REALITY CHECK

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY. Now that 2008 "America's Next Top Model" winner Whitney Thompson, 24 -- the show's first and so far only plus-size model to win -- has launched a dating website for full-figured women. Thompson says the free site, TheBigAndTheBeautiful.com, is an alternate to "other dating sites where members feel pressured to fit a certain mold, posting older 'flattering' pictures. . . . "

CASTING. New York City tryouts for Gordon Ramsay's "MasterChef" take place this Saturday and Sunday, at Flatotel, 135 West 52nd St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Astoria, Queens, native Joe Bastianich, one of the series' judges, will be there. Details at MasterChefCasting.com/

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PREMIERES. Go inside the life of rapper and entertainment entrepreneur T.I. in VH1's new series "T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle," premiering Monday night at 9 . . . New at 10 p.m. is TLC's "Candy Queen," following confectioner and Los Angeles party planner Jackie Sorkin . . . Season three of Oxygen's "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" premieres Monday night at 10 . . . Meet "Moonshiners" on Discovery Tuesday at 10 p.m. before it enters its regular Wednesday time slot the day after . . . Chelsea, Jenelle, Kailyn and Leah are back for a new season of "Teen Mom 2" Tuesday 10 p.m. on MTV.

RECAPS.John Cochran went to Redemption Island and Dawn Meehan and Whitney Duncan were ousted on "Survivor: South Pacific" . . . Sunny Sinclair is off "The Biggest Loser" . . . Drew Ryniewicz and "Astro" Brian Bradley were eliminated on "The X Factor" . . . Michelle Matson was cut from "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist" . . . Chuy Valencia is no longer deep in the heart of "Top Chef: Texas" . . . and Laura Kirkpatrick will not be "America's Next Top Model."