Simon Cowell makes $75 million a year by telling people they suck

"Rad and Bad Reality" was absolutely stoked (in a, "See, we knew this reality thing was a big deal" kind of way) to hear that the three men who make the most money in prime-time television are reality stars.

This is all according to Forbes.com, which states that "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell is the best paid man in prime-time. "American Idol" had an average weekly audience of 27 million viewers last season and US Magazine states that between the dates of June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009, Cowell made $75 million. He seems to have made a pretty good career for himself by telling people they can't sing on national TV.

Second on the list is Donald Trump, star of the reality show "The Apprentice" who made an estimated $50 million this year. Ryan Seacrest, host of "American Idol" banked about $38 million this year. Seacrest also produces reality shows "Keeping up with the Kardasians" and "Denise Richards: It's complicated." He signed a three-year contract for $45 million, but that will count toward next year's earnings.

"Ghost Hunters" trainees on their way to three million (and maybe a few more) viewers

A spin-off of the SyFy channel reality show "Ghost Hunters," "Ghost Hunters Academy" premiered tonight at 10 p.m.

This show follows ghost hunting trainees as they learn the in and outs of the ghost hunting world.

The episode began by showing the viewers who the trainees will be. There are only five of them, Susan, Ben, Chris, Heathyr, and Karl. Two members of "TAPS," the ghost hunting team on "Ghost Hunters," Steve and Tango, are the trainers throughout the entire season. Grant and Jason, the TAPS founders kicked off the episode by warning the trainees that they should not mess up or will be kicked off quickly because there are many other people that want to be in the competition, in which one person will be chosen as a TAPS team member in the end.

Heathyr revealed immediately that she is a medium, a person who can communicate with the dead. Because of her ability, she chose not to tour the facility of her first investigation in Philadelphia. She felt that it would give her a bias because she would know things she wanted to find out on her own.

David Hasselhoff more popular in America than Germany?

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David Hasselhoff may soon finally be more popular in his home country than he is in Germany thanks to the possibility of a new reality show in the works on A&E.

The train wreck that is Hasselhoff's life is rumored to become a reality show where he will star along side his daughters Hayley and Taylor.

Hayley tweeted last week that "the Hasselhoffs signed the deal with A&E...get readdyy for it." The Tweet is no longer available on her Twitter page.

There is currently no air date set, but a representation of A&E told E! News, "We are in discussions about the possibility of a series, but nothing official at this time.

Stop the spanking: Supernanny offers better ways to discipline misbehaving children

On the latest episode of "Supernanny," which aired Nov. 6, Supernanny Jo Frost had to deal with something she doesn't exactly enjoy. Frost has made it well-known in a few episodes that she does not believe in corporal punishment, including spanking.

When it comes to discipline, Frost is actually more of a believer in children sitting in time out for one minute per year, until they have been in time out for as long as the age they currently are.

But, the parents in tonight's episode, "Phelps Family," did spank their children and didn't follow the time out rule.

The family consisted of the parents and four boys. At one point, one child fell down the stairs, but luckily avoided serious injuries. The parents fought often and Frost tried to help with that as well.

Really Awards 2009 Winners: Yes there "really" are winners in reality television

Fox Reality Channel's "Really Awards," which aired Oct. 17 and was hosted by Vivica A. Fox, is a way to showcase the ups and downs of reality TV in a much bigger sense than this here blog. Since reality TV stars probably don't feel the need to be awarded by a writer in the blogosphere, "Rad and Bad Reality" is simply going to recap the award winners. Perhaps mentioning their name again will make the winners feel like even more special. Most likely not. But, at least it will serve the purpose of breaking down the winners for those that missed it (whether by accident or on purpose).

And the winners are....

The Saga of the Secrest Stalker

Television personality Ryan Seacrest was recently the victim of an alleged stalker, making him the second person affiliated with "American Idol" to fall victim to such an incident. Former Judge Paula Abdul was the victim of a stalker that committed suicide outside her home ironically only a days shy of one year that Seacrest became a victim. Details of the latest "American Idol" stalker are still pouring in, and "Rad and Bad Reality" will stay updated, but here's what's happened so far:

"Dive Deeper:" ANTM hopefuls take leap into ocean

For the first time in "America's Next Top Model" history, the girls on this season are 5'7 and under, heights below the normal height standard for models.

On the latest episode of "ANTM", which aired Nov. 4, Marisa Miller was the guest judge and showed the contestants how to pose for photos while taking a shower to wash off sand they were told to roll in.

The girls then jumped off cliffs and into the ocean while having to strike a pose. Nicole won the competition by having the best photo and received a $5,000 chocolate pearl necklace. The winner also got to chose a friend who got more frames at the next photo shoot. That friend got to chose a friend and so on until one girl, Erin, was left without extra frames.

The girls then threw a birthday party for Laura, but Nicole quit the party and went to bed early so she wouldn't be tired for the next day's photo shoot.