• Jun Song wins $500,000, but no one's respect, in CBS's 'Big Brother 4' finale

  September 25, 2003
  In a battle between perhaps the two most reviled finalists ever in the short history of reality-competition shows, Jun Song, a 27-year-old investment manager from New York City, defeated Alison Irwin, a 22-year-old retail manager from Meadville, Pennsylvania, by a 6-1 vote to win $500,000 in the finale of CBS's U.S. Big Brother 4 on Sept. 24.

• ABC "gives" Trista Rehn and fiance Ryan Sutter filmed bachelor(ette) parties

  September 9, 2003
  Nobody can ever say that The Bachelorette couple Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter didn't earn their $1 million payment from ABC for having their wedding televised. The Associated Press reports that Ryan and Trista held their respective bachelor and bachelorette parties this past weekend on the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten... with ABC camera crews filming it all for inclusion in the network's upcoming four-hour-long special presentation of Trista and Ryan's wedding.

• CBS denies 'Big Brother 4' houseguest Scott Weintraub was removed for STD instead of misbehavior

  July 24, 2003
  The St. Petersburg Times reports that, during last week's network press tour, CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves denied that Big Brother 4 houseguest Scott Weintraub was removed from the house (and the show) because of the fact that he had a previously-undisclosed sexually-transmitted disease, HPV (human papilloma virus, also known as genital warts). Instead, Moonves, like the show's producers, emphasized that Weintraub's temper tantrum was the reason for his removal.

• Amanda Craig first houseguest to be evicted from the 'Big Brother 4' house

  July 17, 2003
  After being nominated for eviction by Nathan Marlow, the first Head of Household, Amanda Craig was evicted last night from the "Big Brother 4" house based on the votes of her fellow HouseGuests. Amanda received more votes than fellow nominee Jee Choe. Dana Varela won the Power of Veto and chose to leave the nominations as they stood.

• Historic firsts: July 16, 2003 - First sex in an American 'Big Brother' house

  July 16, 2003
  Well, it was bound to happen eventually, and after the "Big Brother 4" producers stacked the deck in filling the house not only exclusively with singles, but with ten singles who have previous romantic relationships, the odds were pretty high it'd happen this season. Frankly, the only mild surprise is that it didn't involve one of the former couples.

• 'Big Brother 4' Head Of Household Nathan Marlow nominates Amanda Craig and Jee Choe for first eviction

  July 14, 2003
  This week's Head of Household, Nathan, a personal trainer from Edmond, Okla., nominated Amanda and Jee for eviction in the first round of "Big Brother 4" nominations on the episode that was broadcast Friday, July 11 on the CBS Television Network.

• Kelly Clarkson to perform on August 6th '2003 Teen Choice Awards'

  July 10, 2003
  FOX has announced that in a classic cross-promotion move, "chart-topping recording artist and four-time Teen Choice Awards nominee" (oh, and "American Idol" winner too) Kelly Clarkson is set to perform at the "2003 Teen Choice Awards" on Wednesday, Aug. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles will play host to the special, celebrating the hottest teen icons in film, television, music and sports.

• CBS announces identities of five remaining 'Big Brother 4' houseguests

  July 9, 2003
  The identities of the five additional houseguests were revealed Tuesday night (July 8) during the series premiere of "Big Brother 4" on the CBS Television Network. As was previously announced last week, during the premiere episode, five of the people in the house were surprised by a twist in the reality show called the "X-Factor," in which their ex-boyfriends/ex-girlfriends joined them in the house as participating houseguests.

• Amanda's ex-boyfriend Jason to appear in a special 90 minute 'Paradise Hotel' twist airing July 9th

  July 8, 2003
  FOX has announced that Amanda's ex-boyfriend Jason pays a surprise visit to "Paradise Hotel" and stirs up a lot of trouble on a new 90-minute special airing Wednesday, July 9 (8:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

• CBS reveals 'Big Brother 4's "X Factor" twist -- the surprise inclusion of four ex-couples as housemates

  June 30, 2003
  CBS today revealed the details of its much promoted mysterious Big Brother 4 "twist". The "twist" (some others might call it "jumping the shark") is that soon after entering the "Big Brother" house, four unsuspecting housemates will be stunned when it is revealed that their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend (thus the "X") will also be joining the house as participating and competing houseguests. The twist means that eight of the 13 houseguests (four couples) will be living with someone they thought was out of their lives. Will alliances form between the former couples or will old wounds be opened? Will romances be rekindled or will new ones arise?

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