• MTV officially announces 'The Real World Philadelphia'

  February 28, 2004
  Confirming earlier reports, MTV, Bunim-Murray Productions and the Greater Philadelphia Film Office have officially announced that the network will go into production on The Real World Philadelphia beginning in Spring '04.

• MTV's 'Road Rules 13' to take place in Chile and Argentina, premiere in May

  February 28, 2004
  MTV and Bunim-Murray Productions have announced that production will begin immediately on the 13th season of Road Rules that will send six strangers to Chile and Argentina.

• 'Real World New Orleans' David Broom busted in Chicago prostitution sting

  February 18, 2004
  David Broom, the muscle-bound wanna-be singer from the New Orleans season of MTV's The Real World was arrested by Chicago police last week on charges of patronizing a prostitute.
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  ABC picks up Jessica Simpson sitcom pilot

  February 13, 2004
  ABC announced yesterday that it had picked up six comedy pilots -- including an untitled pilot starring Newlyweds star Jessica Simpson.

• Pioneering reality TV producer Mary-Ellis Bunim dead at 57

  January 30, 2004
  Mary-Ellis Bunim, the pioneering Bunim-Murray Productions co-founder and co-creator of numerous reality TV hits, including MTV's The Real World, has died. Bunim, 57, died in Burbank, California on Thursday after a long battle with breast cancer, her publicist said.

• 'Newlyweds' co-star Nick Lachey follows wife Jessica Simpson in signing ABC deal

  January 28, 2004
  What do you get as a wedding gift for the celebrity couple that has everything? His and her development deals at ABC apparently.

• 'Newlyweds' new season opens strong, draws 4.7 million viewers

  January 23, 2004
  Apparently a few months off has done nothing to diminish the popularity of MTV's Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, the network's much talked about reality series which follows the celebrity marriage of former 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey and "pop tart" Jessica Simpson.

• Next 'The Real World' edition to film in Philadelphia, casting still occurring

  January 18, 2004
  Back to the Northeast. Having filmed the last four editions of The Real World in the Midwest (Chicago), Sin City (Las Vegas), Europe (Paris), and the West Coast (San Diego), Real World producers Bunim-Murray Productions have apparently decided to return to the Northeast (for the first time since 2001's Back To New York) for the fifteenth installment of the MTV hit reality franchise.

• 'The Osbournes' to return with new episodes beginning January 27

  January 18, 2004
  MTV has announced that The Osbournes will be returning to the network with five all new episodes starting on Tuesday, January 27 at 10:30 PM ET/PT.

• Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro's ''Til Death Do Us Part' to premiere on MTV January 21

  January 9, 2004
  MTV has announced that 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave, a documentary mini-series chronicling the lives of Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro during the months, weeks and days prior to their wedding, will premiere on Wednesday, January 21st at 10:30 PM (ET/PT) after the 10:00 PM second season premiere of Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica.

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