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Stefani Schaeffer Wins `The Apprentice’

Trump chose Schaeffer, a California-born attorney, over James Sun, 29, an Internet entrepreneur from Seattle. The season finale of “The Apprentice: Los Angeles” aired live Sunday from the Hollywood Bowl. “James, you’re fired. Stefani, you’re hired,” Trump said. Read More  The Apprentice: LA @ Yahoo! 

Musical future looks bright for most ‘Idols’

Melinda, Jordin, Blake likely to enjoy wide-range success after show. Read More Bloggers point to Idol conspiracy

Fired ‘Apprentice’ will be on Playboy cover

Kristine Lefebvre, who failed to win a job with Donald Trump on “The Apprentice,” is shedding her business suit for Playboy. Read More 

Boob Tube Buccaneers

Mark Burnett, the godfather of reality shows who has hits with “Survivor,” “The Apprentice” and “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?,” is bringing buccaneers to the boob tube for CBS. “Pirate Master,” which debuts May 31 on KUTV Channel 2, has 16 wannabe scoundrels boarding a 179-foot ship to sail around the Caribbean area [...]

Sharon Osbourne Tapped for ‘Talent’

The show is called “America’s Got Talent,” but two-thirds of the judging panel for the NBC series’ coming season will hail from outside the United States’ borders. Read More 

Survivor: Edgardo Voted Off

Finally! “Survivor: Fiji” is starting to get interesting! The introduction of the hidden immunity idol on the part of the producers is one of the best twists that has happened to the game. It throws the alliances into flux from one moment to the next. The paranoia grows, which makes for interesting viewing. Read More [...]

No surprise on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

This week’s “Dancing With The Stars” performances inspired very different responses from last week’s performances. Specifically, the judges disliked almost everything last week and complained about the work ethic, but this week, they highly praised several dances and started giving out 10s in a manner not quite so stingy. This didn’t apply to everyone, though, [...]

Sanjaya History

Sanjaya Malakar poked fun at all the public attention he’s been getting with his song choice: Bonnie Raitt’s “Something to Talk About.” Joked Sanjaya, “I often give a lot of people something to talk about.” And so he did again. Simon was blunt, calling it “utterly horrendous” and comparing it to the early weeks of [...]

NBC’s summer reality shows boast new hosts

NBC is joining the unscripted summer fray with the return of “America’s Got Talent,” “Last Comic Standing” and “The Biggest Loser” — all with new hosts — and a new dating show called “Age of Love.” Read More 

‘Survivor’ tribes merge

One of the worst tribes to ever play the ‘Survivor’ game, is now history. The unrelenting agony of watching them vainly try to compete finally came to an end last night when the Ravu and Moto tribes were merged into one on Exile Island. Read More  Michelle named the newly merged tribe “Bula Bula,” which [...]

I Didn’t Wear Less Clothes

“It’s just legs. It is what it is—it’s just legs,” Scarnato said in a press conference the day after her Idol elimination. Scarnato’s collection of sweatband-sized shorts made her one of the most buzzed-about contestants, with the buzz centering on whether her clothes, or lack thereof, were drawing more votes than her vocals. Read More [...]

Jackson Family Members Head To Reality TV

Another TV talent contest is on the horizon, this one featuring members of the Jackson family.”Pop Dynasty” is the working title for a contest aimed at finding a family of singers a la the Jacksons, a CBS spokesman said Wednesday. Read More