• GSN cable network acquires rights to NBC's 'Average Joe' and 'Dog Eat Dog' series

  March 10, 2004
  As part of their previously announced rebranding strategy that includes the addition of more reality-focused programming, GSN, the cable channel formerly known as Game Show Network, has announced that it has acquired the rebroadcast rights to NBC's Average Joe and Dog Eat Dog series.

• Ninth 'The Apprentice' episode draws over 20 million viewers

  March 8, 2004
  Airing versus a repeat episode of CBS' CSI, the ninth episode of NBC's The Apprentice series set a new total viewer record and finished within 0.2 of a rating point of its best Adults 18-49 demographic rating ever.

• 'Last Comic Standing 2' judges cry foul, call Top 10 selection process "crooked and dishonest"

  March 8, 2004
  Drew Carey and Brett Butler, two of the celebrity judges for last month's Las Vegas semifinals competition that determined the Top 10 contestants who will be competing on this summer's Last Comic Standing 2, are calling the selection process "crooked and dishonest" and noting that they "had NOTHING to do with" the selected finalists.

• Fabio "wishes Larissa nothing but the best," takes dig at Gil

  March 8, 2004
  For those wondering, Fabio himself has weighed in Gil Hyatt's inexplicable reaction to Average Joe 2: Hawaii star Larissa Meek's disclosure that she was previously involved in a serious relationship with the cheesy 40-something year-old romance novel coverboy.

• Average Joe 2: Hawaii - Finale episode summary

  March 7, 2004
  "Larissa Learns Her Lesson (or, what goes around, comes around),'" our episode summary for the finale episode of NBC's Average Joe 2: Hawaii, written by MTW1961, has now been posted.

• The Apprentice - Episode 8 summary

  March 3, 2004
  "Trump Ice, Ice Baby," our episode summary for the eighth episode of NBC's The Apprentice, written by Bebo, is now available.

• Larissa Meek picks pretty boy Gil Hyatt over Brian Worth in 'Average Joe 2: Hawaii' finale

  March 2, 2004
  The "average Joes" are 0-for-2 versus the himbo hunks. That says it all.

• 'The Apprentice' apartment rental staged for TV?

  March 2, 2004
  In the seventh episode of the hit NBC series The Apprentice, a team of contestants rented a Brooklyn apartment for 27% over its previous asking price after giving it a three-day fix-up. Nice work.

• Average Joe 2: Hawaii - Episode 8 summary

  March 1, 2004
  "Fredo Calls Larissa On Her 'Career Move,'" our episode summary for the eighth episode of NBC's Average Joe 2: Hawaii, written by Howard Dean, has now been posted.

• The Apprentice - Episode 7 summary

  February 28, 2004
  "Chump Change II," our episode summary for the seventh episode of NBC's The Apprentice, written by AyaK, is now available.

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