Secret Talents Silenced

A new reality show for CBS hit the airwaves Tuesday night, to less than stellar reviews.  The show was to be called Secret Talents of the Stars, and was going to be a showcase of well-known movie and television stars doing things they never done before.

CBS has announced that Tuesday night’s world premiere would also be it’s grand finale.  With only one show under it’s belt, Secret Talents of the Stars has been cancelled.  According to the ratings, the show only brought in a little over 4 million viewers.  In it’s time slot, CBS is going to air two weeks of 48 Hours Mysteries.  That will be replaced on April 29th, with the lawyer drama, Shark, starring James Woods.

This isn’t the only show to get a quick axe so far this season.  The NBC show, Quarterlife, was cancelled in February, but was then picked up by Bravo.  CBS has also cancelled a musical drama called Viva Laughlin after only two episodes.  However, Secrets Talents of the Stars is now the quickest cancellation of the season.  There’s something to remember for that next version of Trivial Pursuit.

 

Miss USA Pageant 2008

On Friday, April 11th, NBC will air the annual Miss USA pagent live from Las Vegas. This year’s hosts are the infamous brother and sister team, Donny and Marie Osmond. A few of the judges lined up for this years competition are Joey Fatone of N’Sync, comedian Rob Schneider, and Project Runway winner Christian Siriano.

For the first time ever, the average person can go online and vote for who they think should hold the title of Miss Photogenic. The winner of this part of the competition will be announced during the actual event on live television.

Who will be your favorite this year, and who will be crowned Miss USA 2008? Tune in on April 11th, on NBC to find out. I’m sure this will be a year to remember.

Catfight Over Project Runway

In November, Project Runway will begin it’s sixth season. However, this year, we will be watching on a new network. Project Runway will be strutting it’s stuff on the Lifetime Network. This is a major achievement for the network that was designed with women in mind. However, the execs at the Bravo network are not happy.

Project Runway producers announced on Monday, that they were making the move, to the chagrin of Bravo execs. The Bravo network has reportedly filed a lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, which is the shows production company. Bravo sites that they had first rights to match any offer made to the show, but the Weinstein brothers still made the choice to make the move.

Though the fifth season of the show will still air on Bravo this summer, they will now have to rely on shows such as Top Chef and Make Me A Supermodel to keep them moving. The only problem is that these shows don’t have the momentum that Project Runway has.

So, in the coming months, we’ll have to keep an eye on this story. There could be a catfight on the Project Runway.