battle of the network reality stars is an american television series that aired on the bravo cable network from august 17 until september 21, 2005. based on the popular 1970s and 1980s television competition "battle of the network stars", the show consisted of thirty-three competitors from several different reality television shows. some of the better known contestants include adam mesh, from the "average joe" tv series, richard hatch, survivor winner, sue hawk, (the "survivor" player who gave the infamous "snakes and rats" speech) ryan starr and nikki mckibbin of "american idol" fame, evan marriott, of "joe millionaire" fame, and will kirby, winner of "big brother" season 2. chip and kim mcallister, winners of "the amazing race 5", also participated. veteran nbc sportscaster mike adamle hosted the show and featured reality reporters trishelle cannatella (""), omarosa manigault-stallworth ("the apprentice" – season 1), and bob guiney ("the bachelor" – season 4). austin scarlett of "project runway" made fashion commentary in several episodes.