Carolla to host NBC's
Carolla to host NBC's 'Top Gear'
Reality TV: Tanner Foust, Eric Stromer to help test cars — As he's told his radio audience for months, Adam Carolla is set to host NBC's domestic version of "Top Gear."
Relativity, Forman form reality unit
Reality TV: Duo join forces to create production house — Relativity Media has joined forces with Tom Forman Prods., the producer behind "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," to form the backbone of a new reality shingle.
Brad Garrett to 'Date' online
Reality TV: Sony's Crackle.com to run reality dating series — Brad Garrett's looking for love in all the online places. The "'Til Death" star has signed on to produce and star in the Internet reality series "Dating Brad Garrett." Sony Pictures TV, which produces "'Til Death" for Fox, is also behind the online skein.
'Legally Blonde' making Elle transition
Reality TV: Laura Bell Bundy finishes show on July 20 — The Broadway tuner version of "Legally Blonde" has worked out the sked for its reality-TV replacement star, with the as-yet-unannounced actress stepping into the lead role of "Blonde" two days after MTV airs the finale of casting skein "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods."
'Runway' shines light on L.A. designers
Reality TV: Reality show features rising West Coast couturiers — It may be shot in Manhattan, but "Project Runway" — Bravo's competitive reality show that pits 15 aspiring fashion designers against one another — is giving America a healthy dose of L.A. style. How so? Through its characters.