MTV Reality Shows News
- October 30, 2002
Reuters reports that MTV has announced that the second seasion of "The Osbournes" will premiere on November 26th, kicking off a second season of MTV's highest-rated show. "We are excited to invite the world into our home for another dose of Osbourne insanity," Sharon Osbourne said in a statement issued by MTV. "This season the show takes on a whole new meaning as we share the highs and lows of the last six months with our viewers. With the Osbournes, you never know what you're gonna get."
- October 22, 2002
The Associated Press reports that MTV announced Tuesday that the second season of the hit "The Osbournes" reality TV series will premiere in November. Details on the upcoming shows were not released and the debut date was not specified.
- October 22, 2002
MTV sadly reports that Michelle Parma, the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who graced the third season of "Road Rules," was killed Saturday afternoon in a three-vehicle collision. She was 27.
- October 18, 2002
Reuters reports that a woman has sued cable TV network MTV, its parent company Viacom Inc., and a cast member of its daredevil show "Jackass," claiming she suffered injuries in a stunt performed while taping a program.
- October 16, 2002
Marc Portugal, a Palms employee who supervised the cast of MTV's The Real World: Las Vegas at the nightclub that they worked in during their stay at the Las Vegas casino resort, was dismissed after the reality show aired allegations of sexual harassment by Portugal, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Sunday.
- September 23, 2002
TheSmokingGun.com reports that Frank Roessler, a 22-year-old cast member on MTV's "Real World Las Vegas" series was convicted last year of criminal mischief for vandalizing two fraternity houses at Bucknell University, where Roessler was a student.
- September 20, 2002
Zap2It.com reports that MTV has announced that the 13th season of its "The Real World" reality show will take place in Paris.
- September 12, 2002
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Kelly Osbourne (of MTV's 'The Osbournes') won't be making her feature film debut in Disney's remake of "Freaky Friday" after all. According to The Report's sources, Osbourne has dropped out of the project because of "personal reasons."
- September 4, 2002
The NY Post reports that MTV's upcoming second season of 'Sorority Life' and its spin-off 'Fraternity Life' reality TV programs will follow adventures of pledge classes from the University of Buffalo's local Greek organizations, Sigma Chi Omega fraternity and Delta Xi Omega sorority. As with the sorority featured during the first season of 'Sorority Life,' neither group is nationally affiliated.
- September 1, 2002
Casting for the upcoming seasons of The Real World and Road Rules has begun. Bunim/Murray Productions had begun taking applications for 'Real World 13' and 'Road Rules 12.'