Jeff Probst and Survivor: Island of the Idols cast members have responded to last night’s episode—which resulted in almost universally negative reaction.
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Survivor proves ‘there are always consequences for standing up’ in a bleak merge episode
Survivor: Island of the Idols’ merge episode dealt directly with Dan’s unwanted touching and inappropriate behavior, and then started to gaslight us.
There’s no Celebrity Big Brother 3 on CBS’s winter 2020 schedule
No mention of Celebrity Big Brother 3 and no room for CBB3 on the winter schedule seem to indicate that it’s done, at least for now.
A review of Encore!, the Disney+ high school musical reunion reality series
Kristen Bell’s show, which reunites the casts of high school plays, is a smoky fireplace of a reality show, radiating warmth and consistently causing my eyes to water.
Survivor season 40 will start earlier than usual
Survivor: Winners at War will premiere in February, and have a two-hour premiere.
The reality TV that Disney+ is adding to the streaming fray, and other premieres
Reality TV premieres this week include more Thanksgiving cooking competitions, and Disney’s initial entrants into the streaming wars.
Pedro Zamora died 25 years ago today, hours after Real World San Francisco ended
Pedro Zamora died a quarter century ago, having lived his life with HIV and AIDS openly on the MTV reality show.
How America’s Got Talent auditions work, from open calls to recruiting acts
An interview with America’s Got Talent producer Adam Davis about how the audition process works, why he recruits acts online, and more.
Survivor: a mid-confessional surprise, a discussion of sexism, a MeToo moment, and more
Kellee started a conversation about sexism on Survivor and upended the game with her Island of the Idols immunity idol—and that was just the beginning.
Survivor has been CBS’s #1 show, even with Masked Singer beating it
How is Survivor doing competing directly against Fox’s Masked Singer? It’s losing—but it’s also become the highest-rated show on CBS among younger viewers this fall.
The Profit returns with comedy, tragedy, and Marcus Lemonis making an unusual choice
In The Profit season 7’s premiere, “Dante’s”, Marcus Lemonis visited a restaurant and did something new.
Bear Grylls on staging dead animals and Running Wild’s move to NatGeo
Bear Grylls talks about the move of his show from NBC to National Geographic Channel for season 5, and also about how much of the show is planned, staged, and/or fake.
Bravo has finally revealed the 88 Bravolebrities attending BravoCon
Bravo also revealed sponsors for BravoCon, including “official pouring partner” Pepsi and its “custom beverage” that will be available to BravoCon attendees.
Suddenly, it’s Christmas: holiday baking reality TV starts this week
In reality TV premieres this week: Antiques Roadshow turns 500, The Profit, RHONJ, and Running Wild with Bear Grylls return; and more.
Survivor’s Rudy Boesch has died at age 91
Survivor Borneo and Survivor All Stars cast member Rudy Boesch died Friday. He had Alzheimer’s disease.