Nine women who were tricked into thinking they were reality show contestants have been rescued following a raid, Turkish military police say.

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Big Brother, the reality show that made a household name out of Jade Goody and prompted a minor international incident with India after the 2007 race row, will be axed next year following declining ratings, Channel 4 confirmed yesterday.

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In one murder after another, the Canal Livre TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim.

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Is America sick of Reality Television?

What started out with some generation X kids sharing an apartment on MTV has exploded into an international phenomena that's almost impossible to escape. "Reality television" completely dominates the TV landscape.

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From humble 'Snow White' to vain Gargoyle

I have to laugh at Kate Gosselin; this woman is proof-positive that fame ruins people. I have never watched the reality show that makes a mockery of the population explosion and why ignorant people shouldn't breed.

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Thanks to this ridiculous programming, sexists everywhere can make a cogent case that women are weak, shallow, vain, stupid, gold-digging, desperate delusional @!$%#es. Clearly, it's time we normal women got our day in court.

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An old reality TV kind of British programming has dug up a 15-year-old clip of a candid Susan Boyle performance. The show would ask people in malls and other public places to show off their talents. This has a youngish Susan with a big scrunchy in her hair singing yet again.

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---YouTube video on link page showing a portion of the show.--- Excerpt: Supernanny watchers surely will remember the father who slapped his young children (ages 2 to 9) around and called his teen stepdaughter a slut and a ho -- all on camera.

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Families in a small Texas town that heeded a pastor's call a decade ago to adopt 72 abused and neglected foster children are struggling to make ends meet.

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Families in a small Texas town that heeded a pastor's call a decade ago to adopt 72 abused and neglected foster children are struggling to make ends meet.

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Barry Cooper, a former Texas police officer with eight years of specialty in drug interdiction, first made waves when he released the film "Never Get Busted Again," a how-to guide for evading police drug seizures.

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In August 2005, a dream came true for Paula Goodspeed. Having made it to the third round of American Idol's Season 5 auditions, she stood across a table from Paula Abdul, of whom she was a longtime fan.

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Extreme makeover and weight loss shows are fuelling a surge in the number of Australians going under the knife to dramatically change their appearance, psychologists have warned.

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Dina Lohan's reality show sparks "rage"

You know it's not just hard, but generally a waste of time trying to figure out what makes a person bad. My definition of bad isn't really the same as yours, and if we can't even agree on that, then why bother?

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There is something about "American Idol" that extracts intense emotions from the audience: devotion for the contestants, perhaps, or passion for the songs. For Dave Della Terza, it elicits utter disgust. But it also turns a profit.

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In an international city of more than eight million souls, "The Real Housewives of New York City" documents the lives of five white socialites who juggle Hamptons estates and charity balls.

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The most talented crop of contestants to date...Or so they keep telling us.

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It is typically easier to weave a product into an episode of a reality show like "American Idol" than into a scripted series like "Grey's Anatomy" or "Two and a Half Men."

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Auditions for American Idol 2008 kick off in formulaic fashion.

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For the moment at least, the antistrike strategy of replacing scripted entertainment with so-called reality series seems inspired.

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Highlights and lowlights of the 2007 season including Top 10 performances.

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Because of the writers' strike, networks' schedules will be filled with repeats or reality programs come January.

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As the writers' strike halts much scripted television production, networks are increasingly relying on unscripted fare to fill the programming gaps.

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Would-be contestants can drop big money auditioning for reality television shows and contests.

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The sight of a blind-drunk young woman being assaulted by a Big Brother housemate in what may be the most public rape ever has turned the stomachs of millions of television viewers.

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