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  Leah Labelle becomes the first 'American Idol' finalist to be eliminated

  March 18, 2004
  The American Idol finals hit a high note on Tuesday night, as the Top 12 finalists performed soul classics for America, delivering FOX's highest-rated Tuesday night EVER. During last night's live results show, it was announced that Leah LaBelle has been eliminated from the American Idol competition after receiving the fewest number of votes.

• Jon Peter Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Leah LaBelle and George Huff complete 'American Idol's Top 12 finalists

  March 11, 2004
  After a dramatic American Idol "Wild Card Night," Jon Peter Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Leah LaBelle and George Huff advanced to the finals, completing the Top 12.

• NBC reveals the identities of Adam Mesh's 'Average Joe: Adam Returns' suitors

  March 11, 2004
  NBC has revealed the names and photos of the nineteen women who will be competing for the heart of original Average Joe series runner-up Adam Mesh in his upcoming Average Joe: Adam Returns series.

• Jasmine Trias and John Stevens advance to 'American Idol' Top 12 as Wild Card contestants revealed

  March 4, 2004
  Last night in a dramatic results show, it was announced that Jasmine Trias from Mililani, HI and John Stevens from East Amherst, NY were chosen by America to become the next two contestants to make the Top 12 on American Idol.

• 'Nashville Star' names Top 20 second season finalists

  February 6, 2004
  USA Network has revealed the identities of the twenty finalists who will be competing on the second season of its Nashville Star country music artist competition.

• 'American Idol' Top 32 revealed, semifinals to begin next week

  February 5, 2004
  The third season of American Idol is officially under way, as the preliminary auditions ended and the program's Top 32 semifinalists were revealed last night. Next week, eight of the semifinalists will perform and the viewers will vote for their favorites, beginning the process in which America will decide who will be the next American Idol.

• TLC's 'Trading Spaces $100 Grand' special sets ratings records, draws over 9 million viewers

  October 9, 2003
  TLC's Sunday night two-hour premiere of Trading Spaces $100 Grand drew record numbers of viewers for the network, making it the highest-rated TLC program ever and setting several 2003 cable broadcast records.

• ABC's 'Extreme Makeover' returns with new episodes (and a new airtime) on Thursday, September 18

  September 17, 2003
  Following nationwide open casting calls and over 20,000 applicants, the first lucky individuals - Caroline, Catherine and Dan - were chosen for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to participate in "Extreme Makeover." The series of self-contained, one-hour episodes -- which will each feature people in their "before" phase, then as they undergo their various procedures and, finally, when the end results are revealed to their families and friends -- premieres on a new day and time, Thursday, September 18 (9-10 PM ET), on the ABC Television Network.

• 'Reality summer' continues on U.S. networks as several shows draw high ratings

  August 12, 2003
  Back in the spring, the U.S. networks talked about dumping reality shows; only six shows were scheduled on the four main networks and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel referred to them as "shit". How quickly things change.

• New 'American Idol'-like reality show searching for gay country music superstar

  July 29, 2003
  Rolling Stone reports that Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Larry Dvoskin is conducting the search for America's first openly gay country music star -- and he plans to air a reality TV series about it.

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