having made chefs into stars, it is now trying to keep the money rolling in while facing increased competition—including instructional cooking on the Web. The network's ratings have dipped, especially on the weekend, forcing refunds to advertisers and perhaps a shift in philosophy. More »
- Writers' Strike Deals Strong Dose of Reality
  
  New York Times | 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 around. More »
- 'Top Model' Draws Focus to Asperger's
  
  New York Times | 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 reports. More »
November 2007
- Helio's Dance Card Opens Up
  
  Associated Press | Nov 28, 07 11:59 PM CST