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This 'Undercover Boss' Went Too Far to Be Believed

Until now, the hig reality-TV show was a harmless diversion. But yesterday's episode featuring Kimberly Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, required viewers not just to suspend their common sense but to obliterate it completely.

Sex in the Media: Troubling Links to Teens Found

A new report by the American Association of Pediatrics makes a direct link between sexual imagery in the media and increased teen pregnancy risks and exposure to such programming may also contribute to higher rates of sexually transmitted infections.

1-800-Flowers' Undercover Boss Learns a Lesson

Undercover Boss often features down-and-out employees whose personal stories eclipse the company's problems. At times, these episodes seem contrived, but Sunday's episode, which featured Chris McCann, the president of 1-800 Flowers, is the exception.

Will Jamie Oliver Put Fast Food on the Run?

Streetwise British chef Jamie Oliver is shaking up America's ideas of what's good to eat, with his Food Revolution show set in one of the U.S.'s unhealthiest cities. The reality TV show hits home for many families and has set food bloggers a-twitter. Are food makers paying attention?

Dumb Moves at Fox's
Our Little Genius?

The FCC is investigating whether producers for the Fox trivia game show fed answers to young contestants. If so, it would be a near-inevitable consequence of the way televised fiction and nonfiction have melted into each other over the last few years.