I have some very upsetting news to report to reality TV fans. One of the Pirate Master cast members, Cheryl Kosewicz, was found dead this weekend, apparently the victim of suicide.

As a person who has had a close family member commit suicide, I feel the pain and sadness for her friends and family as if it were my own tragedy all over again. She seemed to have had so much going for her. How sad that she decided to cut her life so tragically short.

There is a very detailed article on Reality Blurred about her last messages to her fellow cast members and about her boyfriend who had recently committed suicide himself. They did a great job of writing about her, so please take a moment to go read their article.

My sincere heartfelt condolences go out to her friends and family. I’m so sorry for your loss!

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Apparently, the ratings were so poor for the series, Pirate Master, that CBS decided to take it off the air. If you are a fan of Pirate Master, you’ll have to go to CBS.com to see the rest of the episodes.

What do you think of this? Are you sorry to see the show go? Leave a comment to let us know.

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This week’s top network Reality Show ratings:

1. Hell’s Kitchen - 8.1 million viewers
2. Big Brother (Thursday - Season Premiere) - 7.4 million viewers
3. Extreme Makeover - 6.0 million viewers
4. Big Brother (Sunday) - 5.8 million viewers
5. Pirate Master - 5.1 million viewers

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Apparently, Rupert Boneham of Survivor asked (his manager says that he practically begged) to be on the Pirate Master series. They did not ask him to be a part of the show, but they did have the nerve to ask him for his advice a lot for the show.

On a related note, a couple of people at the Reality TV Convention said that they know people who think that Louie on Pirate Master IS Rupert.

GEEZ! Louie may be cool and all, but no one’s as cool as Rupert!

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There’s no denying that unscripted TV is a force to be reckoned with in today’s TV programming. Here’s a list of all the unscripted TV shows that ranked well in the ratings last week:

1- America’s Got Talent 11.82 million
2- So You Think You Can Dance (Thursday) 10.63 million
3- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader 9.97 million
11- So You Think You Can Dance (Wednesday) 8.94 million
12- Hell’s Kitchen 8.85 million
16- Price Is Right Prime (Friday repeat) 8.42 million
19- Deal Or No Deal (Wednesday) 7.98 million
26- Last Comic Standing 5 6.94 million
32- American Inventor 6.29 million
33- The Next Best Thing 6.19 million
35- Pirate Master 5.39 million
39- Wife Swap 5.04 million
41- Hell’s Kitchen (Monday 8PM repeat) 4.89 million
42- Supernanny 4.85 million
43- Last Comic Standing 5 (Sunday repeat) 4.81 million
49- Cops 2 4.25 million
52- The Ex-Wives Club 4.11 million
55- America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back 4.05 million
62- America’s Got Talent (Saturday repeat) 3.66 million
63- Cops 3.63 million
64- Fast Cars & Superstars (Thursday) 3.60 million
65- National Bingo Night 3.51 million
67- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 3.48 million
70- Fast Cars & Superstars (Tuesday) 3.12 million
72- America’s Funniest Home Videos 3.07 million
73- On The Lot 2.77 million
81- Fast Cars & Superstars (Sunday) 2.14 million

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This week’s top network Reality Show ratings:

1. So You Think You Can Dance (Thursday) - 10.6 million viewers
2. So You Think You Can Dance (Wednesday) - 9.3 million viewers
3. The Next Best Thing - 7.7 million viewers
4. Pirate Master - 7.0 million viewers
5. Wife Swap - 6.2 million viewers

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Pirate Master premiered last night after the most show hype of any show in years. It reminded me a bit of last summer’s Treasure Hunters because of the treasure maps and compasses. And there’s a touch of Survivor in it too, but the show adds a few of its own unique touches too.

Instead of building to a big payoff for one fortunate player at the end of the season, Pirate Masters will have the pirates search for parts of the million dollars each week and will split what they find.

But there’s a huge catch. The captain (the crew voted JD as the captain) gets 50% of the loot each time. And his two officers get to split 50% of what’s left. The remainder is left to split among the pirates who found it.

Now we can see that the scene has been set for some nasty cutthroat play and full-on backstabbing.

Last night, John was set adrift and took with him the two compasses which he had stolen in order to try to save himself from being eliminated. Now we will get to see the pirates try to find their treasure without a compass to guide them. The stakes just went up.

I’m personally not a fan of shows where the object is to backstab the others, but we’ll see how this one plays out.

What did you think of Pirate Masters? Are you looking forward to the next episode, or will you tune in to other shows instead? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!

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CBS just released its latest version of the Pirate Master trailer. Here it is:

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Reality TV fans, get ready for another great summer of reality TV! This summer looks like it will be full of great shows and some interesting new series. Check out the ones that have already been announced:

On the Lot (premiered Tuesday, May 22 at 9PM ET/PT and Thursday, May 24 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox)

The Academy (premieres Thursday, May 24 at 8PM ET/PT on FOX Reality)

5 Takes: Latin America (premieres Saturday, June 2 at 10Pm ET on Travel Channel)

Criss Angel: Mindfreak (premieres Tuesday, June 5 at 10PM ET/PT on A&E)

So You Think You Can Dance 3 (premieres Thursday, May 24 at 8PM ET/PT and Wednesday, May 30 at 8PM ET/PT on Fox)

Big Brother 8 (premieres Thursday, July 5 on CBS)

Ghost Hunters (premieres Wednesday, June 6 on SciFi)

The Simple Life Goes to Camp (premieres Monday, May 28 at 10PM ET/PT on E!)

The Next Food Network Star (premieres Sunday, June 3 at 10PM ET/PT on Food Network)

The Next Best Thing (premieres Wednesday, May 30 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC)

Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas (premieres Wednesday, May 30 at 10ET/PT on MTV)

Pirate Masters (premieres Thursday, May 31 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS)

Hell’s Kitchen 3 (premieres Monday, June 4 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox)

America’s Got Talent 2 (premieres Tuesday, June 5 at 9PM ET/PT on NBC)

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (premieres Tuesday, June 5 at 10PM ET/PT on Bravo)

American Inventor 2 (premieres Wednesday, June 6 at 9PM ET/PT on ABC)

Last Comic Standing 5 (premieres Wednesday, June 13 at 9PM ET/PT on NBC)

Top Chef 3: Miami (premieres Wednesday, June 13 at 10PM ET/PT on Bravo)

Age of Love (premieres Monday, June 18 at 10PM ET/PT on NBC)

Shaq’s Big Challenge (premieres Tuesday, June 26 at 9PM ET/PT on ABC)

Hey Paula (premieres Thursday, June 28 on BRAVO)

HGTV Design Star 2 (premieres Sunday, July 22 at 10PM ET/PT)

Solitary 2.0 (premieres August 11 on FOX Reality)

The Biggest Loser (premieres August 21 on NBC)

Who Wants to be a Superhero 2 (premieres Wednesday, July 25 at 9PM ET/PT on Sci Fi Channel)

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On May 31, we will see the premiere of Mark Burnett’s newest reality series, Pirate Masters. And they have already set up the Pirate Masters Wiki to help track the progress of the contestants.

Here’s the latest trailer for the show. It looks like it could be pretty interesting. I guess we’ll have to wait to see for sure!

Here’s the complete list of data on the cast of the show:

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