Summer TV preview 2009

Reality competitions

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Premieres June 1 on NBC

NBC Exec: You know what we need more of?
NBC Exec's #2: Reality shows with Stephen Baldwin, sir?
NBC Exec: One day, all of this will be yours.

With an all-star cast of reality hasbeens including Heidi and Spencer ("The Hills"), Janice Dickinson ("America's Next Top Model") and—lord have mercy—"American Idol" alum Sanjaya Malakar, this UK import will probably have you saying, "I'm an educated TV viewer... get me out of here!"

Great American Road Trip
Premieres July 1 on NBC
It's "Amazing Race" meets "National Lampoon's Vacation." In this new NBC reality competition series, seven families will fight against the clock, and one another, while completing challenges at America's most famous landmarks.

Big Brother 11
Premieres summer '09 on CBS
How many more seasons of "Big Brother" do we really need? If you're America, or my mom, the answer is infinity. Infinity more seasons. Expect the usual dose of scheming, immunity challenges, surprise revelations—and pasty folks hooking up.

Also premiering: "Project Runway," "I Survived a Japanese Game Show"