Netflix’s new barbecue cooking competition The American Barbecue Showdown covers well-worn territory, but it does so well—especially with its terrific cast, including judge Melissa Cookston.
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Big Brother now bans racial slurs. But what about BB22’s implicit racism or autism-mocking?
On BB22, Memphis, Dani, and Nicole mocked Ian’s autism, while Christmas worried that Bayleigh would respond violently to being nominated. Meanwhile, an all-white alliance continues to target minorities. All of this is apparently okay with the show’s producers and CBS.
Great Pottery Throw Down is a perfect show of creativity and craft
All three seasons of The Great Pottery Throw Down are now on HBO Max, and it’s just as charming and wonderful—and perhaps even better than—The Great British Baking Show.
How the Great British Baking Show season 11 filmed, and when Netflix will air it
The Great British Bake-Off is back, and just like last year, will be available in the United States just days after it premieres in the UK. But it was produced in a much different way than usual.
Dancing with the Stars lied: nothing changed except its host, a judge, and a fake audience
ABC promised that Dancing with the Stars 29 would get a “creative refresh” and “fresh take.” But it’s the same show as it always has been—just now with Tyra Banks and terrible fake audience noises.
Cheer and Last Dance win 2020 TCA Awards
The Television Critics Association announced the winners of its 2020 TCA Awards, including Watchmen, Schitt’s Creek, Succession, and A Black Lady Sketch Show.
Halloween Wars, Dancing with the Stars, and 16 other reality shows premiering this week
If you’ve run out of TV to watch, there’s plenty of new reality TV shows and seasons premiering this week, including an E! reality show for Terrry Bradshaw, the US premiere of the UK’s Great Pottery Throw Down, Flipping 101, and more.
No Survivor until 2021
Survivor 41 won’t be filmed in Fiji until at least 2021, according to a reportmeaning there may be a full 16 months between seasons 40 and 41.
Survivor, Amazing Race are finally on Pluto, which dropped its Drag Race channel
You can watch Survivor and The Amazing Race 24/7, for free, on Pluto TV, as the shows were finally added several months after ViacomCBS’s free streaming service
Get Organized with The Home Edit: an Instagram photo turned into a Netflix reality show
Netflix’s Get Organized with The Home Edit is the spiritual opposite of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, which was all about paring things down. The Home Edit is about buying more, and then arranging it to look Instagram perfect.
Kardashians have killed Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians season 20 in 2021 will be the final season of the long-running E! reality show, which has starred Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kendall, Kylie, and Kris, and been used as a platform to sell all of their family’s brands.
American Ninja Warrior reflects our times, but is still very much itself
American Ninja Warrior season 12 has all-star and new contestants, plus new obstacles. It also has the stories of people battling a health crisis and fighting for justice.
Summer reality TV is here (American Ninja Warrior), and so is fall (Halloween Wars)
NBC’s summer reality competition American Ninja Warrior is back just in time for fall, with a special season that has returning all-stars and new competitors. Also returning: Life Below Zero, Tamar Braxton, Brother vs. Brother, Life After Lockup, and other reality shows.
Drag Race season 13 is done, and All Stars 6 is filming. See which queens may be competing
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 has finished filming, and Drag Race All Stars season 6 is currently in production. Thanks to Redditors, we have a pretty good idea of the queens competing on each season.
Dancing with the Stars’ cast, from Tiger King to Cheer, is evidence of ABC’s evil genius
Dancing with the Stars 29’s cast is more of the same—and by that, I mean that it’s generating headlines for casting people like Carole Baskin, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Vernon Davis, Johnny Weir, Monica Aldama, and Nelly.