April 13, 2004 |
IDOL IDLED
President Bush's last-minute decision to hold a live news conference in prime time tonight is wreaking havoc on Fox's Must-See Tuesday schedule. The network is moving tonight's performance edition of American Idol to Wednesday at 8 pm/ET. As a result, Idol's results show shifts to Thursday at 8 pm/ET (opposite Survivor!), leading into Tru Calling (8:30-9:30) and a repeat Simpsons (9:30-10). Tonight's regularly scheduled 24, meanwhile, will air Sunday at 9 pm/ET against The Sopranos on HBO and Alias on ABC. Elsewhere, NBC is bumping tonight's scheduled season finale of Happy Family to next week (say it ain't so!) and ABC and CBS are going with an all-repeat lineup. |
PAGING THE SPICE CHANNEL...
Britney Spears' reps are shopping around a reality series featuring backstage footage from the European leg of her current Onyx Hotel Tour. According to The Hollywood Reporter, OnTourage would chronicle the "Toxic" singer's adventures with her dancers, bodyguards and managers from the tour bus to the nearest wedding chapel. The six-episode series could be on the air this summer. |
THE RICH GET RICHER
Donald Trump's salary will double for the second edition of The Apprentice. According to the Los Angeles Times, NBC's savior will see his per-episode paycheck increase from $50,000 to at least $100,000 next season. Meanwhile, rumor has it that Trump's voluptuous secretary, Robin Himmler, is on the verge of securing full medical coverage, access to the company's 401k plan and a cubicle with a partial view. |
KITSCHY CHRISTMAS
The success of Sunday's Nick and Jessica Variety Hour — the retro-revue won its timeslot with more than 11 million viewers — has prompted ABC to move forward with plans for a Christmas special hosted by the Newlyweds pair. This time around, suicide hotlines will staff up to meet the extra demand. |
THEY'LL BE BACK
ABC has renewed Hope & Faith, Extreme Makeover, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, According to Jim, My Wife and Kids, George Lopez and America's Funniest Home Videos for next season. Noticeably absent from ABC's pick-up list: Alias and 8 Simple Rules. The net previously announced that NYPD Blue would return in the fall for a 12th and final season, albeit sans leading lady Charlotte Ross. |
HEALTH SCARE
Actress-model Lauren Hutton was airlifted to a New Mexico hospital Monday after experiencing chest pains. Docs later determined that the 60-year-old beauty was just suffering from a little indigestion. In a statement, Hutton said it's important to understand the heart-related risk factors for women and seek treatment immediately. It's equally as important to take a TUM, TUM, TUM, TUM, TUMS after eating anything with curry, as I found out last Valentine's Day. |
THE SWAN
A fast-food addict from Missouri was crowned Miss USA 2004 Monday night. Shandi Finnessey, 25, who listed wrestling a greased pig in a mud pit as one of the craziest things she has ever done, will now represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant in Quito, Ecuador, on June 1. |
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