in 2003, abc ran one season of the us adaptation of uk fave i'm a celebrity ... get me out of here! the show was little watched and featured the likes of bruce jenner, tyson beckford, melissa rivers, and chris judd, jennifer lopez's ex-husband who wound up taking home the top prize. so, what's a struggling network to do? relaunch the series. yep, the peacock net is taking a whack at the show that's been a staple overseas since 2002 nearly 6 years after its first attempt in the us. the series places celebrity contestants in a survivor-like setting and forcing them to do a variety of physical and mental challenges, with one contestant being sent home each week. the show will premiere this summer and the cast list has just been "announced." nbc hasn't confirmed any of the casting news, but the rumors floating around are pretty solid. dog the bounty hunter was the first "celeb" to throw his hat into the pot, followed by geraldo rivera, american idol wanna-been sanjaya, and former illinois governor rob blagojevich. the world's first alleged supermodel, janice dickinson, is also set to join the cast. dickinson could win the series; the model and reality tv-alum came in second place in the 7th installment of the british edition. also taking on the challenge? the hills' villian spencer pratt and his lady love heidi montag. obviously, the producers are taking the term "celebrity" loosely. and don't expect to see heidi and spencer's jungle exploits on the mtv series - they wouldn't want us to see the duo's real life, would they?
that's it for today kiddos
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