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Reality TV Features & Interviews - December 2011
'The X Factor' runner-up Josh Krajcik: Ohio will always be home
December 25, 2011
The runner-up in the U.S. television talent contest "X Factor" says he'll always have a soft spot for his Ohio hometown now that fame and fortune beckon.
Melanie Amaro: I was miserable after being cut from 'The X Factor'
December 23, 2011
Melanie Amaro was crowned The X Factor's champion and claimed the $5 million recording contract and the opportunity to star in her own Pepsi commercial during the new Fox reality singing competition's live finale on Thursday night.
Albert Destrade: Ozzy Lusth played an atrocious 'Survivor' game
December 23, 2011
Albert Destrade finished Survivor: South Pacific in third place, falling short of claiming the series' $1 million grand prize during the live portion of Sunday night's finale broadcast on CBS from Hollywood, CA.
Rick Nelson: I just worked my ass off and didn't lie on 'Survivor'
December 23, 2011
Rick Nelson made it to the Final 5 but was voted out of his merged Te Tuna tribe and Upolu alliance, becoming the eighth member of the jury during Sunday night's Survivor: South Pacific finale broadcast on CBS.
"Ozzy" Oscar Lusth: I just crumbled under the 'Survivor' pressure
December 22, 2011
"Ozzy" Oscar Lusth made it to the Final 4 on Survivor: South Pacific after returning from a Redemption Island duel winning streak and then beating the remaining castaways in the first Immunity Challenge upon his return to the Te Tuna camp.
Brandon Hantz: My family hated my crying the most on 'Survivor'
December 22, 2011
Brandon Hantz was all set to make it to the Final 4 and possibly even the Final 3 once he had won the Individual Immunity Challenge during the thirteenth episode of Survivor: South Pacific.
"Coach" Benjamin Wade: Ozzy Lusth was a "whiney little b-tch"
December 21, 2011
"Coach" Benjamin Wade finished Survivor: South Pacific in the runner-up spot, just falling short of claiming the series' $1 million grand prize during the live portion of Sunday night's finale broadcast on CBS from Hollywood, CA.
Exclusive: Sophie Clarke talks about 'Survivor: South Pacific' (Part 2)
December 20, 2011
Sophie Clarke claimed Survivor: South Pacific's $1 million grand prize during the live portion of Sunday night's finale broadcast on CBS from Hollywood, CA.
Exclusive: Sophie Clarke talks about her 'Survivor: South Pacific' win
December 19, 2011
Sophie Clarke claimed Survivor: South Pacific's $1 million grand prize during the live portion of Sunday night's finale broadcast on CBS from Hollywood, CA.
Marcus Canty: L.A. Reid was the perfect 'X Factor' mentor, no regrets
December 16, 2011
Marcus Canty was eliminated from The X Factor, determining the new Fox reality competition's Top 3 finalist acts during the show's seventh live results show Thursday night.
Exclusive: Amani Pollard and Marcus Pollard talk 'The Amazing Race'
December 16, 2011
Amani Pollard and Marcus Pollard finished The Amazing Race in third place, losing to winners Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang and runners-up Jeremy Cline and Sandy Draghi during Sunday night's broadcast of the CBS reality competition's nineteenth-season finale.
Exclusive: Edna Ma talks about 'Survivor: South Pacific'
December 15, 2011
Edna Ma thought she was tightly woven into the former Upolu tribe's major alliance arguably led by "Coach" Benjamin Wade, because he led her to believe she was his right-hand woman and protected and guarded under his wing.
Ben Flajnik: I was open to proposing again on 'The Bachelor'
December 14, 2011
Ben Flajnik's The Bachelorette experience came to a heartbreaking end when Bachelorette Ashley Hebert rejected him in favor of J.P. Rosenbaum during this summer's finale of the seventh season of the ABC reality dating series.
Exclusive: Allison Harvard talks 'America's Next Top Model' (Part 2)
December 14, 2011
Allison Harvard finished America's Next Top Model's first-ever all-stars edition as the runner-up, losing to champion Lisa D'Amato during last week's broadcast of The CW reality competition's seventeenth-season finale.
