How Lorenzo Lamas Got to ‘Joe Schmo’
In the previous incarnations of "The Joe Schmo Show," which reignites this week on Spike TV, there have been some plants who have turned out to be stars, including Kristen…
Down at The End of the ‘Shore’
When it began, it was kind of a shock. Like a “Real World” minus the diversity. Eight likeminded club kids who cared most about their bodies and hair and partying.…
Cowboy Takes ‘The X Factor’
No more highway work for Tate Stevens, the country singer who won the second season of “The X Factor” Thursday. It couldn’t have been too much of a surprise, as…
A Winner is Named on ‘The Voice’
Cassadee Pope, the 23 year old pop-rock singer from West Palm Beach, Fla., who left her band to compete in “The Voice,” won the title and its $10,000 recording contract…
Dogged Winner for ‘Survivor’
From a final three that had the oldest average age than perhaps any in “Survivor” history, the tough therapist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Denise Stapley,41, won the $1 million on…
Fiddling with Reality in Reality Shows
I was a little surprised to find I was on “ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer” Thursday night, for even a couple of seconds. America’s leading reality TV blogger…
Come from Behind ‘Amazing Race’ Win
If "The Fabulous Beekman Boys" was on a Viacom owned cable network, the conspiracy suspicions about the surprising win of Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge on "The Amazing Race" Sunday…
Two Final Fours in Singing Competitions
Why wait until March for madness, with two Final Fours set in the season's two major singing competition shows. Two women went home on both “The Voice” Wednesday and “The…
Voting Lapses on ‘The Voice’
Talk about voter fraud. Anybody listening to the fine print on “The Voice” can find out how someone can completely manipulate results in the singing competition if they were so…
Paige Turns on ‘X Factor,’ Vino Goes Too
She gave one of her most assured performances to date, so of course Rihanna-lookalike Paige Thomas was first to be eliminated from “The X Factor” Thursday night. The two with…