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US and Canadian judges tangle over performances at 'World Idol' taping
December 19, 2003
Who stars in World Idol -- the national winners or the national judges?
ABC moving ahead with plans to bring British 'Wife Swap' show to U.S.
August 14, 2003
The reality TV invasion from Europe continues unabated. CBS's Survivor is adapted from the Swedish show Expedition: Robinson; Fox's American Idol is a clone of the British smash Pop Idol (complete with judge Simon Cowell); CBS's Big Brother comes from the Netherlands by way of Britain ... even Fox's Paradise Hotel comes from Britain. Now The Guardian reports that ABC is ready to go forward with the smash hit British show Wife Swap, which we reported in January was in the casting process.
Did 'American Idol' Kelly Clarkson break the contest rules?
December 13, 2002
A report from The Star suggests that "American Idol" champion Kelly Clarkson may have violated the rules of the competition. The rules specify that contestants must be amateurs with no prior professional experience.