After the premiere of VH1's "Sex Rehab," I found myself thinking one thing: How much did folks get paid to be on this show, because I certainly hope it's a whole heck of a lot.
The Emmy Awards smiled on some unlikely comedy series nominees Thursday morning, giving nominations to "Family Guy" and "Flight of the Conchords" and leaving out such mainstays as "Two and a Half Men."
After the premiere of VH1's "Sex Rehab," I found myself thinking one thing: How much did folks get paid to be on this show, because I certainly hope it's a whole heck of a lot.
The Emmy Awards smiled on some unlikely comedy series nominees Thursday morning, giving nominations to "Family Guy" and "Flight of the Conchords" and leaving out such mainstays as "Two and a Half Men."
After his appearance on ABC's "Wife Swap," a reality television show in which wives from two different families switch places for two weeks, Stephen Fowler seems to have become the most hated man in America.
LAS VEGAS -- It was billed as one of the deepest and most anticipated fight cards that the UFC had staged in its 15-year history. With two title fights, a third grudge match amongst MMA legends and a bevy of up-and-coming stars littered throughout the under card, Saturday's UFC 92 pay-per-view not only showed the depth of the company's talent pool but highlighted the impact that The Ultimate Fighter reality television show has had on the sports' growth since TUF premiered four years ago next month.
George Foreman and I have been playing phone tag for the past week, although the voice leaving me messages doesn't sound anything like the former world heavyweight champion and self described "grillionaire."
And now the professionals are weighing in: Reality TV judges Simon Cowell and Bruno Tonioli are offering their - surprisingly different - opinions of Britney Spears's much-maligned performance at Video Music Awards.
It's a girl! After three seasons, America decided that it's time for the boys to step aside and picked Sabra Johnson as the winner of So You Think You Can Dance.
Last week SI writer Richard Deitsch interviewed Phillippi Sparks for the magazine's Q&A.The former NFL star is the father of American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. Here are additional excerpts from their interview:
Blake Lewis looked strangely serene when his adversary, Jordin Sparks, was declared this season's American Idol on the May 23 finale of the Fox primetime hit. Surely, Blake saw this coming. After the previous night's sing-off, American Idol's troika of judges - Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson - had all but crowned Jordin themselves.
Are you watching this season of American Idol? Everyone seems to be wondering how Sanjaya is still around. Can you offer any explanation? Also, would you ever go on a reality show like the Real World or Big Brother? It could be a good career move. -- Brandon, Plano, Texas
This season's most popular new television character is a geeky Japanese office worker who devours comic books and has an encyclopedic knowledge of "Star Trek." But Hiro Nakamura is no ordinary Trek...
British broadcaster Channel 4, already facing a backlash for alleged bullying and racist remarks by contestants in "Celebrity Big Brother," is at the center of a new row over comments made in another of its reality shows.
Tony Blair spoke out against racism "in all its forms" after complaints about the treatment of an Indian film star housemate on the British TV show "Celebrity Big Brother."
Channel 4 attempted to cool an escalating row over alleged bullying of Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on "Celebrity Big Brother," saying there was no clear evidence of racism.
Britain's media watchdog has received scores of complaints of alleged racism over treatment of a Bollywood actress on a reality television show, it was revealed Tuesday.
A music-snob acquaintance recently confessed to watching - and voting on - the finale of 'American Idol,' the music schmaltz-fest that aired in May. "I can watch it with my kids," he said, a bit defensively.
Controversial British MP George Galloway was facing calls from angry constituents to resign his post after being evicted from the reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother."
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The tortured strains of tone-deaf "singers" convinced that they are the next Mariah or Usher is sweet music to the millions of fans of Fox's hit show "American Idol."
Elvis left the building 28 years ago, but as a pop icon he's still hot. Over half a million tourists from all over the world stream into the shrine called Graceland each year. When his record compa...
Unless you're a villain in a big-screen thriller, power in and of itself is not necessarily the final objective. Sure, Lee Scott swings his Wal-Mart weight around with the best of 'em, but who grow...
This year's prime time season is riddled with reality television shows, 10 more hours on the broadcast networks than last fall, but the bubble may be bursting for unscripted TV, according to an industry report.
In an uncertain world, NBC has decided to give us all something to hold onto -- Conan O'Brien is going to take over hosting "The Tonight Show" when Jay Leno retires ... in five years.
Every so often there emerges from the smog and sun-bleached streets of Hollywood a figure who is best defined as The Guy. The Guy knows everyone and is sought after by all. He drives hot cars, wear...
Gavin Wood sensed it was time to strike. A parade of male contestants had spent the morning warbling on the stage at Kuala Lumpur's Panggung Bandaraya theater, straining to find the melody to "Can'...
A banker and a man who imitates apes were among the hundreds of people who lined up in Times Square Thursday looking for their bit of reality TV renown.
Boxing is a bruised and battered sport. But it is about to get its best exposure since the first "Rocky" movie: both Fox and NBC plan new boxing-themed reality programs next season.
It took a while for Reality TV to figure out that there's money in business, but they're catching up fast. The Learning Channel plans to drop CEOs like Loews' Jonathan Tisch to the bottom rung of t...
"College Hill" is a new, all African-American reality series that chronicles the joys and pains of black college life through the eyes of eight students. The show airs Wednesday on BET.
Enduring thousands of bad auditions each season is enough to make any executive snarky. But when Simon Cowell rips apart contestants on American Idol, he's just doing his job. The hit Fox show is m...
For better or worse, nobody does reality TV like Fox. After floundering last year, the network is now thriving, thanks to such addictions as American Idol and Joe Millionaire, whose finale was the ...
Seventy-one-year-old Rupert Murdoch permits himself a smile as he contemplates his future. The prize he has coveted for two decades, a satellite-TV platform in the U.S., finally appears to be withi...
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