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If you mixed “The Hills” with TSN, you’d get “Over the Bolts,” MTV Canada’s brand new reality show that documents the country’s national snowboard team as they vie for 18 Olympic spots.

The show premieres this Sunday at 10 p.m. on MTV, but we got to see the first two episodes before its debut. And let’s just say you can already set the Tivo because “Over the Bolts” is as addictive as they come!

Michael Lambert, one of the country’s top snowboarders who stars in the show, admits there’s just something about reality TV that gets you hooked. “One of my friends was on the show ‘The City,’ Duncan Davies, so I enjoyed watching it and watching him interact with his girlfriend and stuff like that,” shares the athlete. “I think the dangerous thing about any of those TV shows is you can say ‘even though I may not watch them, every one of them is addictive.’ I could just watch two episodes and I could be hooked on any of them,” he laughs.

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After much speculation on who would be joining the seventh season of the hit show “Dancing With the Stars,” the cast was officially announced on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Monday – reports E! News.

The star-studded cast includes soap star Susan Lucci, recent Beijing Olympics gold medal winner Misty May-Treanor, Kim Kardashian and former ‘N Sync star Lance Bass. The cast also includes the oldest-ever competitor with actress Cloris Leachman, 82, and the youngest-ever competitor with “Hannah Montana” actor Cody Linley, 18.

“We thought we’d focus on good characters and lots of things could happen. It’s a show that makes itself in some ways,” says Condrad Green, the producer of the show.

Other celebrity contestants include: Toni Braxton, Brooke Burke, Ted McGinley, Chef Rocco DiSpirito and comedian Jeffrey Ross.

The show is set to premiere September 22 on ABC

How many jobs can one man possibly hold down?

Ryan Seacrest has just added on to his already impressively long CV. He has teamed up with NBC to create the reality show “Momma’s Boy.” Seacrest will act as executive producer.

According to a casting notice on NBC.com, the show will feature the mothers of eligible bachelors “help their sons pick the right woman.”

The site also said that “Producers are looking for moms and their sons who are willing to work together as a team to find the perfect mate. These mothers should have strong opinions about whom their sons should date and be willing to separate the good from the bad.”

Is the world ready for the real Pamela Anderson?

E! has picked up a new reality show called “Pamela” starring the blonde Canadian bombshell. The show “will be shot in a highly stylized documentary style,” according to World of Wonder Productions.

“‘Pamela’ will be an artistically rich and visually stunning series,” said Randy Barbato, the managing director of World of Wonder Productions. “The series will offer an unprecedented look inside the life of one of today’s most iconic superstars in the style of a uniquely shot documentary film.”

While other stars like Denise Richards are in hot water for featuring their young children in their reality shows, Anderson’s kids will not be shown.

“Pamela” is set to air this summer.

The nasty custody war between Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen is still going strong. And the latest battle was won by Richards.

Richards has been offered a reality television show that would star her and her daughters, Sam, 3, and Lola, 2. Sheen refused to allow the children to be filmed, so Richards brought on the lawyers. A judge ruled Tuesday that Sheen’s power could be revoked in this matter, but TMZ.com reports there were certain, unknown restrictions.

This is a bitter blow to Sheen. A source for Extra said that Sheen found the reality show idea to be “exploitative of the children for the mother’s own vanity and greed.”