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Burnett signs onto new 'Design Star'
Reality TV: 'Survivor' vet to produce HGTV series' 5th season -- Mark Burnett, the veteran "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "Shark Tank" producer, has signed on to produce the fifth season of "HGTV Design Star."
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Teen thesps hit it big with 'Rush'
Reality TV: Nickelodeon taps talented wannabe pop stars -- Assembling a hit boy band is tough enough. Small wonder that it took 18 months and a nationwide search to find four teen guys who could not only sing but also act for Nickelodeon's new comedy ...
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Will Bravo crash party?
Reality TV: Can net afford to have the couple on ‘Real Housewives’? -- With a White House review, a Secret Service investigation and now a congressional hearing exploring how the "party crashers" got in to the state dinner last week, where does that ...
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Reality TV: Show seems intended for an audience more apt to live in the woods waiting for the apocalypse than to watch cable.
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Steven Seagal Lawman
Reality TV: Another "Cops" knockoff but with a celebrity hook.
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2waytraffic sells 'Move'
Reality TV: Company sells format to SBS 6 -- 2waytraffic, the Dutch distributor owned by Sony Pictures Television, has sold the format of dance series "Move Like …" to Netherlands web SBS 6.
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Lachey to host 'Sing-Off'
Reality TV: Four-night competition series airs in December -- Nick Lachey will host NBC's a capella miniseries competition, "The Sing-Off," which will run in two-hour installments over four nights the week of Dec. 14.
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TruTV gets 'Worked' up again
Reality TV: Cabler renews reality show for second season -- TruTV has given a 13-episode order for a second season of nonscripted series "All Worked Up."
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TLC adds 'Mall of America' to lineup
Reality TV: 'Ghost Intervention' also given series order -- TLC has given a full-series order to "Mall Cops: Mall of America" and a four-episode OK for docuseries "Ghost Intervention."
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'Project Runway' closes with season high
Reality TV: Ratings down, however, compared to last season -- Although the season-six finale of Lifetime's "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season, numbers were significantly down from the season-five finale on Bravo.
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Comedy Central taps Oliver for series
Reality TV: 'Daily Show' correspondent to host 'Stand-Up' -- Comedy Central has given a six-episode order to a stand-up comedy series hosted by "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" correspondent John Oliver, premiering Jan. 8.
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A&E, Saget discover America
Reality TV: New series will explore unusual side of U.S. -- A&E; has greenlit seven episodes of "Bob Saget's Strange Days," a nonscripted hourlong skein that will feature the comedian exploring American society off the beaten path.
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Live band gives 'Dancing' lift
Reality TV: Custom-made arrangements key to success -- Harold Wheeler, music director for ABC's hit "Dancing With the Stars," is already well into rehearsal at 9:15 a.m. Monday with his 17-piece band and quartet of singers for that night's live, ...
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Channel 4 nixes 'Swap,' 'House'
Reality TV: Reality shows fall in U.K. ratings -- U.K. hybrid pubcaster Channel 4 is axing flagship reality show "Wife Swap" as part of a creative overhaul at the web.
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Fox, Burnett team on 'Our Little Genius'
Reality TV: Kid's game show eyes midseason debut -- Brilliant fifth graders aren't enough for Fox, which has picked up a new gamer that revolves around even smarter children.
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NBC in tune with 'Sing-Off'
Reality TV: Competish set for week-long rollout next month -- NBC has confirmed a week-long rollout next month for its a cappella competish "The Sing-Off."
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NBC in tune with 'Sing-Off'
Reality TV: Competish set for week-long rollout next month -- NBC has confirmed a week-long rollout next month for its a cappella competish "The Sing-Off."
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Evolution Media boards 'Boys Club'
Reality TV: 'Housewives' producers turn attention to Atlanta -- Two of the producers behind Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise are turning their attention to the boys.
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ABC finds time to 'Dance'
Reality TV: 'Eastwick' to be pre-empted for Janet Jackson -- ABC is making more schedule shifts, finding a home for new reality competish "Let's Dance" and making room later this month for a news interview with Janet Jackson.
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Kirstie Alley set to go unscripted for A&E
Reality TV: Actress ready open up life for reality series -- Kirstie Alley is set to join the docuseries ranks; thesp is close to signing on to star in an unscripted show for A&E.;
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Fox cooking up 'Masterchef'
Reality TV: Ramsay to co-produce cooking competition series -- "Masterchef" has come to the States.
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Oxygen takes 'Dance' for soph season
Reality TV: Magical Elves to produce reality dance-off -- Oxygen has picked up a second season of "Dance Your Ass Off," with Magical Elves onboard to produce.
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ABC adds to 'Shark Tank'
Reality TV: Already-shot footage used to create episodes -- ABC will use already-shot footage to produce two more episodes of reality skein "Shark Tank."
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TruTV picks up Langley prison series
Reality TV: Project is set for a January bow -- "Cops" producer Langley Prods. is headed back to jail -- this time for a new TruTV series set in Las Vegas.
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'Desserts' on 'Top Chef' menu
Reality TV: Bravo sweetens franchise with new spinoff -- Bravo's "Top Chef" is finally getting its "Just Desserts."
