• 'Last Comic Standing 3' finale to air Saturday night on Comedy Central

  October 12, 2004
  Apparently not simply satisfied with canceling Last Comic Standing 3 with only its finale episode left air and then keeping both its producers and viewers in the dark as to when the suddenly uncanceled finale would actually air, NBC has now decided to hurl one final insult at the program that NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly was lauding as a "hot show" and a "success story" just months ago.

• Last Comic Standing 3 - Episode 7 summary

  October 9, 2004
  "The Final Insult," our episode summary for the seventh episode of NBC's third edition of its Last Comic Standing series, written by PagongRatEater, is now available.

• NBC "un-cancels" 'Last Comic Standing 3' finale, but broadcast plans remain unclear

  October 8, 2004
  Don't look now, but it looks like there's a new flip-flopper out there -- NBC president Jeff Zucker.
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  Pamela Day gets forced to switch 'Apprentice 2' teams, becomes fifth candidate to be ousted

  October 8, 2004
  One of the ongoing worries about the "tribal swaps" on Survivor is that a swapped contestant will promptly be booted by his or her new tribe. That same scenario occurred on the fifth episode of NBC's The Apprentice 2, and the swapped contestant, 32-year-old hedge fund manager Pamela Day, became the fifth person fired from the game.

• NBC cancels the third edition of its Emmy-nominated 'Last Comic Standing' with only one episode to go

  October 7, 2004
  If only Last Comic Standing hadn't lost the Emmy....
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  'Apprentice 2' contestant Jennifer Crisafulli loses real-world job due to show remarks

  October 4, 2004
  Last week wasn't a good week for The Apprentice 2 contestant Jennifer Crisafulli. After getting fired by Donald Trump during Wednesday's broadcast of the fourth episode of the competition that was filmed this past spring, her real-life New York employer, real estate agency Prudential Douglas Elliman, announced that it was also canning her as a result of her behavior on the program.

• The Apprentice 2 - Episode 4 summary

  October 4, 2004
  "Women!," our episode summary for the fourth episode of the second season of NBC's The Apprentice series, written by Skiver, is now available.

• Last Comic Standing 3 - Episode 6 summary

  October 4, 2004
  "A Roast With No Beef," our episode summary for the sixth episode of NBC's third edition of its Last Comic Standing series, written by Lisapooh, is now available.

• Identities of 'Apprentice 2' finalists leaked via online betting?

  September 29, 2004
  Has an online gambling website once again revealed the ending of a Mark Burnett reality show?

• Third 'Apprentice 2' episode retains ratings despite stiff competition

  September 29, 2004
  Despite airing against the season premiere of CBS's top-ranked CSI and the second hour of a special two-hour season premiere of ABC's Extreme Makeover, the third episode of NBC's The Apprentice 2 held up well in the ratings, retaining nearly all of of its previous week's viewers and Adults 18-49 rating.

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