TV REALITY SHOWS

'Survivor: South Pacific' $1 million prize won by med student, 22

Sophie Clarke slayed the competition on "Survivor: South Pacific."

By Derrik J. Lang , December 19, 2011

1st 'Survivor' winner Hatch released from Rhode Island prison

Reality television star Richard Hatch has been released from a Rhode Island prison after serving a nine-month sentence for failing to pay back taxes.

By Associated Press , December 12, 2011

Reality TV star Brody Jenner, singer Avril Lavigne report assault in L.A.

Reality TV star Brody Jenner says he was hit with a bottle outside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and girlfriend singer Avril Lavigne tweeted that she was also attacked.

By Associated Press , November 08, 2011

'I married for love': Kardashian, apologizing for divorce, 'got caught up with hoopla'

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The 31-year-old reality star posted a message to her fans on her website Tuesday, one day after filing for divorce from former Minnesota Gophers basketball star Kris Humphries, whom she married in a lavish ceremony that aired as a two-hour TV special on E!

By Sandy Cohen , November 02, 2011

VIDEOS: 10 weeks into marriage, Kardashian files for divorce from Minnesota's Humphries

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Just 10 weeks after her star-studded, made-for-TV wedding, reality starlet Kim Kardashian filed for divorce today from NBA player Kris Humphries, citing irreconcilable differences.

By Associated Press , November 01, 2011

Moorhead man competes for model’s reality TV heart

Judging strictly by the preview clips for “The Ultimate Merger,” which airs again tonight, Nick Stoltman kind of comes off like a Minnesota version of Donald Trump. The blond 23-year-old from Moorhead, a former Moorhead High quarterback, wears a suit stitched for TV, has hair with its own personality and in a voice that hasn’t betrayed his “Fargo” accent. He's part of the cast for the second season of “The Ultimate Merger,” a reality show debuting tonight on the TV One network. In it, Stoltman will be competing against a crew of guys to win the heart of Tocarra, a model who has her own reality TV background.

By Forum Communications , August 04, 2011

He's selling 1.5-pound burger while competing on 'Biggest Loser'

Rulon Gardner won gold at the 2000 Olympics by beating Alexander Karelin, a Russian who hadn't lost in 13 years. Gardner's challenge to all comers now: Finish the burger plus a basket of fries and a 44-ounce drink in 20 minutes.

By Associated Press , February 01, 2011

For first time in show's history, two contestants quit 'Survivor' on same night

Two contestants quit the CBS game in an episode aired on Wednesday. That's a first for the show, which has had only four others leave of their own choice in a history that goes back a decade.

By Associated Press , December 02, 2010

Jennifer Grey overcomes Palin voters to become new 'Dancing' champ

Bristol: Winning would have been 'like big middle finger' at Palin haters
Jennifer Grey, who consistently topped the judges' leaderboard throughout the season, took the "Dancing" title Tuesday, outscoring fellow finalists Kyle Massey and Bristol Palin, who was buoyed for weeks by passionate voters and online efforts to support the single mom.

By Sandy Cohen , November 24, 2010

Grey is perfect in last bid for 'Dancing' votes

Jennifer Grey outscored her fellow "Dancing With the Stars" finalists Monday in their last bid for viewer votes, finishing with a perfect score.

By Sandy Cohen , November 23, 2010

VH1 reality show's 'Cornfed' contestant from Detroit Lakes eliminated

Abbi Noah's run on the VH1 reality show "I Love Money 4" appears to be over.

By Herald Staff Report , November 11, 2010

‘Extreme Makeover’ price tag for city of Moorhead exceeds $30,000

But property taxes to recoup $25,000, city says
Police officers, firefighters and street department workers put in 551 overtime hours associated with the production and were paid $17,464 in overtime wages by the city. Salaried workers additionally helped the effort but did not get additional pay.

By Dave Olson , November 01, 2010

Detroit Lakes' Abbi Noah’s back to reality (TV)

As Noah’s reality TV resume expands with her current run on VH1’s centrifuge of melodrama and greed “I Love Money 4,” the girl called Cornfed wants us to know a few more things about her: She’s not fat, she’s not a clumsy non-athlete, and she’s not trying to resurrect her reality TV career through this program that airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

By Robert Morast , October 29, 2010

Moorhead 'Extreme Makeover' family: 'God bless all of you'

A day after being given a new handicapped-accessible home, the family thanked everyone who made TV's “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” house happen – and came away with a few more gifts.

By Helmut Schmidt , October 12, 2010

Hot, crowded conditions didn’t dampen Moorhead 'Extreme Makeover' spirits

Onlookers sat on rooftops, climbed trees, perched on Dumpsters and pushed up against barriers to catch a glimpse of the Grommeshes’ reaction when they finally moved that proverbial bus a little after 3 p.m.

By Tammy Swift , October 11, 2010