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By Latoya West, About.com Guide to Reality TV since 2005

Nnenna Says Top Model Editors Focus On The Negative

Friday April 28, 2006
Nnenna, the latest contestant eliminated from America's Next Top Model, tells me the editors of the show "definitely try to pinpoint the negatives." Take her relationship with her boyfriend John as ... Read More

Who Was Fired, Eliminated, and Voted Off This Week?

Friday April 28, 2006
Another week of reality TV has gone by, so of course I have plenty of eliminations to report. On Monday, Andrea Lake was fired from The Apprentice. On Tuesday night, Matt ... Read More

If Behind the Scenes of ER Was A Reality Show...

Thursday April 27, 2006
If cameras were also rolling behind the scenes of the hit NBC drama ER, would it be a scandalicious reality show? I asked ER star Mekhi Phifer that very question ... Read More

Kellie Pickler Tells Me She Is Smarter Than Ryan Seacrest

Thursday April 27, 2006
Kelly Pickler says she's smarter than Ryan Seacrest -- when it comes to certain topics, that is. During a conference call after her elimination from American Idol, I asked Kellie ... Read More

Details About the Second Season of Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List

Wednesday April 26, 2006
Our favorite Hollywood D-lister Kathy Griffin will be back on Bravo this summer for a second season of her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List. What ... Read More

Is Kellie Pickler Going Home Tonight?

Wednesday April 26, 2006
If Kellie Pickler isn't voted off American Idol tonight, it will clearer than ever that America doesn't always vote based on talent. Kellie's disappointing performances over the past few weeks ... Read More

Project Runway 3 Will Premiere This Summer

Wednesday April 26, 2006
We can now add Project Runway to the list of reality shows that will heat up summer. According to reports, Bravo has confirmed that the hit show's third season will ... Read More

From Tina Yothers to DMX, More Celebs Sign Up for Reality Shows

Wednesday April 26, 2006
Who are the latest celebs who have signed up for reality shows? Former Family Ties actress Tina Yothers, singer Carnie Wilson, and Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore will battle the bulge on ... Read More

Was Taylor Hicks Ever Arrested For Marijuana Possession?

Sunday April 23, 2006
Was Taylor Hicks ever arrested for marijuana possession? And was Kellie Pickler married briefly at 17? Is Chris Daughtry trying to hide a receding hairline? Did Katharine McPhee try out ... Read More

On The Next Amazing Race...

Sunday April 23, 2006
CBS titled the next episode of The Amazing Race, "Do You Know How Much Running I Did Today, Phil?" The network also released some more info about the episode. Here's ... Read More

This Week on Survivor...

Sunday April 23, 2006
Okay Survivor fans. Here's some more information about the next episode, as reported in a CBS press release: Since Terry has possession of the hidden Immunity Idol, it's clear the Casaya ... Read More

Top Model's Brooke Clarifies That She Is Cool With Nnenna And Wants Danielle to Win

Friday April 21, 2006
Remember the drama that went down between America's Next Top Model contestants Brooke and Nnenna this season? Brooke, who was eliminated from the show on the latest episode, says it ... Read More

Ace Young Says He Would "Step In Front of A Moving Train" For Chris Daughtry

Friday April 21, 2006
As far as we know, there have been no contestant romances behind the scenes of American Idol this season. But a beautiful friendship was apparently formed between eliminated Idol Ace ... Read More

The Celebrity Coooking Showdown Finalists Are...

Thursday April 20, 2006
The pathetic ratings for NBC's Celebrity Cooking Showdown suggest that not many of you will care that the three finalists who will compete in tonight's cookoff are: Music and reality TV ... Read More

Nick Lachey Says He and Jessica Were Playing Roles on Newlyweds

Thursday April 20, 2006
Newly-divorced Nick Lachey says Newlyweds, the reality show that put him and his ex-wife Jessica Simpson on the fast track to international fame, wasn't exactly reality. "When it first aired, ... Read More

Did Ace Deserve to Go?

Wednesday April 19, 2006
Heartthrob Ace Young is the latest contestant eliminated from American Idol. Surprisingly, favorite Chris Daughtry was in the bottom two along with soulful teen Paris Bennett. How do you feel ... Read More

Top 10 Albums of Pop Standards

Wednesday April 19, 2006
For those of you who are in the mood to listen to pop standards after watching this week's American Idol, About.com's Top 40 Guide Bill Lamb has published a list ... Read More

Under the Influence of American Idol

Tuesday April 18, 2006
American Idol has changed my taste in music! Well, not really. But the show did change my music-buying plans for this week. I was all set to go out and ... Read More

Paris Hilton Disses Simple Life Costar Nicole Richie

Tuesday April 18, 2006
One year afer they ended their friendship over reasons they would not discuss, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's feud is back in the news. Paris discusses her version of what ... Read More

Celebrity Cooking Showdown Kicks Off On Monday

Sunday April 16, 2006
NBC's Celebrity Cooking Showdown begins Monday night. I must admit that a show about celebrities cooking in front of a studio audience doesn't sound awfully exciting to me. But ... Read More

Who Should Win American Idol Now? Bye-Bye Bucky!

