Reality TV News (Page 16)

A beautiful woman was at the center of reality TV last night - and we're referring to the individual ousted from Celebrity Apprentice, not anyone on Make Me a Supermodel...

Celebrity Apprentice: Jennie Finch is used to throwing heat on the field and not taking heat in the boardroom, causing the 27-year-old Olympic softball player to become the fourth candidate fired by Donald Trump during last night's The Celebrity Apprentice broadcast on NBC... -- Reality TV World

Make Me a Supermodel: With the complaint department on his way out, the models are given a fresh assignment: chemistry. It's time to see how well they can work with each other... -- Reality TV Magazine

Because Ryan Seacrest is not involved in enough projects at the moment...

The American Idol host has revealed that he's in talks with Denise Richards to film a reality TV show about her life. For reasons unknown, Seacrest claims Richards "an interesting personality." Charlie Sheen might classify it as something else.

As for whether Denise's children with Sheen would participate - a possibility the actor has tried to have legally blocked -  Seacrest was unclear.

"We've been in talks about doing a series with her. I don't know if the kids would necessarily be involved. It would be about her, if we do this, and her life. And what she wants to do with it, with her career," Seacrest said.

Ryan is also the producer behind Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the hit reality show that features Kim Kardashian and her family. We can only hope Richards' show is as fascinating as this one.

Across the reality TV airwaves last night, it was an evening centered around looking good. Let's find out what happened on Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants and Project Runway...

Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants: The penultimate episode of Crowned begins with the five remaining teams discussing Team Beauty is Skin Deep's shocking exit. Rachelle consoles Christan and Ada for not having had a chance to say good-bye to their roommates. -- BuddyTV

Project Runway: Heidi Klum greeted the designers with her usual perkiness and first called out the losers from the last challenge: Lisa and Marie. Ricky lamented his shaky status, aware tha the had to impress the judges because he has been at the bottom so many times recently. -- Reality TV Magazine

The Biggest Loser made a couple of surprising cuts last night. Let's take a look a the recap:

The Biggest Loser: Bette Sue Burkland and her daughter Alison Vincent rubbed the wrong team the wrong way at the wrong time, causing the Mesa, AZ hair stylists to become the fourth team eliminated from The Biggest Loser: Couples. -- Reality TV World

Michael Davies is ready to pump celebrities up.

The producer of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire producer is teaming with IMG to mount The World's Strongest Celebrity, a celeb-centric spinoff of the long-running The World's Strongest Man competition.

The reality series would feature well-known folks squaring off against each other in a series of physical challenges designed to test their strength. The civilian edition began more than 30 years ago on CBS and is now seen on ESPN2.

"If the strongmen are pulling airplanes, then the celebs might be pulling cars," said one person familiar with the pitch for Strongest Celebrity.

It's likely the format of the show would match that of Dancing With the Stars, with celebrities training with pros and facing weekly elimination.

Annoying stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe is coming out with her own Bravo reality show.

The cable network has given the green-light to "The Rachel Zoe Project," centered around Zoe, who has worked with such celebrities as Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Jessica Simpson and Mischa Barton; her husband, Rodger; and her "fashion team," Taylor and Brad.

The series will follow the group as they try to take Zoe's business "to the next level," providing viewers with a look at how she juggles deadlines, fashion shows and celebrity clients.

Nashville Star will be back on the air in 2008. But it won't be on the USA Network.

Instead, the country-music competition will be broadcat on NBC. The show will join a second season of American Gladiators in what NBC is calling its "All-American Summer" lineup, leading up to its coverage of the Olympics in August.

"We are thrilled to feature the powerhouse Gladiators this summer, and it's a real coup to bring Nashville Star to NBC," says Craig Plestis, head of alternative programming at NBC.

The singing competition has aired for five seasons on USA, helping launch the careers of Miranda Lambert, Buddy Jewell and last season's winner, Angela Hacker, who beat out her brother Zac to win the crown. Approximately three million people watched last season's finale, a record for the show.

First there was Flavor Of Love. Then, I Love New York.

Now there's plans for an almost more absurd reality dating show: MediaTakeOut.com has learned that 1980s child star Emmanuel Lewis (Webster) is in talks to star in Webster's Beauties.

A California based production company is shopping the show to a number of networks. Rumors has it that VH1 might snatch it up. We'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, a new MTV reality show may cast Legally Blonde's next leading lady.

A casting representative from that network has confirmed that it will hold auditions January 21 in Orlando for an upcoming reality show that will search for an actress to play Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde.

The open casting call in Orlando, which is open to non-union talent, is seeking actresses 18 and over with strong acting, vocal and dancing skills to compete for the lead in the Broadway musical. The notice states that filming will take place over four weeks in March.

Here are last week's top reality TV show ratings:

1. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - 12.6 million viewers
2. American Gladiators (Season Premiere) - 12.1 million viewers
3. The Amazing Race - 12 million viewers
4. Celebrity Apprentice (Season Premiere) - 11.1 million viewers
5. Biggest Loser Couples (Season Premiere) - 10.5 million viewers

Instead of looking for a single new member of The Pussycat Dolls, founder Robin Antin (pictured) is setting her sights on a whole new group in this reality show.

Its name, of course? Girlicious.

And we now have a premiere date set for Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. It will air on Monday nights, following reruns of The CW hit, Gossip Girl.

Look for Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious beginning on February 18 at 9 p.m.