Ryan Seacrest has reportedly closed a three-year deal that will make him the richest host on reality television!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the emcee will be paid $15 million per year to host American Idol. Under the $45 million contract, he agrees to work exclusively with CPX (the parent company of American Idol production company 19 Entertainment) for all of his primetime broadcast television work in the next three years.

Ryan is still free to anchor cable's E! News, host his radio own show, produce reality shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and continue with all of the other side projects that have been adding to the 34-year-old bachelor's bank account.

Who knew introducing those Idol performances and talking back to Simon Cowell on stage could lead to such success? We bet Brian Dunkleman, who quit Idol after season one, is kicking himself right now.

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The season premiere of Big Brother 11 got me thinking about high school. The houseguests were put in teams, based on their high school cliques.  Of course, there are the popular kids and the jocks. And we can't forget about the braniacs and the "offbeat" crowd.  Yep. It's the eleventh grade all over again!

Based on your high school experience, which high school clique(s) are you rooting for in the Big Brother game? Let us know in the poll!

So, the So You Think You Can Dance Top 10 was revealed on Thursday night -- and poor Caitlin and Phillip aren't in it. That's right. Caitlin Kinney and Phillip Chbeeb were the unlucky dancers eliminated this week, leaving ten finalists to battle it out for the SYTYCD grand prize. As you can imagine,  the remaining finalists are doing the happy dance now that they are officially in the top 10 Here's what they had to say after hearing the news:
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The man who brought us Survivor and  The Apprentice is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Producer Mark Burnett, who helped take reality TV to the next level in the United States, will receive the Hollywood honor Wednesday morning.  Mark's star will be located in front of Hollywood Blvd's Supply Sergeant store -- a store that sells survivor gear!

More about Mark Burnett:

• Mark Burnett Will Bring The Shark Tank to ABC
• Mark Burnett Marries TV Star

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An American Idol judge said "I do" on Sunday! Read more...

CBS is calling the Season 11 Big Brother house a "mean, green, eco-friendly living machine." The house features reconstituted wood panel product and other eco-friendly touches. So, what's it like in the Big Brother house? Browse this photo gallery to find out.

BB11 premieres Thursday night. Meet the contestants here.

CBS has finally revealed the latest Big Brother house guests and twists!

Who are the house guests? They are an interesting bunch that includes a bikini model and a neuroscientist. Meet them here.

And what's the big twist? The house will be divided in four teams based on the contestants' former high school cliques -- popular kids, off-beat kids, athletes, or brainiacs. Each clique will compete for power, luxuries, and food in the Big Brother house, which has an eco-friendly theme this season.

In another twist, the cast will find out that a 13th houseguest will be joining the show. The 13th contestant may give one clique an advantage in the game.

Big Brother 11 premieres Thursday, July 9 at 8 pm ET.

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Find out when new and returning reality shows are set to premiere!

So, CBS has a new reality show. It's called There Goes the Neighborhood. On There Goes the Neighborhood, eight families in a suburban neighborhood will be cut off from the world by a 20-foot-wall. (Yep, you read that right.)

While trapped in the neighborhood with virtually no electricity (no TV, no internet, nada), the families will compete in challenges and face eliminations over the course of a few weeks.The last family left standing in the neighborhood will win a 250,000 grand prize.

The show's executive producer Mike Fleiss is calling There Goes the Neighborhood a social experiment. The "experiment" will air Sundays at 9 pm starting August 9.

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The latest celebrities to get their own VH1 reality shows are a 80's rapper, 90's pop star, and a guy who lives in his parents' basement.

Salt N' Pepa star Sandy "Pepa" Dalton and TLC member Chilli will star in reality shows about their lives as single mothers. Meanwhile, former I Love New York contestant The Entertainer will star in a reality series about his exciting life as a bachelor -- who happens to live in his parents' basement.

These new shows are expected next year.

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