Deadliest Catch lost its three biggest remaining stars last night when Sig Hansen, Johnathan Hillstrand, and Andy Hillstrand quit the show because the Discovery Channel sued the Hillstrands. But now, Sig’s brother suggests the Northwestern captain may stay with the show he’s been on since the pilot. Edgar Hansen told KIRO news in Seattle that “It’s a possibility, yes
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Sig Hansen’s brother suggests Northwestern captain may return to Deadliest Catch
After Michael Bolton’s jive dance on Dancing with the StarsMonday, which didn’t look like a dance at all, judge Bruno Tonioli said the singer did “very, very, very, badly” and had performed “the worst jive in 11 seasons.” Len Goodman disagreed, and so did Michael Bolton, who now wants a public apology from and a reprimand for Bruno because the judge dared to point out how awful his dancing actually was. After being eliminated, Michael…
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Michael Bolton thinks Bruno Tonioli "should be reprimanded" for saying how much he sucked
TV News: Channel files $3 mil breach-of-contract suit — Discovery Channel has filed a $3 million breach-of-contract suit against “Deadliest Catch” stars Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, charging that the two crab fishermen failed to complete a planned special chronicling their adventures in Alaska.
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Discovery sues ‘Catch’ stars
Time Bandit captains and Deadliest Catch stars Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand have been sued for $3 million by the Discovery Channel, which claims they bailed on a spin-off show. The brothers “were to film a one-time special called ‘Hillstranded’” but “[a]t the end of August, Discovery allegedly called the brothers to confirm a date, time and location for them to sit for interviews
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Discovery sues Deadliest Catch captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand for $3 million
A man who’d previous protested Discovery’s programming held three people hostage at Discovery Communications’ headquarters outside of Washington, D.C., was shot to death by police this afternoon.
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Discovery networks protester shot and killed after taking three people hostage
Big Brother ratings are up 6 percent from last summer and the show is regularly getting its highest demo ratings in years, which is evidence that there’s nothing else on TV–or that people like us are sticking around because we are desperately hoping something interesting will happen to validate all of the time we’ve wasted since early July. But the increase in viewers has validated the producers’ decisions, particularly in regard to casting, which is… keep reading » » read the full story and comment , or find the latest news about Big Brother 12 » follow reality blurred on Twitter and on Facebook
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Big Brother’s higher ratings attributed to "rootable," "fun," not "completely hatable" cast
Deadliest Catch executive producer Thom Beers has never been shy about the nonfiction and reality TV Emmy categories, which last year he told me were “ridiculous,” and he’s echoed that this year. “To be honest, I was totally crushed” that Deadliest Catch lost to Ken Burns’ documentary about national parks, he told Fancast.
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Thom Beers calls Deadliest Catch’s Emmy loss to "boring" Ken Burns doc "an abomination"
At the Creative Arts Emmys were held Saturday night, Survivor’s Jeff Probst won his third consecutive award for best reality show host, while Kathy Griffin’s show was defeated by the Ryan Seacrest-produced Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, which produced some amusing reactions from Kathy Griffin and Kristin Chenoweth. Although Probst said it’d be impossible for him to attend the Creative Arts ceremony after the award was dropped from the prime-time telecast because season 22′s schedule had… keep reading » » read the full story and comment , or find the latest news about industry news » follow reality blurred on Twitter and on Facebook .
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Probst wins his third Emmy, while Survivor, Mia Michaels, Jamie Oliver also win Emmys
Reality TV: Eclectic category honors memorable projects — Programs up for non-fiction series honors include “American Experience,” “American Masters” and “Deadliest Catch.” (source: Variety) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Pythons, Burns compete for nonfiction prize (source: Variety)
Ellen DeGeneres has quit as an American Idol judge after one season, and Fox will apparently announce Simon Cowell’s replacement–and perhaps an entirely new panel of judges–on Monday. In a statement posted on her web site, Ellen wrote that she actually quit a while ago, “A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me.
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Ellen DeGeneres quits American Idol