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Reality producer lands Lego
Reality TV: Messick to develop reality programs for franchise -- Reality producer Scott Messick has partnered with the Lego Group to develop nonscripted programming related to the toy building-block franchise.
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Bravo offers second helping of 'Masters'
Reality TV: 'Top Chef' franchise to return in 2010 -- There's more slicing and dicing to come on "Top Chef Masters."
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'Brother' winner admits selling pills
Reality TV: Reality TV star caught selling oxycodone -- The winner of reality TV show “Big Brother” has confessed to using his $500,000 prize to buy thousands of oxycodone pills and resell them, authorities said.
Michaels to host 'Loser' spinoff
Reality TV: NBC orders eight episodes of 'Losing It' -- NBC's extending its "Biggest Loser" strategy, picking up a new spinoff of the hit competish starring trainer Jillian Michaels.
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Michaels to host 'Loser' companion
Reality TV: NBC orders eight episodes of 'Losing It' -- NBC's extending its "Loser" strategy, picking up a new show starring "The Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels.
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NatGeo Wild to replace Fox Reality
Reality TV: New cabler to launch next spring in U.S. -- Fox Cable Networks is prepping to replace the Fox Reality Channel with a new spin-off from its successful National Geographic Channel.
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NatGeo spinoff replaces Fox Reality
Reality TV: 'National Geographic Wild' to air by March 31 -- Fox Cable Networks is prepping to replace the Fox Reality Channel with a new spinoff from its successful National Geographic Channel.
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Bravo ready for 'Thintervention'
Reality TV: 'Work Out' star Jackie Warner gets fitness series -- Bravo is developing an unscripted series revolving around Jackie Warner, the central figure in its fitness docudrama, "Work Out."
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Gosselins in court for divorce battle
Reality TV: 'Jon and Kate' stars appear in front of judge -- Estranged reality couple Jon and Kate Gosselin are back in court over their acrimonious split.
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'Challenge' is too much for Botswana
Reality TV: Web pulls racy reality show -- It's a mystery that even detective Mma Precious Ramotswe from HBO's Botswana-set "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," may not be able to solve.
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'Runway' poised for videogame makeover
Reality TV: Game to first launch on Nintendo's Wii -- Atari will help TWC make "Project Runway" a little more realistic for fans with a videogame version.
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'Runway' poised for vidgame makeover
Reality TV: Game to first launch on Nintendo's Wii -- Atari will help the Weinstein Co. make "Project Runway" a little more realistic for fans with a videogame version set to bow next year.
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Showtime streams kudos contenders
Reality TV: Orgs to view shows online for voting purposes -- Following streaming of its programs to members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the Emmys, Showtime has made its wares available online to other groups as well.
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Bravo's 'Housewives' to hit D.C.
Reality TV: New Jersey edition to get second season -- Bravo has announced it will bow a new version of its "Real Housewives" franchise in Washington, D.C., while picking up its New Jersey edition for a second season.
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'Top Chef' preps for seventh season
Reality TV: Bravo renews hit reality show for 2010 -- "Top Chef" is sharpening its knives and returning for a seventh season.
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Sony, Burnett to visit 'Fantasy Island'
Reality TV: Duo to turn classic show into reality series -- Smiles, smiles, everyone: Sony Pictures TV and Mark Burnett are partnering to turn "Fantasy Island" into a reality series.
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MTV to air DJ AM reality show
Reality TV: 'Gone Too Far' to launch on Oct. 12 -- MTV has confirmed plans to air "Gone Too Far," the docuseries hosted by the late DJ AM.
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Reality TV: Too much of a good thing?
Reality TV: Supersized shows have big impact on schedules -- Here’s what network execs were crowing about after one week of the new TV season: The big opens for rookies like "Modern Family" and returnees such as "NCIS."
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Reality TV: A silly reality show in which actors reminisce about so-called paranormal experiences.
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TLC shuts down filming of 'Jon & Kate'
Reality TV: Jon Gosselin sets network cease-and-desist order -- TLC network has shut down filming of the children on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" after receiving a cease-and-desist order from their father, Jon Gosselin.
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Three Bravo stars get solo series
Reality TV: 'Housewives,' 'Runway,' 'Chef' alumni to be featured -- Bravo is developing three new projects starring some of the cabler's recent breakout reality stars: Bethenny Frankel, Christian Siriano and Fabio Viviani.
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TLC removes Jon from 'Jon & Kate'
Reality TV: Show relaunches as 'Kate Plus Eight' -- TLC has taken Jon Gosselin out of the “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” equation.
Namibia protests Swedish reality show
Reality TV: Orgs complain that 'Journey' exploits Himba people -- The producers of a Swedish reality TV show have paid reparations to a Namibian ethnic minority group after they were accused by rights orgs of exploitation and a lack of respect.
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X Prize steers to Reality TV
Reality TV: Inventor's competition behind automotive series -- The X Prize Foundation -- which hands out big cash prizes to inventors who succeed in making various breakthroughs -- is turning to reality TV for its next competition.
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Shankman named new 'Dance' judge
Reality TV: Director joins hit Fox reality show -- Helmer Adam Shankman will be a regular presence on "So You Think You Can Dance" this season.
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