Exclusive: Lisa D'Amato talks 'America's Next Top Model' (Part 2)
December 14, 2011
Lisa D'Amato was crowned America's Next Top Model's winner of its first ever all-stars edition during last week's broadcast of The CW reality competition's seventeenth-season finale.
Exclusive: Jeremy Cline and Sandy Draghi talk 'The Amazing Race'
December 13, 2011
Jeremy Cline and Sandy Draghi finished The Amazing Race as the runner-up team, losing to "Engaged Couple" Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang but beating out the third-place finishers Amani Pollard and Marcus Pollard during Sunday night's broadcast of the CBS reality competition's nineteenth-season finale.
Exclusive: Allison Harvard talks about 'America's Next Top Model'
December 13, 2011
Allison Harvard finished America's Next Top Model's first-ever all-stars edition as the runner-up, losing to champion Lisa D'Amato during last Wednesday night's broadcast of The CW reality competition's seventeenth-season finale.
Exclusive: Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang talk 'The Amazing Race'
December 12, 2011
Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang were crowned The Amazing Race's nineteenth-season champions during Sunday night's finale broadcast of the CBS reality competition.
Rachel Crow: No one should blame Nicole Scherzinger for my ouster
December 9, 2011
Rachel Crow was eliminated from The X Factor, determining the new Fox reality competition's Top 4 semifinalist acts during the show's sixth live results show Thursday night.
Exclusive: Lisa D'Amato talks about 'Top Model' win, Angelea Preston
December 9, 2011
Lisa D'Amato was crowned America's Next Top Model's winner of its first ever all-stars edition during Wednesday night's broadcast of The CW reality competition's seventeenth-season finale.
Exclusive: John Cochran talks about 'Survivor: South Pacific'
December 8, 2011
John Cochran thought he was in good hands when he decided to join forces with the Upolu tribe and turn his back on his former Savaii tribe members, who he insisted had treated him poorly and ridiculed him throughout the game.
Exclusive: Laura Kirkpatrick talks 'America's Next Top Model' (Part 2)
December 7, 2011
Laura Kirkpatrick became the eleventh girl eliminated from America's Next Top Model all-stars edition's eleventh episode during last Wednesday night's broadcast on The CW.
'The X Factor' host Steve Jones asks viewers to chill out the hate
December 6, 2011
'The X Factor' host Steve Jones asks viewers to chill out the hate
Exclusive: Andy Finch and Tommy Czeschin talk 'The Amazing Race'
December 6, 2011
Andy Finch and Tommy Czeschin were dominating most of the legs throughout The Amazing Race's nineteenth season, as they had finished six legs in first place and started off the eleventh leg with a solid lead when they departed the tenth Pit Stop before any of the other teams during Sunday night's broadcast of the CBS reality competition.
Exclusive: Laura Kirkpatrick talks about 'America's Next Top Model'
December 5, 2011
Laura Kirkpatrick became the eleventh girl eliminated from America's Next Top Model all-stars edition's eleventh episode during Wednesday night's broadcast on The CW.
Drew Ryniewicz: 'X Factor' judges' rivalry could have been my demise
December 2, 2011
Drew Ryniewicz and fellow contestant "Astro" Brian Bradley were eliminated from The X Factor, determining the new Fox reality competition's Top 5 acts, during the show's fifth live results show Thursday night.
"Astro" Brian Bradley: I still don't get how I got voted off 'The X Factor'
December 2, 2011
"Astro" Brian Bradley and fellow contestant Drew Ryniewicz were eliminated from The X Factor, determining the new Fox reality competition's Top 5 acts, during the show's fifth live results show Thursday night.
Exclusive: Dawn Meehan talks about 'Survivor: South Pacific'
December 2, 2011
Dawn Meehan was close to flipping on her former Savaii tribe members, joining fellow castaway and ally John Cochran in a big-move decision that would allow the former Upolu tribe to dominate the numbers and ultimately the game.
Whitney Duncan: I had an unhealthy marriage, fell in love on 'Survivor'
December 1, 2011
Whitney Duncan was furious at fellow Survivor: South Pacific castaway and Savaii tribe member, John Cochran, when he decided to flip on his tribe and join with the rival Upolu tribe -- which left the Savaii tribe outnumbered and doomed to fail, as each member would be picked off one by one at subsequent Tribal Council sessions.
