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Everyone dumps on reality shows (though everyone watches them), but did you know that they can actually boost your career? It's true!

OK, maybe it's just true over at this Fortune article. They list 7 ways that reality shows can help you in your work life. Everything from what not to say in interviews (don't be like Rock of Love's Daisy, who said "um" too many times) to how to make watercooler friends (it involves Simon Cowell, and I'm still not 100% sure I even understand this one).

They also use Donald Trump as an example, of course.

A couple of days ago I posted of the rumors that O.J. Simpson was being eyed as a possible participant in the next season of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. NBC and Trump's reps are now calling it complete hogwash, saying he was never being considered for a spot.

This whole thing seemed fishy from the get-go. On Howard Stern's radio show last year, Trump mentioned how he distanced himself from O.J. (scroll down to 'Donald Trump Calls In' at 9:25 AM) and made it pretty clear he had doubts about his innocence, even though O.J. attended his wedding. Now Trump is having meetings with the guy, even after that whole show-down in Vegas over memorabilia (trial still pending). So what's changed?

One has to wonder if the "leaked info" regarding O.J.'s interest in Celebrity Apprentice was merely a publicity stunt to drum up interest in the show, even just by making more people aware that it exists.

O.J. Simpson is interested in appearing on television again, though for a much different sort of reality show than the interior of a courtroom. Namely, The Donald's boardroom.

O.J. reportedly is interested in appearing in the next season of Celebrity Apprentice (there's going to be another season?) and has even asked Trump to allow him to participate. From the Page Six article: "Simpson really wants to do it. Trump and NBC are thinking about it, but are being very cautious," their source said. "There's a certain amount of heat associated with Simpson." Ya think?

I'm betting Simpson's appearance on the show will boost ratings in some circles, while others will cry for a boycott of the show. I'm not sure where O.J.'s going to have time to finish tasks for The Apprentice when he's so busy scouring golf courses all over America in search of his late wife's killer. Maybe that will be the final Apprentice task.

When NBC revealed their new schedule a little early yesterday, it was announced that ER will indeed be back for a 15th season. Now it has been announced that this indeed will be the last season of the long running medical drama.

This current season was supposed to be the last season of the show, but it had sort of a rejuvenation this year, which made NBC completely rework their Thursday at 10 time slot. While they tried a couple of different strategies in that time period, it turned out that the old show ER was actually the most successful.

• CBS has March Madness all night.
• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Miss Guided.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by the finale of Celebrity Apprentice.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has new episodes of Smallville and Reaper.
• AMC has Letters From Iwo Jima at 8.
• At 9, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, ABC has a new Eli Stone.
• Spike has a new TNA Impact at 10.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.
• Also at 10:30: Comedy Central has a new Lil' Bush.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8, then a new Reaper.
• FOX has new episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader and Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• TCM has The Lady Vanishes at 8.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, followed by a new George of the Jungle.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice at 9, followed by a new Lipstick Jungle.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can, followed by a new Divine Design.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice at 9, then a new Lipstick Jungle.
• There's a new Great Performances on PBS at 9.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 9:30, Fox Movie Channel has a new Life After Film School, featuring Doug Liman.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• CNN has a Democratic Debate at 8, followed by endless analysis.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice at 9, followed by a new Lipstick Jungle.
• There's a new Supernatural on The CW at 9.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a Lost special, getting fans up to date on the show, then the season premiere. After that it's the premiere of Eli Stone.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has new episodes of Smallville and Supernatural.
• There's a Democratic Presidential Debate on CNN at 8.
• Disney has the movie Minutemen at 8.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
• At 9, NBC has a new, two hour Celebrity Apprentice.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 10:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty.
• NBC has a new Chuck at 8, then a new Celebrity Apprentice and another new episode of Chuck.
• FOX has a new, two hour Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader at 8.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can.
• At 9, ESPN has the Winter X Games.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• Also at 9: MSNBC has a Republican Debate from Florida.
• At 10, ABC has a new Big Shots.
• VH-1 has a new Celebrity Rehab at 10.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

I'm not watching Celebrity Apprentice. I watched the first season of the show, and I actually liked the Martha Stewart version of the show, but there's no way I'm going to sit in front of my TV for weeks and watch Marilu Henner battle Stephen Baldwin.

And I also question the "celebirty" status of some of these people. Case in point, Omarosa. She's only famous for being on, well, The Apprentice, so I think that sort of makes the whole premise of the show bogus. Fellow castmate Piers Morgan, who is also a judge on America's Got Talent, tells The New York Post that Omarosa actually approached him when the show started and asked him if he wanted to have a "showmance." Morgan had no idea what the hell she was talking about, but she explained that it's a romance between two people on a reality show. Morgan just told her she was "pathetic" and "deluded."

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• TCM has Casablanca at 8, then From Here To Eternity.
• G4 has a new X-Play at 8.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can, then a new Divine Design.
• Hallmark has a new movie at 9, Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder.
• At 9, NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice, then a new ER.
• ESPN2 has coverage of The Australian Open starting at 9.
• Also at 9: Spike has a new TNA Impact!
• At 10, CBS has a new Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new Big Shots at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

"They hit us with everything they had, and now they're out of bullets." - Donald Trump

Trump is talking about CSI and Grey's Anatomy, his competition on Thursday nights. The newest version of Trump's show, Celebrity Apprentice, is actually doing well in the ratings. Other reality shows are doing well too, including American Gladiators, The Biggest Loser, and even (God help us) Supernanny. Which begs the question: do most viewers even give a s**t about scripted shows?

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Big Shots.
• NBC has a new My Name Is Earl at 8, then new episodes of 30 Rock, Celebrity Apprentice, and ER.
• FOX has new episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader and Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• PBS has a new Live From Lincoln Center at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has Brief Encounter, followed by The Clock.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can.
• At 9, CBS has a new CSI, then a new Without A Trace.
• Sci-Fi has the new movie Beyond Loch Ness at 9.
• There's a new TNA Impact on Spike at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

When NBC aired Chuck's Christmas-themed episode early in December, people were wondering if the show had any other pre-strike episodes left. The good news was that there were two episodes left to air, but NBC wanted to hold on to them until the strike was settled and air them with the remaining season's order of episodes.

Of course, it looks like that's a long way from happening. So NBC has shifted gears and decided to air both of the remaining episodes on a single night. But, according to SCI FI Wire, they won't air in the show's usual Monday night slot; they'll air on Thursday, January 24, at 8 and 10 PM. In between the Chuck episodes will be an episode of Celebrity Apprentice. Well, that makes perfect sense, because the two shows have very similar fan bases. What's that? They have completely opposite fan bases? Who knew?

[via Pop Candy]