• New 'Star Search' edition to premiere January 17, 2004

  November 24, 2003
  CBS President Les Moonves announced today that Star Search, the revamped talent competition that performed well for network earlier this year, will return to the CBS schedule on January 17, 2004.

• Bob Guiney's 'The Bachelor' season finale draws over 18.5 million viewers

  November 21, 2003
  According to the fast affiliate ratings for November 19, ABC's season finale of The Bachelor starring Bob Guiney drew an average audience of 18.5 million viewers and earned an 8.7 rating, 21 share among Adults 18-49 during its 2-hour telecast.

• ABC's 'The Bachelor: The Women Tell All' special draws 12.4 million viewers

  November 19, 2003
  ABC might have only aired a reunion special of The Bachelor last week instead of an original episode of Bob Guiney's reality dating saga, but viewers didn't seem to mind, as the network's The Bachelor: The Women Tell All special drew only 1.1 million fewer viewers than the previous week's penultimate episode and still won its timeslot in the Adults 18-49 demographic.

• Survivor: Pearl Islands - 'Gay Survivor Journal, Episode 7, Part 2'

  November 14, 2003
  Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted "Axing Andrew ," the 8th installment of this season's 'Gay Survivor Journal,' his weekly commentary about CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands from a gay point of view.

• Lillian earns her treason badge as Andrew gets dismissed from the troop

  November 7, 2003
  If the Morgan tribe proved to be one thing during their eighteen days of existence, it was that they were a tribe completely willing to have their future determined by outside forces.

• It's "Revenge of the Outcasts" on 'Survivor' as the rejects strike back

  October 31, 2003
  In a move that some viewers are sure to condemn as "jumping the shark," Survivor has done the previously unthinkable and allowed ousted players a chance to return to the game. Taking full advantage of their new opportunity, the "Outcast" tribe defeated both Drake and Morgan, forcing each of them to vote one contestant out of the game to make room for a returning outcast.

• NBC's 'Average Joe' series to premiere Monday, November 3

  October 18, 2003
  Watch out FOX and David Smith, NBC has announced that there'll soon be a second "Joe" airing on Monday nights. Following on the heels of The Next Joe Millionaire's premiere on Monday, October 20, NBC has announced that NBC's own six episode twisted Average Joe take on the reality relationship show genre will premiere on Monday, November 3 at 10PM ET.

• Morgan tribe loses again, scoutmaster Lillian gets ousted from the troop

  October 3, 2003
  Finally a Survivor: Pearl Islands prediction that got a little more interesting. Despite the feelings of many viewers who thought that the inept Morgan tribe couldn't possibly lose yet another Immunity Challenge (and thought it likely that either Jon or Rupert would be sent packing), Morgan managed to do just that (never underestimate Osten's ability to contribute to failure) -- resulting in the removal of Lillian Morris from the game. Or so Morgan thinks... remember, those scouts are always prepared for anything.

• Fourth edition of ABC's 'The Bachelor' opens with biggest audience ever, but NBC still dominates the overall timeslot ratings

  September 30, 2003
  Despite getting crushed by the season premieres of NBC's resurgent "West Wing" and powerhouse "Law & Order" (which placed ninth and fourth respectively in the overall weekly ratings) in the total viewers ratings, the season premiere of "The Bachelor" won its 2-hour time slot among Adults 18-34, beating "West Wing" and "Law & Order" by 12% on average (5.8/17 vs. 5.2/15).

• Unable to shoulder his share of the load, Ryan gets the boot from the Morgan tribe

  September 26, 2003
  Another week, another widely predicted Survivor: Pearl Islands result. After putting on a rather sorry performance during his crew's challenges, Cap'n Andrew and and the rest of his lead-blowing buccaneers showed Ryan Shoulders no quarter and gave him the heave-ho at their second consecutive Tribal Council.

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