Category Archives: Reality Bites

Lopsided ‘Voice’ Finals

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 8, 2012
The problem with a two hour final for “The Voice” is that just one of the three songs watch of the four finalists sing is supposed to be the basis of a viewer vote. And the other high profile, full-length songs they sing – one a duet with their judge, the other a cover of [...]
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‘The Amazing Race’ Gets a 20th Season Winner

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 6, 2012
Setting a record for the number of legs won on the race, it may have been no surprised that occasionally bickering military couple Rachel and Dave Smith won “The Amazing Race” Sunday. They were so far ahead, they reached the finish line twice – they were sent back across a body of water on paddleboard to [...]
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Last Twang of Country Cut from ‘Idol’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 4, 2012
Last season’s “American Idol” finale was a battle between country singer. The biggest star ever from the show, who also returned to perform on the results show Thursday night is that sweetheart of Nashville, Carrie Underwood. But there will be no country singers in this season’s “Idol” finale, or in the final four. Skylar Laine, [...]
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Fox Fights ‘The Voice’ With ‘The Choice’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 3, 2012
Once, Fox network was so confident in its hosting of “American Idol,” that any imitator or competition was barely noted. Now, in a season where “The Voice” is reaching or exceeding “Idol” numbers, not a week goes by when Ryan Seacrest or Randy Jackson is saying something like it is the only show that produces [...]
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Urkel’s Out on ‘Dancing’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 2, 2012
Jaleel White, TV’s onetime Steve Urkel, was the latest celebrity to be eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday. His ouster came after a rumba dance-off with another low vote-getter, Roshon Fagan, the Disney star whom judges unanimously chose to continue in the contest. White leaves despite the fact that Melissa Gilbert is faring much [...]
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Scale Determines ‘Biggest Loser’ Winner

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 2, 2012
Stumbled upon an odd approach to filling network time tonight: a show in which abunch of people weigh themselves – and that’s it. Turns out it was the finale of “The Biggest Loser,” which awarded $10,000 to the dismissed contestant who lost the most weight at home (it was Emily Joy, who lost 92 pounds [...]
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On ‘Idol,’ Elise, Alas, Is Last

By Roger Catlin | Published: April 27, 2012
You can’t say she didn’t see it coming. Elise Testone, who despite compliments for her strong and soulful voice, had found herself in te bottom three five of the seven weeks since she was saved by judges in the first work of the top 13 finalists, was cut from ‘American Idol” Thursday. Her performance of [...]
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Judges Flex Power, Eliminating Three

By Roger Catlin | Published: April 18, 2012
Those thrown off “The Voice” and “Dancing with the Stars” this week got to the end of their run thanks to low votes from fans and final decisions from judges. On “Dancing” for the first time, judges concluded that of the bottom two vote-getters, Gavin DeGraw and Jaleel White, the former Urkel deserved to continue [...]
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Jessica Sanchez Gets A Save

By Roger Catlin | Published: April 13, 2012
If the essentially powerless judges on “American Idol” were going to use their single save on any one remaining contestant, it was logical they used it on Jessica Sanchez. The tiny woman with the big voice has already provided some of the biggest moments on the show this season — some said one of her [...]
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‘Dancing’ Rankings Rocked

By Roger Catlin | Published: April 10, 2012
Rock week on “Dancing with the Stars” was not just an opportunity for participants to stick their tongues out in the manner of the guest band Kiss, nor just a fashion parade of S&M black leather clothing that some show costumer mistakenly thought synonymous with rock. It was also time for leaders to falter for [...]
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