Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance & American Idol, along with American Idol judge and producer Simon Cowell have created what may be another hit reality competition for us. And they’ve brought it to a new network. Their other shows have been on FOX, but the new Superstars of Dance will be on NBC.
The series will pit the greatest dance performers from all over the world against each other in a competition like no other. It will be hosted by Michael Flatley (Lord of the Dance) and co-hosted by Susie Castillo (House of Payne) and …read more

This time of the year, the prime-time shows go into a repeat pattern and a lot of reality shows wind down. It’s because people tend to be very caught up in the holidays and end of year activities and don’t watch TV as much. Yes, we just started a new season of Secret Millionaire and Top Chef 5, but not much else is happening in the world of reality TV for the next couple of weeks.
But not to worry, there’s a whole new batch of reality series heading our way and here’s the line-up that I have so far:
2008-2009 – …read more

Now that So You Think You Can Dance executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has left American Idol, he has his sights on another huge project for TV. He wants to create a Dance Olympics. (Hey if the regular Olympics won’t make dance a sport, let’s make our own Olypmics, right?) Check out what he has to say:

[Source: TV Guide]

Albert Lawrence from Talk of Fame also got the inside scoop on America’s Best Dance Crew creator Randy Jackson’s wish list for season 3. He also found out how Randy could have possibly pulled off the ABDC Tour during the American Idol auditions. Could he have perfected the art of being in two places at the same time? Let’s see:
[video source]

Tom Bergeron, host of Dancing With the Stars, helped host last night’s Emmy Awards Show. He, along with the other four Emmy nominees in the category of Best Reality Host offered their comedy, their winning personalities and their hosting abilities to the show and it added just the right touch of humor to an otherwise serious event. Here are a few photos of Tom during the show:

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(420,633,123482,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()

(click on “Read More” for the rest)

The first-ever Emmy nominees for Outstanding Reality Show Host were a big part of tonight’s Emmy Award Show. They brought their own humor and fun styles to the show and it was a great celebration of an overdue new Emmy category.
Here’s a fun promotional photo of the nominees; Heidi Klum, Jeff, Probst, Tom Bergeron, Howie Mandel (even though I call his show a game show, not a reality show) and Ryan Seacrest.
[Photo: courtesy of newscom.com]