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What's Your Favorite Bravo Reality Show Now?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:30:26 -0700

Project Runway has moved to Lifetime, but that doesn't mean I'm giving up all my reality TV addictions on Bravo. I'll still faithfully watch Top Chef, The Rachel Zoe Project, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List and - I admit it - Millionaire Matchmaker. And even without Project Runway Bravo continues to draw in the masses, as the network's ratings haven't suffered too much so far.

So what are you still watching? What's your favorite Bravo reality show?

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TV Tonight: The Rachel Zoe Project

BuzzSugar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:30:43 -0700

If you've watched Bravo at all recently, it's probably been hard to miss the promos for the next season of stylist Rachel Zoe's show The Rachel Zoe Project, all promising plenty of drama to go along with the fun and fashion.

I'll admit it, I got into this show last season, in the same way so many reality shows before it have roped me in: weekend marathons (looking at you, Millionaire Matchmaker; why do I watch that show?!). I wouldn't have thought it would be my cup of tea, but there's something mesmerizing about getting a behind-the-scenes look at how not-glamorous this seemingly glamorous world can be.

The next season starts tonight on Bravo - will you watch? Or does all this "I die"-ing make you a little crazy? To check out a preview, mostly re-introducing Rachel's assistants Taylor and Brad, read more.

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TV Tonight: Watch What Happens: Live

BuzzSugar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:30:01 -0700

Bravo's SVP of Original Programming and Development, Andy Cohen, who is perhaps best known as the host of the various Real Housewives reunion specials, brings his online series, Watch What Happens, to the small screen tonight. Airing live (for you East Coasters) at midnight, the weekly show is said to be a take on pop culture showcasing guests from Bravo's most popular shows. It will also follow a similar format to its online predecessor - meaning there's an interactive slant that allows viewers to submit questions for guests.

First up: Danielle Staub from The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Yes, that's the infamous Danielle, so, if you've got a burning question about "the book" or the current status of her friendships with the other NJ housewives, now is the time to ask.

Have any of you watched the web-series? Will you be tuning in (very late) tonight?

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Do You Want to See Four More Hours of New Jersey's Housewives?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:10:19 -0700

The last "table-flipping" dinner of The Real Housewives of New Jersey was so juicy, Bravo plans to stretch unaired footage from the series into four more hours. So, more screeching, more temper tantrums, and probably more discussion about everyone's "buhbees."

One hour will be devoted to just the footage from That Dinner that didn't make it into the finale. Then there will be an extended two-part reunion that will air next Tuesday and Thursday. And finally, "Bravo has found enough editing-room clippings . . . to paste together a fourth and final extra hour subtitled 'The Lost Footage.' This one is scheduled for Thursday, July 9."

I thought the finale on Tuesday night was a solid - albeit tense and frightening - way to end the short season of Real Housewives, and while I don't feel the need to see more of these ladies, I probably will watch all this extra footage.

What do you think? Was the finale enough (or too much)? Or will you tune in for every last drop of Real Housewives insanity?

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Bravo Branches Out to Scripted Shows, Adds More Reality

BuzzSugar — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:30:25 -0700

Bravo presented its post-Project Runway plans to advertisers today, and a good deal of the shows look familiar: competitions and reality series focusing on leaders in food, style, and art. The shows will bring some familiar reality stars back to the network and attempt to create some new ones as well. But that's not all: Bravo's also attempting a couple of scripted series. Here's everything Bravo announced, and here are a few of the things that stood out to me:

Blueprint and 30 Under 30: Those are Bravo's two scripted shows in development. Blueprint comes from the company behind Gossip Girl and focuses on two New York City architects and friends, one gay and one straight. 30 Under 30, meanwhile, sounds like it could be the scripted version of what happens to Bravo reality stars once their shows are done: its focus is a group of friends (including an up-and-coming chef and a high-end real estate agent) who find themselves on a "30 Under 30" list and thus begin to rise through New York social circles.
Kell on Earth and Laura Bennett: Can't get enough Kelly Cutrone on The Hills? No worries: Bravo has ordered a series called Kell on Earth following her and People's Revolution. Meanwhile, Project Runway star Laura Bennett - she of the lace dresses and many children - now has her own show in development.
American Artist and Launch My Line - Bravo confirmed its older news that Sarah Jessica Parker's American Artist will become a series. Meanwhile, Launch My Line will feature celebrities competing for the chance to launch their own fashion lines.

To hear about a couple of other shows Bravo has in development - and which one has Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher behind it - just read more.

