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Next week: give thanks for Jon and Kate Plus Eight's finale, and Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch, Dirt

Next week is Thanksgiving week, and while I'll update with breaking news for the first part of the week, I'll be taking some time away from the TV, so there will be a double Amazing Race post on Nov....

Tie vote leads to Laura being voted out during an episode that was "good shit," as Erik said

At the end of last night's Survivor Samoa episode, jury member Erik excitedly whispered, "Man, this is good shit." He was thrilled that Galu was getting its comeuppance, but he could have also been...

Heather: Hell's Kitchen sponsors "not going to completely trust someone they saw on TV"

It's no surprise that Hell's Kitchen doesn't have a great track record of awarding its prizes to its winners, but its winners have rarely discussed that. In an interview with the New York Post,...

Lifetime's Project Runway 6 finds a winner, and it's not viewers

Seven months after the three finalists presented collections at Fashion Week, Project Runway 6 ended, with the win going to Irina Shabayeva. Although Heidi told her the judges were "disappointed in...

NBC's United Plates of America's prize called "biggest ever": a restaurant chain

NBC has announced a new series that will award what it calls "arguably the biggest prize in reality show history," which is "a new restaurant chain in four cities across America." United Plates of...

Top Model has its shortest, youngest winner yet in Nicole Fox

Nicole Fox is America's next next next next next next next next next next next next next top model, winning the short model cycle of America's Next Top Model. She joined other winners in...

After being beaten up by Insider panel, Spencer apologizes, Heidi will try to be "more positive"

The Insider's panel of pseudo-journalists and C-list celebrities may be establishing itself as the go-to jury for taking down reality stars who need to be challenged. As ironic as it is, a tabloid TV...

HBO's Terror in Mumbai and PBS' Mumbai Massacre docs use audio, interviews from terrorists, victims

One year ago on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 173 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in Mumbai as a result of 10 simultaneous terrorist attacks. Two documentaries debuting on TV in the next week...

Survivor starts casting for seasons 21 and 22, which would tape next summer

Survivor is now casting for seasons 21 and 22, although it has not yet been officially renewed by CBS, nor has Jeff Probst announced whether or not he's returning as host, since his contract expires...

Chef Academy's Emmanuel DelCour is porn star Jean Val Jean

Bravo tells us on-screen that Chef Academy cast member Emmanuel DelCour is a "graphic artist," and on its web site says he "has acted in commercials and television series and worked as a personal...