Good news for fans of VH1's
Celebrity Rehab. Given the show's popularity, the cable network has decided to add two more episodes to the current season, one of which is a reunion special.
Originally, VH1 ordered only eight one-hour episodes of the series, with the first season supposedly ending on February 28. Because of the additional episodes, the last broadcast of the show has been pushed back to March 13.
(Warning: may contain spoilers.)
Your Take
happyy said:
Where did Jeff go?
Porkspam said:
Good to hear they are making more of these. This is one of the better shows reality-tv wise that has come...
DaniMo said:
I am glad that there will be more episodes. I have to say I love to watch this how, it is so addictive.
For those who are unfamiliar with
Celebrity Rehab, the show follows a number of celebrities as they undergo treatment for their drug and alcohol addictions. Overseeing their treatment is Dr. David Drew Pinsky.
The show started out with nine celebrities, namely actors Daniel Baldwin and Jeff Conaway, adult film star Mary Carey, former pro wrestler Chyna, former child actress Jaimee Foxworth, ex-
UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez, former
American Idol finalist
Jessica Sierra, model-actress Brigitte Nielsen and Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock. However, Baldwin decided to leave the show after only four episodes because of rising tensions between him and Carey.
According to VH1, the ninth episode of
Celebrity Rehab, scheduled to air on Thursday, March 6, will feature the cast members' graduation “after weeks of detox, withdrawal, therapy and healing.” The cast is told that sober living will be provided free of charge, which leads each of them to contemplate on whether or not they want to continue treatment after rehab or go home and confront temptation. During graduation, each celebrity tells of how he or she plans to remain sober and if they want to move into sober living.
As for the reunion special, the good doctor gathers together several of his celebrity rehab patients to see what happened after they left treatment. Dr. Pinsky reveals who succumbed to temptation, who managed to keep clean and who is back in rehab. The audience, which is made up of both recovering addicts and fans of the
Celebrity Rehab, will get the chance to ask the celebrities questions about what happened during the show's debut season.
Celebrity Rehab airs every Thursday night at 10pm on VH1.
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: VH1, Chicago Tribune
(Image Courtesy of VH1)