Paige Hemmis, The Superstars: Week 3 and Going Strong!

• Jul 7, 2009 10:06 AM ET
• by Paige Hemmis

Another day in paradise. I'm sitting on our balcony again, listening to the rush of the wind (perhaps the wind never stops here), the occasional sound of hammering of nails, trying to get comfortable. It seems that no position is without pain. Today's pain is my left groin muscle. Owwww!

There are many clouds in the sky today, but they are moving at a rapid pace, revealing sun every few minutes. Below me, hotel staff is cleaning the pools with a large machine that is traveling along the pool's bottom surface. It reminds me of those ... read more

Big Brother 11 Houseguests Revealed

• Jul 1, 2009 04:51 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

Jordan and Ronnie, Big Brother 11

CBS has announced (most) of the 13 houseguests who will be competing for the $500,000 grand prize on Big Brother 11 this summer.

Host Julie Chen made the reveal on CBS' Early Show, but only introduced 12 players. The remaining mystery guest — which the blogosphere suggests will be a player from a past season — will be announced July 7, two days before the show's premiere.

Check out photos of the Big Brother 11 houseguests

The cast is relatively young (the oldest contestant is a 41-year-old school teacher/DJ) and features the usual suspects: a buxom blonde, a beefy jock, an edgy type (tattoos!) and a bikini model. But this might also be ... read more

Idol Rich: Is Simon Cowell Worth $144 Million a Year?

• Jun 30, 2009 08:20 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell could command a salary of $108 million to $144 million if he continues with American Idol beyond the coming season, according to a British newspaper.

Cowell, who serves as the most polarizing — and thus the most entertaining — judge on the Fox hit has been offered "three to four times" his current annual appearance fee of $36 million, a source close to Idol executive producer Simon Fuller tells the U.K.'s The Guardian.

Read how Ryan Seacrest keeps Idol pitch-perfect

A Fox spokesperson ... read more

David Alan Grier Returns to Standup (Sort of), "Brainwashed" by Dancing

• Jun 27, 2009 04:01 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier's name has been associated with dancing more so than anything else this year, with his appearances on Dancing with the Stars and in Dance Flick. But this weekend, DAG is going back to his standup roots. As part of... read more

I'm a Celebrity Hosts Make Season 2 Cast Picks

• Jun 26, 2009 09:46 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Damien Fahey

Lou Diamond Phillips took his seat on the I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! throne earlier this week, but the show's hosts are already looking for his successor.

"I would love to see..." read more

Fox Dating Show Reveals Its "Husky Hunk" of a Bachelor

• Jun 25, 2009 02:35 PM ET
• by Kari Friedlander

Luke Conley

Meet Luke Conley, the "husky hunk" who will choose from 20 full-figured females and (hopefully) find the woman of his dreams on More to Love, a new dating competition airing on Fox this summer.

A 26-year-old former college football player turned successful real estate investor, Conley stands 6-foot-3 and weighs "over 300 pounds," says Fox's press release. He says is looking for a woman who is "intelligent, passionate, down-to-earth, full-figured and comfortable in her own skin."

View our round-up of TV's best big guy/hot wife couples.

As for the ladies who will lobby to claim this loveable lunk's big heart, the only quality they seem to share is a desire to find love. With careers ranging from a plus-sized model to lawyer to ... read more

Jessica Simpson Is Coming Back to TV

• Jun 24, 2009 09:22 AM ET
• by Kari Friedlander

Jessica Simpson

Former Newlywed Jessica Simpson is returning to TV next year.

VH1 has picked up a docu-series called The Price of Beauty, in which Simpson will travel the globe to learn how women famous and not-so create their own notions of beauty, Variety reports. She'll "study the local fashions, dietary fads and beauty regimes, and even participate in some of the extreme practices she discovers."

Simpson is hopeful the series will be a learning experience. "I am really looking forward to ... read more

Ratings: Jon & Kate's Split Is a Record-Breaking Hit, and More

• Jun 23, 2009 04:11 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Jon & Kate Plus 8

Some recent ratings highlights:

• Jon & Kate plus their big announcement on Monday drew a whopping audience of 10.6 million total viewers — setting a new all-time high for not only the hiatus-bound series but for TLC as a whole. Week-to-week, the series enjoyed a 365 percent gain.

• I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! delivered its smallest Monday audience to date, just 4.3 mil. It all ends Wednesday!

• The Season 2 launch of The Secret Life of the American Teenager spoke to 4.7 million viewers, making it the ABC Family series' most-watched ... read more

Heidi and Spencer to Return to I'm a Celebrity for "All-Out Battle"

• Jun 22, 2009 07:47 PM ET
• by Anna Dimond

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag

Heidi and Spencer Pratt are heading back to the jungle for Wednesday's finale of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (8 pm/ET on NBC), the show's executive producer told TVGuide.com.

"They arrive fist thing in the morning [on Tuesday]," Jayson Dinsmore said. "I'm expecting..." read more

Paige Hemmis, The Superstars: The Competition Looks Extreme

• Jun 22, 2009 01:41 PM ET
• by Paige Hemmis

Paige Hemmis with Bode Miller

In this new series of TVGuide.com celebrity blog entries, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's Paige Hemmis shares an inside look at her run on ABC's The Superstars, premiering Tuesday, June 23, at 8 pm/ET.

Usually, I write to you while I'm building a house for a family on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This time, my location is a bit more glamorous — the Bahamas! But my television experience is not glamorous in the least. It consists of hard work, both mentally and physically, and many of us are ... read more