Saturday April 15, 2006
Bucky Covington was voted off American Idol on Wednesday night -- it's too bad he was eliminated the night after gave his best performance on the show. Now there are ... Read More

Medical Emergency on Survivor

Friday April 14, 2006
Here's a preview of the next episode of Survivor. Courtesy of CBS. When a medical emergency sends one survivor off the island for treatment, the others are left wondering whether or ... Read More

On The Next Amazing Race...

Friday April 14, 2006
Here's a preview of the Amazing Race episode that will air next Wednesday. Courtesy of CBS: Teams face a difficult Detour in Oman, which requires the racers to get up close ... Read More

This Week's Reality TV Eliminations

Friday April 14, 2006
Who was voted off TV's hit reality shows this week? Here's a list: MONDAY : Contestants Lenny and Leslie were fired on double episodes of The Apprentice. TUESDAY : ... Read More

Unan1mous Loses Another Player, How Long Would You Last In The Bunker?

Thursday April 13, 2006
Jamie, a 24-year-old choreographer, decided to leave the Unan1mous bunker on last night's episode of the unusual reality show. The pressure of playing the stressful game made the poor thing ... Read More

Report: All-Star Big Brother Will Air This Summer

Wednesday April 12, 2006
You may be seeing some familiar faces on Big Brother 7. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that CBS is bringing back past houseguests for an all-star edition of Big Brother this ... Read More

NBC Reveals its Summer Reality TV Plans

Wednesday April 12, 2006
Last summer, ratings for NBC's new reality shows were disappointing. The Law Firm was taken off the schedule after a couple of episodes and I Want to Be A Hilton ... Read More

American Idol Season to Conclude May 24

Tuesday April 11, 2006
Mark your calendars, American Idol fans! Fox has announced that the season's final performance show will air on May 23 and the new American Idol will be crowned on May ... Read More

The Real World Heading to Colorado

Tuesday April 11, 2006
MTV has announced that the eighteenth season of The Real World will be filmed in Denver, CO. The network claims that the mile-high city is the place to be. ... Read More

Music Stars Who Rocked Reality TV

Sunday April 9, 2006
From Ozzy Osbourne to Whitney and Bobby, we're taking a look at the music stars who rocked reality TV. Did these musicians hit career high notes or low notes with ... Read More

VOTE: Which Surreal Life Cast Is Your Favorite?

Sunday April 9, 2006
Don't you just love The Surreal Life? There's no other reality show on television where we could see MC Hammer and Emmanuel Lewis sharing a bunk bed (season one) or ... Read More

Mollie Sue Was "Shocked and Angry" Over Top Model Elimination

Thursday April 6, 2006
Mollie Sue, a waitress from Tampa, Florida, was eliminated on last night's episode of America's Next Top Model -- despite doing a better job than Jade, the season's mean ... Read More

Mandisa Voted Off American Idol

Wednesday April 5, 2006
Mandisa Hundley was voted off American Idol on Wednesday night. I don't know about you, but I didn't see this one coming. What do you think about this week's elimination? ... Read More

Nick and Aaron Carter Pitch Reality Show

Tuesday April 4, 2006
If any pop music siblings should do a reality TV show, it's Nick and Aaron Carter. The Carter family is famously dysfunctional -- and that's why I'm so excited that ... Read More

Miss America -- The Reality TV Show!

Tuesday April 4, 2006
Oh, goodie! Country Music Television has announced a new reality series that will focus on contestants as they prepare for the Miss America pageant. We will get to watch a ... Read More

Viewers Will Help Trump Choose Next Apprentice

Sunday April 2, 2006
NBC has announced that viewers will help Donald Trump choose the next Apprentice! During the week of The Apprentice's season finale, viewers will be able to vote for one of ... Read More

The Amazing Race Has A New Night and Time

Sunday April 2, 2006
Ratings for The Amazing Race 9 are less than amazing, so CBS is moving the show to another night and time -- Wednesdays at 8pm ET. If you're a fan ... Read More
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