• ABC to air new 'Dancing with the Stars' and 'Bachelor' editions this fall

  May 15, 2007
  ABC has announced that new Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor editions will air as part of its Fall 2007 primetime programming schedule.

• Fox reveals the identities of its 'On the Lot' reality series semifinalists

  May 14, 2007
  Fox has announced the 50 aspiring filmmakers who will compete as semifinalists in On the Lot, Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg's new American Idol-like movie-making reality competition series that will premiere with two one-hour audition episodes on Tuesday, May 22 at 9PM ET/PT and Thursday, May 24 at 9PM ET/PT.
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  Bravo reveals its 'Top Chef 3' cast, series to premiere June 13

  May 9, 2007
  Bravo has revealed the identies of the 15 up-and-coming culinary wizards who will compete on Top Chef's third season, which will premiere Wednesday, June 13 at 10PM ET/PT but be proceeded by a special hour-long charity cook-off that will pit previous Top Chef contestants against one another and air a week earlier.
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  Former 'American Idol 4' finalist Jessica Sierra sued over assault

  May 5, 2007
  A former "American Idol" finalist is being sued for gashing a stranger's head with a cocktail glass in Tampa, Fla.

• Report: Bravo greenlights new 'Take My Ex' reality series pilot

  April 10, 2007
  Bravo has greenlit the production of a pilot for Take My Ex, a new reality series that would follow divorced people attempting to play matchmaker for their ex-spouses.

• Alligator captured in Indiana trailer park

  March 21, 2007
  Animal enforcement officers in Gary, Ind., have captured an alligator found wandering in the city.

• Pigeons sought in Maltese Falcon theft

  February 13, 2007
  "There's only one Maltese Falcon," said Sydney Greenstreet, but the replica stolen from a San Francisco joint is as valuable to its owner as the real deal.

• Akron Watson disqualified from 'American Idol 6' Hollywood round

  February 8, 2007
  Akron Watson had a golden ticket in hand during Tuesday night's American Idol broadcast of auditions from San Antonio -- but the 23-year-old Dallas-born singer won't be appearing in the Hollywood Round. 

• Roswell offers official logo for UFO fest

  February 6, 2007
  Roswell, N.M., has offered to sell local businesses the rights to print the city's official UFO logo on merchandise promoting a 2007 festival.
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  'Top Chef 2' runner-up Marcel Vigneron talks about his experience

  February 2, 2007
  Although he came up short in his attempt to be crowned the reality competition's winner, Marcel Vigneron describes his experience on the second season of Bravo's Top Chef as "a little bit bizarre, very interesting, and all in all, just a wonderful opportunity."

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