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'Survivor' star raises AIDS awareness with celeb soccer match

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:50:51 +1900

"Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn took a break from dribbling a soccer ball 550 miles to host a star-studded charity soccer match Thursday, raising awareness and money for AIDS in Africa.

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Arts, Briefly: ‘Survivor’ Wins for CBS

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 04:12:12 +1900

On Thursday, a night otherwise dominated by coverage of the vice-presidential debate, week two of “Survivor: Gabon” lifted CBS to No. 1 in the ratings. >

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Exclusive Interview: Paloma Soto-Castillo of 'Survivor: Gabon'

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 01:14:01 +1900

Paloma knew that the minute that she hugged that pole in last night's reward challenge that she was in trouble. Two players from the opposing tribe would have to pull her off and drag her through the sand to their...

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Survivor: Gabon - The Merits of Ace, an Arrogant Jerk

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:22:48 +1900

Could I have jinxed this season any worse? My last two articles on Survivor: Gabon focused on how I liked Paloma and despised Ace. And, what do you think happens? Of course, Ace orchestrates the elimination of poor Paloma. I'll...

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Survivor: Gabon - Episode 3 Recap

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 04:24:53 +1900

On tonight’s episode of Survivor: Gabon, the Fang tribe had a hard time dealing with their hunger issues. Somehow, the tribe had been eating 3 meals a day but realized quickly that they wouldn’t be able to ration enough food...

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'Survivor' Scoop: Not So Fast, Kota

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +1900

Thursday night’s episode of CBS reality hit, “Survivor Gabon: Earth's Last Eden,” opened with the dejected Fang tribe quarreling amongst themselves -- and ended with a surprised Kota tribe sending home one of their own. At the show's outset, Fang's Randy pointed out that the tribe’s rice supply was dwindling, and maybe they should cut back to two meals per day, but G.C. didn’t like that idea. Randy told the camera, “The cancer in the tribe is G.C. … our tribe is going to continue to have problems until that cancer is excised.” But despite the tribe’s losing streak and internal arguments, in the first challenge -- a reward challenge, the team strong-armed their way to their first victory, winning blankets hammock, pillows and a mat.

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Reality Check: What Were You Watching?

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 03:58:13 +1900

What a night for reality TV: The Survivor castaways quarreled over rice rations in Gabon, Tim Gunn returned to raid closets with a new co-host and...something else.Oh right, the big debate between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden. There was that, too.

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Survivor: Gabon - Episode 3 Live Thoughts

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:43:17 +1900

I don't get it. Isn't Survivor: Gabon's Crystal supposed to be an Olympic athlete? She was one of the last people up the hill in the first challenge. That could just be her pretending to be weaker than she is. ...

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Survivor's Big Reveal

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:28:13 +1900

Average folks don't always look so fab in their dirty underwear.But Survivor: Gabon's Marcus is an obvious exception to this season's nothing-but-the-clothes-off-your-backs wardrobe constraints. Even Charlie, his tribemate and an openly gay lawyer from NYC, can't stop drooling over the boxer-clad hetero Harvard grad.

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Survivor: Gabon - Picking My Horses

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:21:33 +1900

Survivor: Gabon is my perfect TV show, I think. Survivor has always been my favorite reality show, though from season to season the show can be inconsistent. Some settings are better than others. One of my favorite TV events of...

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Survivor's Big Reveal (E! Online)

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:23:12 +1900

E! Online - Average folks don't always look so fab in their dirty underwear.

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Cynthia Nixon: Breast Cancer Survivor

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:00:00 +1900

"It's not a death sentence," the SATC star explains to OK ! about the disease. Cynthia Nixon is opening up to OK ! about her battle-- and victory over breast cancer two years ago.Â The Sex and the City star, who walked 3.1 miles with her...

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'Survivor' Reveals a Bit Too Much for Watchdog Group

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +1900

CBS, the network that gave us the Nipple That Knicker-Knotted a Nation, now brings us the Peekaboo Penis.

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Too Much Tyra Banks Makes Watching 'America's Next Top Model' a Trial

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:01:35 +1900

Editor's Note: This is a weekly guest post from the TV staff at Film.com. Check back here on Wednesdays for more Film.com stories about your favorite shows: Big Brother, The Amazing Race, Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, American Idol and...

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Survivor: Gabon - Charlie Herschel Knew Clay Aiken's Secret

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:07:44 +1900

29 year old Charlie Herschel could soon gain notoriety for being the winner of Survivor: Gabon but he still has a long way to go. Until then, he’s earned some notoriety for another reason: the openly gay Herschel knew Clay...

