Reality TV News (Page 3)

Bravo is currently in the production phase of a real-life Gossip Girl - a reality TV show centering on private-school kids in New York City, according to various reports.

Comparisons have already been drawn to reality shows like Laguna Beach (which spawned The Hills), with the same list of potential problems therein: namely filming underage drinking, partying and teenagers hooking up with each other rampantly.

Hopefully it works out! The series is scheduled to premiere later this year and will follow the same production style as the "webisodes" that Bravo aired of the children from The Real Housewives of Orange County. No single school will be featured exclusively.

The folks behind Tim Gunn's Guide to Style will produce this reality TV take on Gossip Girl. If that doesn't virtually guarantee a huge hit, we don't know what will.

The tribe of one bachelor spoke last night. In today's leading reality TV news item, Jason Mesnick crushed the hopes and dreams of yet another suitor...

• Mesnick broke Naomi's heart last night on The Bachelor.

• NBC has announced that Nick Cannon will replace Jerry Springer as the host of America's Got Talent this summer.

• Kelly Killoren Bensimon will bring a West Coast attitude to The Real Housewives of New York City.

Jason Mesnick kissed Naomi goodbye after an eventual (read: weird!!!) trip to her hometown.

Shannon Bair was eliminated from The Bachelor last week. Still, an interesting interview with her leads today's rundown of reality show news...

• Shannon says she appreciated Jason Mesnick's honesty (and his clean teeth, we presume).

• Rickie Lake will host another edition of VH1's skank-laden Charm School franchise. Wow. The job market really must be awful!

• Vikki Ikki has found true love with Trevor... for at least the next couple days.

Updates on a couple of the biggest shows around kick off today's rundown of reality television tidbits...

• We've learned the names of the next cycle's cast on America's Next Top Model.

• MTV has renewed The City for a second season.

• It's early, but Ann Marie Boskovich really might be our next American Idol.

Where will the 22nd edition of The Real World take place? That answer leads today's coverage of the reality TV world...

• It's about time: The Real World: Cancun is up next for MTV.

• Yes, The Terrell Owens Project really is coming soon.

• DeAnna Pappas is desperate, single... and somehow hosting a wedding show.

The top story in today's round-up of reality TV news? More expanded versions of The Bachelor!

• Look for The Bachelor to continue its run of two-hour programs for the foreseeable future.

• The View's Sherri Shepard might go Dancing with the Stars. Would this be a good choice?

• Former Bachelorette contestant Jesse Csincsak is dating former Bachelor contestant Holly Durst. Awwww!

What was Whitney Port up to this week in The City? A link to a detailed recap kicks off today's round-up of news from the world of reality TV...

• There was a boys' night out this week on The City.

• Damien Gurganious eliminated from The Biggest Loser: Couples.

• San Francisco didn't deliver many treats last night on American Idol.

Season eight of American Idol continue tonight with a new set of auditions. But the teasing of an upcoming surprise kicks off today's round-up of reality TV news...

• "There's a big surprise coming when we get to the Top 12, but I can't reveal it right now," Fox Reality Chief Mike Darnell said this weekend.  "It is something that will be talked about and is something I think that has some element of controversy surrounding it."

• Katrina Darrell is sort of naked again.

• Monique Santiago was eliminated from True Beauty last night.

The reality TV season is officially up and running. The premiere of American Idol kicks off today's coverage of the genre...

• Season eight of American Idol premiered with 30 million viewers seeing Katrina Darrell in a bikini.

• Jerry Hayes got eliminated from NBC's The Biggest Loser: Couples last night.

• Meet the Survivor: Tocantins cast.

Lovable, overweight star Ruby Gettinger isn't going anywhere for awhile. An update on her series kicks off today's roundup of reality TV news...

• The Style Network has signed Ruby up for a second season.

• Lauren Conrad and Brody Jenner are reunited tonight on Bromance. Hooray. We guess.

• Sheree Whitfield (pictured) is talking about The Real Housewives of Atlanta.