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Fox's 'Skating With Celebrities' proving to be a ratings success
February 1, 2006
Fox's Skating With Celebrities might be little more than an ice skating ripoff of Dancing with the Stars, but so far it is proving to have something else in common with the smash hit ABC ballroom dancing competition -- ratings success.
Richard Hatch alleges producers agreed to pay taxes to hide cheating
January 21, 2006
The attorney for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch says producers promised to pay his taxes if he kept quiet about cheating on the hit CBS reality show.
CBS greenlights another season of Mark Burnett's 'Rock Star'
January 17, 2006
CBS Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a second season of Mark Burnett's "Rock Star," which gave a new singer to INXS during its inaugural run.
CBS orders 'Rock Star' sequel for summer but format still undecided
January 17, 2006
CBS has renewed its Rock Star reality talent competition, ending months of rumors about whether the Mark Burnett-created reality series would return for a second season. But although CBS has now decided that the show -- along with co-hosts Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke -- will return as part of its Summer 2006 programming lineup, numerous other details about Rock Star's new season reportedly remain undecided, including whether the new season will center around finding another lead singer for a still-undetermined headless rock group.
ESPN's new edition of 'The Contender' to premiere July 18
January 15, 2006
ESPN has announced that rather than debut in April as was originally planned, its new season of The Contender will premiere on Tuesday, July 18 at 10PM ET/PT.