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Mark Burnett new 'People's Choice Awards' producer

"The People's Choice Awards" has announced that it's chosen Mark Burnett to produce next year's broadcast.

Mark Burnett series scheduled on History channel

No immunity idols helped TV producer Mark Burnett's latest crew of adventurers, who retraced journalist Henry Stanley's 19th century search in Africa for missing explorer David Livingstone.

'Survivor' producer countersues longtime partner

The producer of hit reality series "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" has countersued his longtime business partner.

Burnett Returns to Helm MTV Movie Awards

Mark Burnett is returning as executive producer of the MTV Movie Awards.

`Survivor' Lunch Lady Won't Take $50,000

Denise Martin, who gained fame as the lunch lady on CBS' reality show "Survivor: China," is donating the $50,000 she received from producer Mark Burnett to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDs Foundation.

`Survivor' Creator Returns to Asia

Seven years after shooting the first season of "Survivor" in Borneo, Mark Burnett is returning to Asia to develop and distribute new reality TV series and game shows.

Producer Mark Burnett, Downey Engaged

Actress Roma Downey and reality-show producer Mark Burnett are engaged, a publicist for the pair said Monday. Burnett proposed to Downey during a Thanksgiving trip to Mexico, publicist Jim Dowd said. Both are 46.

Band Sues CBS Show Over Supernova Name

What happens when two Supernovas collide? Lawsuit. A Southern California rock band called Supernova has filed a complaint against Mark Burnett's CBS reality show "Rock Star: Supernova," saying it had the name first.

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Why TV Sucks (Yes, Lost Too)

Over the past few years we've seen a few television shows stand out amongst the rest, and provide use with truly great entertainment. Yes, we've had a few, but only a few. And because of these seldom seen standouts, people believe TV is flourishing - it isn't.

'Contender' Steps Back in Ring
Source: Zap2it.com

Boxing show returns to ESPN in September. ESPN is extending its boxing franchise "The Contender," ordering up a third season of the Mark Burnett-produced show for a September premiere.

Former 'Pirate Master' contestant Cheryl Kosewicz found dead in home
Source: RealityTVworld.com

Former Pirate Master contestant Cheryl Kosewicz was found dead in her home from an apparent suicide on Friday.

'Pirate Master' walks the plank
Source: TVgasm.com

CBS will burn off the remaining five episodes online, with a new one every Tuesday (good choice, since the show flopped on Thursdays and died on Mondays).

Survivor 16 - Another All Star Survivor?
Source: Survivor.com

The ol intertubes are buzzing with the rumor that the Spring 2008 season of Survivor will, in fact, be another All-Star edition for the long-running reality series.

Mark Burnett is fighting for another reality TV hit
Source: TVgasm.com

With flopperoos Pirate Master and On The Lot clinging to life on CBS and Fox and the combination of the two summer stinkers leading some to declare the end of reality TV's first Golden Era, producer Mark Burnett is heading back to his roots.

'Survivor' falls back on the All-Stars again
Source: TVgasm.com

Maybe Mark Burnett is desperate for a sure thing after the twin flops of Pirate Master and On The Lot, but he's got another All-Star edition of Survivor headed our way whether we or Jeff Probst like it or not.

Pirate Master: I Want That Treasure (season premiere)
Source: TV Squad

So, yeah. It's pretty much Survivor on a ship. There's no way to avoid comparing it. Pirate Master is produced by Survivor creator Mark Burnett-- and if you couldn't tell by the challenges, his style is also quite evident in this new series.

Bodily Dysfunctions | On the Lot: The Numbers Drop Again
Source: EW.com

Good morning to all 14 of you who are not related in some way to one of the contestants or judges and yet are still watching On the Lot. Last Tuesday the show lost 60 percent of its lead-in audience from American Idol.

Spielberg Takes a Stab at Reality TV
Source: msnbc.com

A Mark Burnett/Steven Speilberg powered reality show? Sign me up. Can't wait to see it.

The Amazing "Race" Debate: Surviving Controversy

On the off-chance that you've been living in a cave for the past two or three months: Global shock and outrage was expressed when CBS announced that this season, Survivor would pit four racially segregated tribes against one another in an (alleged) attempt at social commentary.

Why "Survivor: Cook Islands" Doesn't Bother Me, and Why it Shouldn't bother you, Either

So it's old news now, Survivor: Cook Islands divides contestants according to race. They announce it on the CBS Early Show, lots of people cry racism, politicians band together to stop this "racist" beast from hitting the air...

Survivor
Source: cbs.com

WIll you watch Survivor tonight?

Segregated 'Survivor' - Island Life in Black and White (and Yellow and Red) - Associated Content - Associated Content
Source: Associated Content

On Thursday, Survivor: Cook Islands the 13th season of the reality series will premiere. For the first time since its debut, the not-so-popular-as-of-late survival show has the land all atwitter and abuzz.

Decision to Base 'Survivor' Teams on Race and Ethnicity Drags the Issue Out of the Shadows
Source: sptimes.com

... On Thursday, CNN's Headline News and CBS Radio also came calling. Intrigued by an analysis I'd posted on my blog Wednesday, they all wanted this critic of color to weigh in on the question of the moment: Is CBS now prepared to exploit racial strife for ratings gain?

Rockstar: Supernova Episode 1 - Did Tommy Lee Find His Next Wife?

I think Tommy Lee finally found the girl of his dreams last night. Dilana belted out an incredible version of Nirvana's Lithium that absolutely left Tommy Lee speechless. With all her piercings and hard core style, she may have walked right into a proposal of a different kind.

Donald Trump calls Martha Stewart a 'moron'
Source: NY Daily News

The Donald wasn't backing down yesterday in his feud with Martha Stewart - calling her a "moron" and taking pride in his poison-pen letter to her. Donald Trump is still fuming over Stewart having the nerve to blame him for sabotaging her own prime-time "Apprentice" show.

The Ins, Outs and Details of Reality TV Casting
Source: The Morning News

Reality TV isn't for the weak of ego, or the merely normal; to succeed, you must be "super-normal." Our reporter talks to some of the industry's most infamous offspring about their lives after the show—and the psychologists who were responsible for vetting them in the fi

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