Big Brother's Pharaoh's Curse Boots Melody and Locks In the Final Four

A cursed Big Brother eviction, Dorit and PK's child-support war, a villain-packed Weakest Link, Survivor's Open Era and a shaken-up Voice.

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  • by Cara Reaves
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Grab your wine, because the Big Brother house just got cursed, a Beverly Hills divorce got a lot more expensive, and fall TV came back swinging all at once. Here are the five stories everyone's texting about.

Big Brother's Pharaoh's Curse boots Melody and locks in the final four

Okay, this one had me gasping at my phone. After last Thursday's double eviction sent Barrett Pfeiffer and Yash Patel to jury, per Deadline, Survivor legend Rick Devens won Head of Household and put Drew Campbell and Melody Morris on the block. Then he pressed a mystery button. According to Gold Derby, that pocketed him $10K and unleashed the "Pharaoh's Curse," which fast-tracked the whole week into a three-day sprint.

Drew won a must-win Veto and saved himself, so Devens named Taylor Brown as the replacement. He could have put up fellow Survivor legend Dee Valladares instead, but he didn't. On Monday, live-feed viewers learned Melody was out. That leaves Devens, Dee, Drew and Taylor as the final four, and the eviction airs Wednesday night on CBS.

The comment sections are on fire over the "Icons" twist, with some fans calling this the best season in years and others swearing they're done.

Two Survivor players are still standing in a Big Brother final four. If Drew and Taylor don't split them up now, they may never get another shot.

Dorit and PK's divorce turns into a child-support showdown

The Kemsley divorce just got a price tag, and honey, it's a big one. In legal documents obtained by TMZ, PK's accountant argues that Dorit should pay him $581 a month in child support, even though PK's own average monthly income is listed at about $107,943. Dorit's income was redacted. The accountant also claims Dorit spent $435K on clothes and jewelry and $56K on travel this year.

Dorit has pushed back hard. She has said the clothes were for filming RHOBH and were often returned, and she has accused PK of not paying the mortgage on their Encino home, according to TMZ. PK says he paid it for years.

Then over the weekend, attorney Ronald Richards weighed in on Instagram, alleging that Dorit earns about $2 million a year with endorsements and calling her spending "self-inflicted," as reported by Reality Blurb. None of those figures have been tested in court yet.

The court has already approved selling the house. Now it has to decide who pays for what, and RHOBH season 16 is filming through all of it.

Reality TV's biggest villains square off on Celebrity Weakest Link

Clear your Monday night, because Fox basically built a villain supergroup. Celebrity Weakest Link season 2 premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET, and TVLine's listing says eight of reality TV's most notorious villains will scheme for up to $1 million for charity.

The lineup, per Reality Tea: Survivor's first winner Richard Hatch, Omarosa, Tiffany "New York" Pollard, Bob the Drag Queen, Big Ed, Christine Quinn, and (wait for it) Tom Sandoval and Monica Garcia on the same stage. Two Vanderpump Rules scandal magnets voting each other off? I will be watching with snacks.

Host Jane Lynch is not exactly promising mercy either. She joked that her character "loves to eviscerate people." The format is simple: players vote out whoever they think is the weakest link each round until two face off for the prize.

The trivia is the least interesting part. Watch who gangs up on whom, because it will tell you everything about old grudges.

Survivor 51 kicks off the "Open Era" and Probst says anything goes

Survivor fans, your big week is here. The two-hour Survivor 51 premiere airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, and Jeff Probst spent Saturday hyping it at a fan event in New Jersey. He told TVLine that the new "Open Era" throws out the predictable patterns of recent seasons. His words: it "blows up the evolution."

Here's the twist that has superfans nervous. Probst says every advantage, twist and idol the show has ever used is back on the table, and producers can pull any of them out at any time. He even said being a superfan could now be a disadvantage, because your assumptions might be wrong. The first episode is literally titled "Permanent Uncertainty."

He also teased old-school Easter eggs in the opening marooning, a very "live" first Tribal Council, and the possibility that themed seasons could return.

Big Brother is being played by two Survivor legends while Survivor itself starts over. Wednesday is going to be a lot.

The Voice returns with two new coaches and a brand-new power button

NBC's The Voice launched its 30th season tonight with a three-night premiere, and the chairs look different. Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson are back, joined by first-time coaches Queen Latifah and country star Riley Green, per the Deseret News.

The juiciest change is the new "First In Button." When coaches fight over a singer, whoever turned first can use it once to claim the artist before the singer even chooses. Expect some coach-on-coach pettiness. There's also a brutal "Cut Week," where each coach sends only two artists straight to the lives.

After an all-prerecorded last season, this one brings back six weeks of live shows, with fan voting that includes TikTok and texting. The winner gets $100,000, a record deal and a slot at the 2027 Governors Ball. Levine enters as defending champ after his season 29 win.

Keep an eye on who uses the First In Button first. A coach who burns it early could lose a star later.

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