May 2008 News Archive (Page 7)

Monday night's finale of The Hills was watched by 2.94 million viewers between the ages of 12-34 and 3.77 total viewers, MTV said Wednesday.

The ratings made The Hills finale the most watched show in its time period among 12-34-year-olds across both cable and broadcast networks.

Rivals Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag - along with Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port and all the bit players - can share in the ratings glory.

The Hills is the top original cable series this year among its demographic - and makes up 7 out of the top 10 cable shows among young viewers.

The season premiere of The Hills in March drew an average of 4.7 million total viewers - the highest-rated cable show of the night, period.

This season of The Hills reached over 43 million total viewers and was the highest rated MTV series since Real World XIV: San Diego in '04.

The Hills star Audrina Patridge was spending a day at the beach - and also working! She got her first movie role and here she is, in character, in a green bikini in Hawaii on Thursday. Now that's the life ...

A (gulp) Audrina Patridge bikini photo...

The 23-year-old reality TV star shot scenes for the direct-to-DVD film The Reef, the sequel to Into the Blue (Jessica Alba, Paul Walker).

Audrina Patridge plays a beach beauty whose boyfriend spoils her rotten. Gotta be a nice departure from Justin-Bobby, who... well, you know.

Pal Lauren Conrad has said of Audrina's new movie role:

"I'm so proud of her! She moved to L.A. to become an actress and it's so exciting to see it really happening to her."

Following her elimination from American Idol this week, Syesha Mercado sat down with People Magazine. Here are highlights from the interview:

Paula Abdul said you sang songs that didn't really define who you were. In your mind, who are you exactly as an artist?
I'm a mix of a lot of things … I'm like a black Christina Aguilera [or] Alicia Keys. I definitely can see myself putting together a Christina Aguilera album, the one that she just recently did and an Alicia Keys album like The Diary of Alicia Keys. I like Pop and I like R&B and I like the old school, new school thing so I'm growing as an artist, I'm evolving … You'll know who I am once I put out that album.

What are your plans after the American Idol tour?
I want to make an album. I want to star in a film. I want to do Broadway. I want to open up an organic restaurant. It just depends on what comes first but I have goals that I want to do and I write them down and I'm going to continue to look at them. Whatever opportunity comes first, what's the best career move for me, that's pretty much what's going to happen.

We understand this headline is about as ground breaking as announcing that photos of Deelishis nude are vomit-inducing.

Still, Maxim has reminded us of just how gorgeous Julianne Hough is by ranking her at the 30th most beautiful woman in the world for the magazine's annual poll.

Take a look at the photo below, however. Might this Dancing with the Stars beauty be ranked 29 spots too low?

Julianne Hough is considered, by Maxim, to be the 30th hottest woman on the planet. Where would you rank her?

Fresh off of the season finale of The Hills, Lauren Conrad hit the town, meeting friends for dinner in Los Angeles. Not big news, we know. But a cute picture of Lauren Conrad is always worth posting, don't you think?

The Hills will return for a fourth season in late summer, FYI!

Congratulations, Whitney Thompson!

In what was seen as an upset in the eyes of many viewers, this plus-size beauty won America's Next Top Model last night.

"There's definitely times I've looked in the mirror and looked at other girls and thought, I wasn't like them," said the the 20-year-old Florida native. "I want other women in America to feel good about themselves…It's amazing to be America's Next Top Model. This is exactly what I want. This is what I've always wanted!"

Winning America's Next Top Model means Thompson will be on the cover of Seventeen magazine. She also receives a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

Here's a photo montage of the model. Click on each thumbnail now for a larger version...

Syesha Mercado had an incredible run on American Idol. She was left for dead for many critics almost two months ago, yet improved enough every week to make it to the final three.

Mercado's elimination last night gives the country six days to prepare for the ultimate final: David Archuleta versus David Cook. Which is your favorite?

Syesha Mercado receives well-deserved cheers after her ousting.

What does Simon Cowell have to say about the all-David final next week: "We're going to have a real humdinger."

Amen.

A new season of The Bachelorette starts Monday, starring DeAnna Pappas, the girl that Brad Womack was about to propose to on The Bachelor, but dumped on the season finale instead. He also dumped Jenni Croft.

In any case, DeAnna Pappas is about to get herself a new chance as 25 men from across the country have assembled to win her heart.

This season features a new twist - D will ask some of the men to live with her, to get to know them better. Her former Bachelor rival - you bet, Jenni Croft - will help her narrow down the group of men on the first night!

But it's not all fun and games being DeAnna Pappas. Every time a commercial airs for The Bachelorette, it begins by showing her heartache when Brad dumped her on The Bachelor.

DeAnna Pappas tries to keep it all in perspective.

"I was really confused at first. But after it was all over, said and done with, I was actually very happy that [Brad Womack] stood up for what he believed in and didn't propose to someone just because he was under pressure," Pappas said.

"I'm thankful he didn't propose to me. Everything happens for a reason and I'm where I am today because of all of that and I'm very happy for that."

Continue reading DeAnna's interview here ...

Perhaps American Gladiators needs to add a new challenge in season two: How to Improve Ratings.

When it returned to television in January - after a solid decade or so off the air - the show was watched by 12 million viewers. However, its second season debut drew less than half that number last week.

Monday's episode was watched by 4.9 million fans, earning "its lowest original rating and finishing a distant third in the 8-10 p.m. time period," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

As a point of comparison, the show's competition for the night included Dancing with the Stars, which was watched by 17.6 million people; and How I Met Your Mother - guest starring Britney Spears - which was watched by 9 million folks hoping for a crotch shot.

With the third season of Flavor of Love winding down, a release date has been set for the DVD of this reality series.

The box set describes the DVD as the "Totally Uncut & Uncensored With Drama You Never Saw On TV." What more can a person ask for? Look for the season 3 DVD of Flavor of Love in stores on June 3.