Taylor Hicks gears up
Taylor Hicks gears up for 'Grease'
Reality TV: 'American Idol' star to hit the road in December — “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks will appear in the national tour of the Broadway revival of “Grease,” set to hit the road in December.
'Our House' addresses SA shortage
Reality TV: Show covers building of 200 Cape Town homes — A serious housing shortage in South Africa, where more than 10 years after the end of apartheid many millions of people still do not have adequate permanent homes, is the focus of a new reality show, "Our House."
Marcil to host Lifetime reality series
Reality TV: Charlie Green to mentor 'Blush' contestants — Lifetime's reality competish series "Blush: The Search for the Next Makeup Artist," has tapped actress Vanessa Marcil as its host.
Spike jumps to James' 'Dead Man'
Reality TV: Network orders 10 episodes of stunt series — Former "Monster Garage" guru Jesse James will make his return to nonfiction series television in Spike's stunt-themed series "Jesse James Is a Dead Man."
Valentine sent to 'Estate'
Reality TV: Actor to join Sci Fi reality show — Steve Valentine has been tapped as lord of the manor on the new Sci Fi Channel reality-competish series, "Estate of Panic."
MTV orders more 'Gents'
Reality TV: Ten new episodes of the series are scheduled — MTV has greenlit another season of "From G's to Gents," the Cris Abrego- and Jamie Foxx-produced reality series themed around polishing up rough-edged young urban men.
Judge blocks 'Runway' move
Reality TV: Weinstein Co. to appeal injunction — "Project Runway's" catwalk strut to Lifetime has hit a snag. A New York judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday, temporarily barring the Weinstein Co. from moving the reality series from Bravo to Lifetime or marketing any such move.
'Top Gear' moves into fast lane
Reality TV: BBC show gets ready to shift to NBC — The BBC’s “Top Gear” began life as a staid, 30-minute regional magazine show about cars aimed at male audiences who wanted to talk horsepower and camshafts.