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Big Brother 13 recap: Thursday, September 8, 2011 Julie Chen, dressed in a sleek all-black pantsuit opens the show tonight. What is that block thing hanging on her necklace? It looks like some kind of Chenbot remote operation device. She tells us the Power of Veto will “make one Houseguest the most powerful player in…

Big Brother 13 recap, Wednesday September 7. Tonight’s show is a special eviction episode. Five House Guests remain: Rachel, Jordan, Kalia, Porsche and Adam. We get a recap of Rachel assuming power as the Head of Household with Porsche and Kalia kissing her feet to avoid eviction and stay in the House after their nomination.…

Tonight ends ABC’s six-episode airing of Take the Money & Run. At stake is $100,000 that must be carefully hidden by the show’s contestants so that two local detectives cannot find it. The contestants must also undergo grueling questioning by the show’s regular interrogators, Paul Bishop and Mary Hanlon-Stone. This week takes us back to…

We’ve got an exciting Fall ahead for reality TV with a brand new show in Simon Cowell’s The X Factor (USA) and some old favorites which start new seasons, such as Survivor: South Pacific, The Amazing Race and Dancing With the Stars. Here are the Fall schedules for all of the Reality TV shows on…

Big Brother recap, Sunday September 4, 2011 Tonight’s show begins with a recap of the past week’s events leading to Porsche becoming Head of Household, Rachel winning the Power of Veto and Shelly’s eviction. Five House Guests remain: Rachel, Jordan, Kalia, Porsche and Adam. Adam thinks he has something to prove to Rachel and Jordan.…

Big Brother 13 recap, Thursday September 2, 2011 Julie welcomes us to tonight’s show, looking attractive a waspish form-fitting red dress. We get a recap of the recent arguments, spats, and tearfests leading up to Porsche’s opening of Pandora’s Box and the duo twist. Rachel won the power of Veto, saving herself and Jordan from…

Big Brother 13 recap, Sunday August 28, 2011 We start with a recap of events of the Double Eviction episode last Thursday. The recaps are lengthy this week, giving some insight into what happened last week. The House might be air-conditioned, but it was scorching hot inside there leading up to the evictions. We get…

After a grueling series of expeditions that has seen nine other teams fall by the wayside, we are left with four teams competing in this final stage of Expedition Impossible. They are the Gypsies, the Fab 3, the Football Players, and No Limits. Will Ike of the No Limits team be able to literally stand…

It’s time for this week’s house eviction vote and Julie Chen reminds us that the house guests have no idea that an additional guest will be sent packing “before the hour is up” in this Double Eviction episode. We get a recap of events and talk leading up to Daniele joining Kalia on the chopping…

Big Brother recap, August 24 2011 We’re given a quick recap of Jeff’s rise to power and its repercussions on Daniele and her alliance mates who end up on the block, Kalia and Porsche. Daniele is safe for the moment, but the Power of Veto can either secure or jeopardize her safety depending on who…

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