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Emmy reality TV nominations: some surprises (Nailed It!, Marie Kondo), lots of familiarity
Among the new nominees this year are Making It! for reality competition, and in the reality show host category, Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler, James Corden, and Marie Kondo.
Making the Band is returning so Diddy can “build the biggest band in the world”
A decade after Making the Band ended, it’s returning, with Diddy encouraging people all of the world to start auditioning now.
Survivor is bringing back Edge of Extinction for the all-winners season
It’s baaack! Yes, perhaps the most reviled twist in the history of Survivor will return for season 40.
All the reality TV that’s premiering this week, July 15 to 21
Ex on the Beach, Say Yes to the Dress, and Restaurant: Impossible are among the reality shows returning this week.
Shark Week and Shark Fest 2019’s schedules: three weeks, three networks, lots of sharks
More than 25 documentaries and specials about sharks will air across three networks over the next month. Here’s what’s coming and where to find it.
Big Brother’s editing of Kemi—and Jack and Jackson—was disgraceful
Big Brother’s editors didn’t include any of the things Jack or Jackson said about Kemi on BB21. But they did portray Kemi in a way that led one journalist to say she seemed like a “psychopath.”
All I want from Love Island is its meta-commentary on itself and reality TV
The drama is fine, but had a tendency to drag a little. The solution: More narrator, please!
Love Island sunk in the ratings. What now?
Love Island premiered to very low ratings. But CBS executives seem hopeful it will grow over time, as the UK version did.
Love Island: CBS’ version starts brilliantly
From the exceptionally well-chosen soundtrack to the cheeky, self-aware narration, Love Island had a lot of fun, something we don’t get too often from network reality TV.
Bring the Funny, NBC’s new comedy competition, is more AGT than Last Comic Standing
A review of NBC’s newest summer reality competition, which brings together all kinds of comedy-forward acts, like the kind that often appear on America’s Got Talent.
Before Love Island’s premiere, here are some things you should know
Why is Love Island such a phenomenon in the UK? How has it affected its contestants? Will there be alcohol? Answers are in these must-read, pre-Love Island stories.
reality blurred is 19 years old. Allow me to (re-)introduce myself.
A few words on the occasion of this site’s 19th birthday—plus my annual disclosures about who I am, what I believe, and what conflicts I may have.
This week in reality TV: Love Island comes to the U.S., RHONY’s reunion, and so much more
Dr. Pimple Popper, Jersey Shore Family Vacation, and Hollywood Game Night are among the reality shows returning this week.
Did Big Brother contestants—who continue to vilify and target people of color—use the n-word?
A conversation between Jack and Jackson is being scrutinized over whether or not they used a racial slur toward David. What’s clear is that they have unquestionably vilified and targeted him along with Kemi and Jessica.