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Casting Couch: Diddy's Star Search; Demi's Sonny Days; Jesse's tru Calling (E! Online)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:34:32 +1900

E! Online - • He's made the band. Now Diddy's looking to be a StarMaker. The hip-hop multihyphenate is teaming up with MTV and Survivor mastermind Mark Burnett for a new reality series. Taking the Idol formula one step further, StarMaker features solo artists trying to outperform each other while also dealing with photo ops, press interviews, paparazzi and living together. The premiere is set for January.

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Exclusive Interview: Gillian Larson of 'Survivor: Gabon'

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:13:55 +1900

Gillian was able to return to her roots when she joined the 17th season of Survivor, located in Gabon, Africa. This native of South Africa is a long time fan of Survivor and has been trying to get cast on...

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Exclusive Interview: Michelle Chase of 'Survivor: Gabon'

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:29:02 +1900

I don't want BuddyTV readers to get the wrong idea about my opinions of Michelle. I'm certainly not her biggest fan and I can see where she made mistakes in her social game. However, voting out strong players early on...

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TV Ratings Drop for Thursday Premieres

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:47:18 +1900

Season premiere episodes of some of television's most popular shows on Thursday were down significantly from last year. From ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty to CBS' Survivor and NBC's ER and The Office , every season premiere that aired on Thursday disappointed, according to the Hollywood Reporter 's Live Feed blog. The two-hour premiere of Grey's Anatomy won the night with 18.3 million viewers but was down 18% from last year's premiere. See photos of Grey's Anatomy stars' love lives . Ugly Betty had 9.8 million viewers - off 15% from last season's opener. Survivor aired it's first HD episode and its first two-hour premiere - but it ranked as the lowest-rated premiere of the show with 13 million viewers, down 12%. My Name Is Earl garnered just 6.4 million viewers, down 29% from last year. The Office was off 6% with 9.2 million viewers while the final season of ER opened with a new premiere low of 7.9 million viewers, down 20%. Separately, Fox's Do Not ...

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Survivor: Gabon - First Impressions of the Cast

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:25:40 +1900

Survivor: Gabon boasts the most stunning scenery we've seen in the show's seventeen seasons. Unlike Survivor's first season in Africa (otherwise known as “The Worst Setting Ever for a Survivor Season”), Gabon is a lush and expansive place. The producers...

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Ratings down during first Thursday back

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:58:00 +1900

On Thursday night, NBC's "The Office," ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and CBS' "Survivor" all drew lower ratings than their season premieres last year.

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Survivor: China Couple Reveal Engagement Details

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:40:00 +1900

Jaime Dugan and Erik Huffman tell PEOPLE about his surprise propsal and their whirlwind romance

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Survivor: Gabon - Episode 1 Recap

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:15:09 +1900

On tonight’s season premiere of Survivor: Gabon, the contestants were dropped off in the middle of Africa with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Jeff has each player introduce themselves and say what their occupation is. Some choose to...

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The Survivor Scoop: Tale of Two Tribes

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:00:00 +1900

Check out our "Survivor Gabon: Earth's Last Eden" photo gallery here . Lions and rhinos and elephants, oh my! Reality kingpin “Survivor” embarked on another challenge Thursday night as the show set foot on the African continent for the second time as “Survivor Gabon: Earth’s Last Eden” premiered on CBS. In Gabon, important decisions are made by elders, so the two oldest competitors, Bob Crowley , and Gillian Larson , were appointed as the first to choose their teammates.

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Only 16 Survive Gabon's First Week

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:28:15 +1900

As the large-onion alliance forms on one side, so self-destructs the other.A host of perceived strengths and weaknesses of all stripes were laid bare early on in the two-hour opener of Survivor: Gabon—Earth's Last Eden, the 17th installment of the pioneering reality series, the object of which is to form alliances, chuck the haters and then turn on your frenemies as suavely as possible. (Lots of tests of mental and physical fortitude involved, as well.)

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Survivor: Gabon - Episode 1 Live Thoughts

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:56:32 +1900

YES! Survivor returns tonight for its 17th season and, for me, it never gets old. I'm a fan who's been watching the game since the very beginning. This season, Survivor heads back to Africa for only the second time in...

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'Survivor: China' Contestants Announce Engagement

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:12:35 +1900

Survivor fans may remember that two seasons ago, in China, there were two players who kept dodging romance rumors. Erik Huffman and Jaime Duggan first met when they were teamed up on the Zhan Hu tribe. While getting to know...

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Gay Survivor Spills on Aiken's Outing

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:21:21 +1900

Charlie Herschel says he was Clay's confidant just before he came out of the closet. If there was ever a way to promote your reality television debut, this is it! Star of the new season of Survivor: Gabon , Charlie Herschel , is...

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Survivor: Gabon - Predict The Final 4

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:49:12 +1900

I've got bad news for female Survivor fans who are all about girl power. It doesn't seem that the BuddyTV readers think very many of the women are going far this season on Survivor: Gabon. As we gear up for...

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