Eric B. - Bravo's already focused on celebrity chefs, stylists, and matchmakers, so really, why not a florist? Eric Buterbaugh designed the flowers for Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's wedding (among others), so it's probably not surprising that the couple is behind this reality show.
Secret Life of Supermodels - Yeah, the Weinstein folks might have thought they one-upped Bravo with their behind-the-scenes Models of the Runway show, but this potential series will focus on working supermodels,including Carol Alt, Maggie Rizer, and Mariel Hemingway, as they travel the world and deal with the challenges of being professionally beautiful.
Design Sixx - This series will focus on real estate rehabbers Robert and Cortney Novogratz and their six children, who travel around new York living in rundown buildings and turning them into multimillion-dollar luxury dwellings.
Social Heights - Like the network's 30 Under 30, but real: This series focuses on a group of New York socialites and "will capture all the tension, drama and politics inherent to life among New York's social elite. . . . Some will climb, some will fall and others will be pushed off - but in the end, they all will learn what it's like to try and make it to the heights of New York society."

Do any of these sound like shows you'll be watching? Will this help fill Bravo's Project Runway hole?

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Bravo Moves Into Spring With The Fashion Show

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:30:28 -0700

No Project Runway? No problem - or at least that's what Bravo's hoping now that it's setting its schedule for Spring. The Fashion Show will attempt to take over the Runway-shaped hole in our hearts when it premieres May 7.

The show is the first of Bravo's new Spring series to premiere; a week later, the latest Real Housewives edition - in New Jersey this time - will start airing May 12. The network also has a third season of Shear Genius and a new photography reality show called Double Exposure on tap for later in the year.

But I'm most curious about The Fashion Show, since it seems to be aiming right for the Runway sweet spot while that show remains in legal limbo. Isaac Mizrahi and Kelly Rowland will host and judge the show, along with judge Fern Mallis and other guest judges from the fashion scene. Unlike Runway, which focuses mostly on aspiring designers, The Fashion Show follows pros. They'll compete in various challenges, with each episode ending with a fashion show and a winner decided by both the judges and a live studio audience. The winner will have his designs manufactured for sale by a major retailer.

Other than the two contestants up for public vote earlier this year, Bravo hasn't announced who will be competing, but I expect we should be meeting the designers soon. For now, to check out a video with Mizrahi, Rowland, and Mallis talking about the show, just read more.

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Judge Says Project Runway Can't Move to Lifetime

BuzzSugar — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:01:55 -0700

Don't expect to see Project Runway on Lifetime anytime soon. Today, a judge ruled in NBC's favor and blocked the show's move from Bravo to Lifetime. According to an NBC statement:

The overwhelming evidence demonstrated that The Weinstein Company violated NBC Universal's right of first refusal to future cycles of Project Runway. After hearing all of the evidence, the court issued an order prohibiting The Weinstein Company from taking the show or any spinoff to Lifetime.

No statement from Lifetime yet, but I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, it's unclear what this means for any future seasons of Project Runway on Bravo. The last report from Lifetime was that casting had been done for season six with new producers Bunim/Murray, and the show would start airing in January.

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Lifetime Pushes Project Runway to January

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:45:50 -0700

Looks like we won't be getting three seasons of Project Runway crammed into this year after all. Lifetime's been saying for months now that its first season of Runway would premiere in November, but now that's been pushed till January.

If it happens at all, that is. NBC is challenging whether Lifetime even has the rights to air the show, and a lawsuit over the show is still pending in court.

Nobody's directly blaming the lawsuit for the delay, though. One source told Entertainment Weekly that Bunim/Murray, the Real World producers who are taking over the show from Magical Elves when it moves to Lifetime, couldn't get production organized for a Fall start. Another source disputed that, though, saying casting is done for season six and the production was totally on schedule.

Either way, a Lifetime representative said this change means Runway will be back on its regular, two-seasons-per-year schedule - which makes me breathe a big sigh of relief. I'm already feeling overloaded from this year's two seasons, and I wasn't sure I could psych myself up for a third. Now at least we'll have a little bit of a break to regroup before we see what Lifetime does with the show. What do you think - good news or bad news?

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TV Tonight: Project Runway

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:30:48 -0700

It's sew time! Project Runway's barely been gone long enough for me to miss it, and yet I'm finally feeling the excitement about the show's fifth season.

It helps now that we've been able to see the contestants and, in Fab's case, even pick a few favorites. And, of course, there's the little issue of it possibly being the show's final season on Bravo before the big move to Lifetime. I wouldn't miss that for the world (hey, it could be the end of Runway as we know it), and so even if Christian Siriano's catchphrases are still ringing in my head, I suppose I can get on with the business of a new season.

That business, not terribly surprisingly, appears to involve the contestants being caught off-guard by Tim Gunn, who awakens them early in the morning - or is it still technically night? - for their first challenge in the video below. (For a peek at the designers working away at Parsons after learning of the challenge, head over here.) Don't forget Runway's on at a new time tonight, at 9 p.m. EDT and PDT. You can check out the sneak peek, and tell me your hopes for the new season, if you read more.

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Meet Project Runway's New Designers!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:30:42 -0700

Here it is - your first glimpse at the creative folks who will battle it out yet it again on the fifth season of Project Runway. They come from a diverse range of hometowns and ages (well, one designer is 42 years old, which is "diverse" for TV, anyway). You can see Fab's early favorites here, and to check out for yourself who you might be rooting for when the season premieres this Wednesday, hit "Start."
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