• MTV's new 'Newlyweds' season to kick off on January 21

  January 8, 2004
  MTV has announced that the second season of 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, will premiere on Wednesday, January 21st at 10 PM ET/PT.

• MTV's scandal-filled 'Real World: San Diego' premieres January 6

  January 4, 2004
  The Real World: San Diego, the latest scandal-filled installment of MTV's The Real World will premiere on January 6, and if the police reports filed to date are any indication, it's going to be a drama-filled -- and possibly deeply disturbing -- season.

• Ozzy Osbourne struggles with broken bones and ventilator following ATV accident

  December 12, 2003
  Despite its declining ratings, MTV renewed The Osbournes for a third season, which began production last month and is scheduled to debut in January 2004. But what would The Osbournes be without Ozzy?

• Police raid 'Real World: San Diego' house after date-rape allegation

  November 26, 2003
  The real world met The Real World this month ... and the result isn't pretty.

• MTV to partner with Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro for engagement show

  November 20, 2003
  Following in the footsteps of its success with celebrity couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey's Newlyweds, MTV has announced that is is partnering with actress/model Carmen Electra and her fiance Dave Navarro to produce their own similar series.

• 'Newlyweds' Jessica Simpson signs scripted sitcom development deal with ABC

  November 9, 2003
  Susan Lyne, president, ABC Entertainment announced yesterday that Jessica Simpson, already the star of MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica unscripted television series, has entered into an additional development deal with ABC to star in a scripted comedy series. Ted Harbert and Joe Simpson (Jessica's domineering father and manager) are attached to the project as executive producers.

• Former 'Real World: San Francisco' castmember Rachel Campos a finalist for 'The View' co-hosting position

  November 5, 2003
  The View creator/executive producer and co-host Barbara Walters has announced that former Real World: San Francisco participant Rachel Campos is one of the final three contenders vying for the co-hosting position vacated by former co-host Lisa Ling last December.

• 'Road Rules' Donell Langham fights the law (again) ... and the law wins

  November 4, 2003
  Some people never learn. Meet Donell Langham from MTV's Road Rules: South Pacific.

• Is feminism dead? 'Newlywed' Jessica Simpson cashes in with marketing deals

  October 30, 2003
  When we last saw Jessica Simpson, the clueless blonde wife and sometime pop singer featured on MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, she was looking to cash in on her "dumb blonde" image. Little did we imagine that she'd be so successful so quickly.

• Jessica Simpson's sister Ashlee filming her own MTV reality TV show pilot

  October 29, 2003
  One stereotypical blond airhead Simpson family member apparently wasn't enough for MTV, as the network has announced that they've signed up Newlyweds co-star Jessica Simpson's little sister Ashlee Simpson for her own reality television show pilot.

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