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Survivor’s 22nd season will be called Survivor Redemption Island, as I guessed back when call sheets from the season leaked out and revealed the big twist: those who are voted out will have the chance to stick around during special challenges, and one person will re-enter the actual game. And while Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz will apparently return to seek their own redemption, that was not announced. The requisite post-reunion preview was teased by..

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Survivor Redemption Island confirmed as Survivor’s 22nd season, but no word of Rob or Russell

The next full-series Survivor DVD will be for its 20th season, Survivor Heroes vs. Villains. While any release is welcome, it’s both disappointing yet predictable and understandable that the next DVD is season 20

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Survivor Heroes vs. Villains coming to DVD

MTV has cancelled The City, meaning the official end to the three-series franchise that helped to transform both MTV and reality TV.

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Whitney Port confirms The City has been cancelled

Jersey Shore star Michael Sorrentino, aka The Situation, was voted out of Dancing with the Stars last night, because whatever fans he had voting for him couldn’t compensate for the string of 4s he got from the judges for his Argentine tango technique.

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30 extra inches of stage can’t save The Situation on DWTS

CBS has renewed Big Brother for a 13th season. It will air, as usual, during the summer. This is the least surprising news ever considering that the ratings increased 5 percent among all viewers (averaging 7.46 million an episode compared to 7.26 million last summer), 4 percent among adults 18 to 49, and 10 percent among adults ages 18 to 34, according to the network

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Big Brother renewed for season 13, as ratings are up despite this season being boring

Over the summer, CBS hired that Louis Boyd as vice president for alternative programming (i.e.

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Former Celebrity Mole PA now oversees production on Survivor, Big Brother

TV News: Ramsay series cooks up ratings — Gordon Ramsay is keeping the kitchen open: Fox just gave Ramsay a season two pickup for his summer competish “Masterchef.”

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Fox orders second helping of ‘Masterchef’

TV News: Broadcasters, top cable nets register gains — The summer competish among broadcasters and cablers was livelier than ever this year.

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Summer viewers welcomed new shows

TV News: ‘Melissa and Joey’ draws record adult rating for premiere — ABC Family, which continues to perform well in the hourlong format, is off to a good start with its latest half-hour comedy, “Melissa and Joey.”

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ABC Family comedy opens well