Real Housewives Moving to Washington D.C.

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip, News

As if the nation’s capital needed any more drama.

Bravo - in an apparent attempt to dilute The Real Housewives franchise like MTV with The Real World - has just put out its feelers for a new city. Today, the cable channel announced that it’s heading further east.

“We’re tapping personalities who are among Washington D.C.‘s influential players, cultural connoisseurs, fashion sophisticates and philanthropic leaders - the people who rub elbows with the most prominent people in the country and easily move in the city’s diverse political and social circles,” Frances Berwick, Bravo Media’s Executive Vice President and General Manager said.

Casting for The Real Housewives of D.C. is still underway. Those with a pulse on the “most important” events around the city and are knowledgable about issues including fashion and economics are being sought after.

Previous installments of the popular docu-series have explored the Orange County, New York and Atlanta regions. The Real Housewives of New Jersey debuted several weeks ago.

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Project Runway to Air this Summer on Lifetime

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, News

Project Runway is finally back in style.

After months of litigation between NBC Universal (owner of Bravo), The Weinstein Company and Lifetime, the hit reality show now has somewhere to go. Starting this summer, Season 6 will air on Lifetime.

The trouble began last year when the move to the new cable channel was first announced. NBCU, upset by the loss of its popular program, filed a lawsuit. That action eventually led to countersuits and a preliminary injunction.

Today’s agreement means Runway will be at its second home for at least five seasons. “The Weinstein Company will pay NBCU for the right to move Project Runway to Lifetime. All of the parties are pleased with the outcome,” NBC Universal announced in statement.

No start date yet has been announced for the next installment. The Fashion Week finale was taped back in February.

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New Addition Named for Real Housewives of Atlanta

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Gossip

When we last left the ladies of Atlanta, Sheree was pretending to be a fashion designer, Kim was telling everyone she once maybe had something kind of like cancer, Lisa was threatening to put the wigged one in her place, NeNe was looking for a new home and DeShawn was being booted from the show.

Although it was rumored Tameka Foster would be the newest member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, that is no longer the case. (Did her recent trip to Brazil somehow get in the way?) Single mother Kandi Burruss will now be joining the four other drama queens for Round 2.

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Project Runway Carries On Without a Home

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip

As they say, the (fashion) show must go on.

Even though Lifetime and Bravo are still fighting over Project Runway’s future, production on the reality program has been going on as planned. For attendees of New York’s Fashion Week, that meant viewing collections from a bunch of unknown designers. Literally unknown.

At today’s Bryant Park taping, Season 6’s final three contestants got the opportunity to see their clothes on the runway. Unfortunately, unlike in seasons past, the designers weren’t allowed a chance to speak. Nor did anyone know whose creations they were. In an attempt to keep the outcome a surprise, the collections were presented to the audience blindly.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Cut from Season 2

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip, News

If you thought DeShawn Snow was the least memorable character of the last Real Housewives reunion, you weren’t the only one. DeShawn, the wife of Cleveland Cavalier’s Eric Snow, has just been told that she will not be returning for Season 2.

In a recent interview with Essence.com,  Snow says she just learned this week that her run on Bravo had come to an end. This news came as a surprise because the mother of three had just been in talks with the producers of The Real Housewives of Atlanta back in December.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (1/12)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, ER, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:

EXTENSIONS

• ER (NBC) - Three more episodes ordered

RENEWALS

• Baldwin Hills (BET) - Season 3
• Cash Cab (Discovery) - Season 4
• College Hill (BET) - Season 6
• Destination Truth (Sci Fi) - Season 3
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!) - Season 3
• The Life and Times of Tim (HBO) - Season 2
• Mad Men (AMC) - Season 3
• Make Me a Supermodel (Bravo) - Season 2
• The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo) - Season 2
• ‘Til Death (FOX) - Season 4

(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (12/21)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Bravo, Cable

Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:

RENEWALS

• Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E) - Season 6
• Ghost Hunters (Sci Fi) - Season 6
• Ghost Hunters International (Sci Fi) - Season 2
• My Big Redneck Wedding (CMT) - Season 3
• My Boys (TBS) - Season 3
• Paranormal State (A&E) - Season 3
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo) - Season 2

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Celebrate the Holidays with Bravo Marathons

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable

The bad news about the holidays? Repeats are hard to avoid. The good news about the holidays? You can now catch up on programs you missed the first time around.

Starting next week, Bravo will air a series of their best marathons. If your DVRs are in need of space, you might want to start making room now.

Sunday, December 21
The Rachel Zoe Project (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
The Real Housewives of Orange County (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

Tuesday, December 23
Flipping Out (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Wednesday, December 24
Top Chef: Chicago (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

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Will Real Housewives’ Kim Zolciak Really Make an Album?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip, Video

Anyone with a pair of ears - or any set of standards - knows one thing: Kim Zolciak can’t sing. Unfortunately, that’s something the delusional star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta refuses to believe.

Despite her disastrous recording session with producer Dallas Austin - and her cringe-inducing lesson with a vocal coach (that can be seen above) - Zolciak insists her career is still a go. In an interview with Essence magazine, the woman with the “God-given talent” warned us to be on the lookout for her upcoming single.

My first song, “Tight Rope,” will be out the first week in January, but I’m not sure when the album will be coming out. [Dallas Austin] wrote and produced it. He originally sent me three but I fell in love with the beat and lyrics. The song is about walking a tight rope with somebody. It [speaks] to my personal life and my relationship and just life in general. It definitely applies to my life, but after seeing that footage on the show where it looks like I can’t sing! I guess it makes for good television but it looked awful to me. People will just have to wait for my album to see the deal.

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TV on DVD: November 4, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, HBO, WB, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today:

• Batman (Complete Animated Series)
• Fraggle Rock (Complete Series)
• JAG (Judge Advocate General) (Season 7)
• Primeval (Complete Series 1 and 2)
• Project Runway (Season 4)
• Reaper (Season 1)
• Route 66 (Season 2)
• Spin City (Season 1)
• Tori and Dean: Inn Love (Season 2)
• The Wild Wild West (Complete Series)

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