Posted 03/29/2007 by RealityWanted and Game Show News
NEW YORK March 23, 2007 Bravo announced the pilot pick-up of "Paycheck," a game that challenges the cultural bias of first impressions and snap judgments. Based on a new UK format from IDTV, seven players must guess each other's salaries, based on questions about pop culture, observations about their opponents, surprising and revealing "factoids" about each player, and good old-fashioned intuition. The player who matches all six opponents to their correct salaries can win up to $25,000.
Picture This Television, the producers behind the Emmy-nominated Bravo series "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List" and "Celebrity Poker
Posted 03/29/2007 by RealityWanted in The Apprentice
BURBANK March 27, 2007 Candidates for NBC's "The Apprentice: Los Angeles" try their hand at advertising this week by creating a newspaper supplement for The Los Angeles Times promoting a new brand of mouthwash on Sunday, April 1 (10-11 p.m. ET).
This week's task is delivered at The Los Angeles Times' printing facility, where Trump is joined by his daughter, Ivanka, and two executives from Smartmouth, a new brand of mouthwash. The candidates are asked to design, photograph and create a supplement for The Los Angeles Times advertising a new product that keeps breath fresh. While one team
Posted 03/29/2007 by RealityWanted in American Idol
Legendary artist Tony Bennett will work with the Top 9 finalists next week as they prepare to sing "American Classics" on AMERICAN IDOL Tuesday, April 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), and he will perform on the results show Wednesday, April 4 (9:00-9:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Bennett is one of a handful of artists to have new albums charting in the 1950s, �60s, �70s, �80s, �90s and beyond. Signed to Columbia Records in 1950, he has a string of hits, including such chart-toppers as "Because of You," "Rags to Riches" "Cold, Cold Heart" and his
Posted 03/29/2007 by RealityWanted in American Idol
TOP 9 FINALISTS WILL COMPETE ON
"AMERICAN CLASSICS"-THEMED PERFORMANCE SHOW
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, ON FOX
Legendary Tony Bennett to Perform
On Next Results Show Wednesday, April 4
The AMERICAN IDOL quest of Top 10 finalist Chris Sligh ended last night when it was announced that he received the fewest votes. Tuesday's performance show featured the Top 10 finalists performing pop songs by Grammy Award winner Gwen Stefani and other artists who have inspired her. Sligh, 28, from Greenville, SC, sang "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic." Over 30 million votes were received after the show. On
Posted 03/29/2007 by RealityWanted in American Idol
Special 1-Hour Season Finale of TIL DEATH to Air Wednesday, April 11
The AMERICAN IDOL results show, continuing to feature performances by renowned musical artists who mentor the contestants each week, will expand from 30 minutes to one hour on the following dates: Wednesday, April 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed); Wednesday, April 18 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed); and Wednesday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Upcoming mentors include Gwen Stefani, Tony Bennett, Jennifer Lopez, Martina McBride, Bon Jovi and Barry Gibb.
TIL DEATH, the comedy that looks at married life from the