• Taheed Lands TV Guest Star Appearance

  February 11, 2001
  TV Guide is reporting that Taheed has landed an acting gig as a crack house dweller on the syndicated series, "Arrest & Trial". His episode, titled "Ruthless Ricky," airs Feb. 19. Meanwhile, the fifth episode of Temptation on Wednesday night attracted 17 million viewers, just behind timeslot competitor The West Wing (18.2 million viewers). However, among adults age 18-49, Fox's guilty pleasure trounced NBC's White House drama.

  Source: TVGuide

• Episode 6 Bumped For Barbra Streisand Special -- To Air 2/14/2001

  February 7, 2001
  Just a note that yes, there will be no episode of Temptation Island airing next week -- FOX has scheduled a Barbra Streisand special (what the???) for Monday, February 14th to air instead of the highly-anticipated 6th episode of the series.

  Even stranger than the decision to pull the powerhouse show from their lineup is FOX's decision to suddenly air this dusty, old performance NOW -- the performance is a filming of her 1999 New Year's Eve concert, taped in Las Vegas.

• Temptation Island Extended To Additional 7th Episode

  February 7, 2001
  Fox has extended the six-episode run of "Temptation Island" by one additional episode to air on Feb. 28, the last night of the February sweeps period.

  The series was originally scheduled to wrap on Feb. 21. The extra episode will feature a reunion of the residents and series highlights. The one-hour finale will reveal whether the featured couples will stay together.

  Source: Zap2It

• Readers Report: Mandy & Billy Still Together

  February 3, 2001
  Well, we've been receiving a number of reports over the past couple of weeks that Billy and Mandy are still together, so we figure we've probably received enough of them now that they are likely true and it's time to go public with them -- as of this moment, we're predicting, somehow, someway, Miss Crybaby and Mr. Toughguy will remain together. Excerpts from a couple of the emails we've received are below:

  On 2/3:

  "Well these two are still hanging out together. We just had dinner at Longhorn in East Marietta, GA and they are both waiting tables there and seem pretty happy."

  On 1/28:

  "I live in Atlanta and last Saturday night went to a club called the Velvet Room. I saw Billy and Mandy there, and they were clearly still together. I don't have any proof or anything, but they weren't being very discreet about anything so I'd say this is already public knowledge.

• Mystery Over Heather's Departure Builds, Likely Kaya-Related Despite Host's Claims

  January 27, 2001
  In an interview with her hometown newspaper yesterday, Heather Perry revealed that despite host Mark L. Warburg's claims at the time of the announcement of Heather's departure during episode 3 that it "had nothing to do with Kaya", her decision to leave did in fact have something to do with her date with Kaya.

  Though she insists she can't reveal anymore until the 6th and final episode of the series has ended, she says "My particular story is probably their main story for the entire show," Perry said. "I’m the one that came off the island with a really, really strange story." "Legally, I can’t explain," she said.

  The exact details of what happened on her date with Kaya that caused her to want to leave the show -- and whether or not it's possibly related to the earlier rumor we reported in which it's said she left the show after learning of Ytossie and Taheed's child (perhaps Kaya revealed this little nugget during their date) -- remains unclear for now.

  Little is know of her date with Kaya, audiences saw little of Perry’s date with Kaya. In one clip, Kaya
  complained that good conversations with Perry were "few and far between." The feeling was mutual, Perry said during the interview. On their date, she said, Kaya was more interested in talking to outsiders who recognized them from the show. (no, he's not in it for the publicity :-)

  "It was good fun and stuff," she said. "From a moral standpoint, I didn’t agree with what was happening."

  Hummm... the mystery deepens. Thanks to Skye for the news article reference.

  Source: The Free Lance-Star

• TI Not Tempting Enough To Knock Off New 'West Wing' Episode

  January 25, 2001
  Fox's "Temptation Island" continued to entice viewers with its third episode on Wednesday, although its small week-to-week declines suggest that it may not be a "Survivor"-like wildfire hit after all.

  According to Nielsen, Wednesday's episode of the six-week reality series won its hour by 6 shares in adults 18-49 and by 19 shares in adults 18-34, while placing second to NBC's "The West Wing" in total viewers. It combined with another strong, though not as dominant, performance from rookie laffer "Grounded for Life" to give Fox its third straight Wednesday victory in 18-49.

  "Temptation" (16.83 million viewers, 8.8/21 in adults 18-49) was down vs. its second episode by 5% in viewers and by 8% in adults 18-49, but up slightly vs. its strong premiere numbers of two weeks ago (16.1m, 8.3/19). A key factor in its drop this week is that timeslot foe "West Wing," fresh off a Golden Globe victory on Sunday, was airing an original episode after
  being in repeat the previous week.

  Source: Variety"

• Temptation Island Ranked 9th In Latest Weekly Neilsen Ratings

  January 25, 2001
  Sleaze sells folks... never mind "Survivor" -- "Friends" is already losing out to "Temptation Island" (granted, they aren't on head-to-head)

  For the week of January 15 through January 21, the top 10 shows, their networks and ratings:

  1. "Golden Globe Awards," NBC, 14.6
  2. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Wednesday," ABC, 14.6
  3. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Thursday," ABC, 13.4
  4. "60 Minutes," CBS, 13.2
  5. "Law & Order," NBC, 12.6
  6. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Friday," ABC, 12.2
  7. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Sunday," ABC, 12.0
  8. "Frasier," NBC, 11.9
  9. "Temptation Island," Fox, 11.5
  10. "Friends," NBC, 11.2
  10. "Judging Amy," CBS, 11.2

  Source: CNN"

• Single Girl Heather Rumored To Have Left Due To Couple With Child

  January 24, 2001
  Those who watched tonight's 3rd episode saw it mysteriously revealed that Heather, one of the single girls, opted to suddenly leave the show shortly after returning from her date with Kaya. This resulted in the Couple Men not having to decide on which girl to eject, much to their relief. What was left mysteriously unclear however, was WHY she suddenly left.

  Though we haven't found a print or online news report of it yet, we've heard from a couple of different sources that Heather left after learning that Ytossie and Taheed had a child, insisting that she didn't want to be part of anything involving the potential breakup of a family. If true, its possible this might be a trigger for the departure next week of the couple, and a good reason for the producers to not have mentioned it this week.

  This idea is also supported by recent comments Heather has made in print, including: "The show really was a lot of fun, even with all the hype going on now, I wasn't really worried about what people might think of me [being a single], because my friends and family know I have a strong sense of values."

  More details as we get them...

• E! Gossip Columnist Says One Couple Survives -- And Gets Engaged

  January 24, 2001
  Wanda -- E!'s TV maven reported in her Monday online chat session that only one of the Temptation Island couples will remain together when the show ends (our personal bet is on Andy & Shannon). ...and not only that, but they actually get engaged after the show ends.

  Source: E! Online

• Temptation Island Now Outrating Early Survivor I Episodes

  January 18, 2001
  Fox got a little Survivor-style growth out of its second episode of Temptation Island, blowing away NBC's 'The West Wing' rerun, confirming that the show's a hit and suggesting it might be turning into prime time's next phenomenon.

  Last night's Temptation Island results are up 16 percent among adults 18-49 over the impressive premiere numbers of a week earlier, and that's not too far off of the 23 percent week-two growth CBS got last June from Survivor.

  Source: Inside.com

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