The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, and Hell’s Kitchen all premiere new seasons this week. Plus: Will Smith jumps out of a helicopter live on his birthday.
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How Survivor is produced: Jeff Probst reveals many behind-the-scenes details
In a podcast interview, Jeff Probst went into incredible detail about how he produces Survivor, and what his team’s priorities are. Here are highlights from that interview.
A&E adds 150 episodes of Live PD, equalling 450 more hours of live, televised policing
As Live PD season 3 premieres, A&E has extended the reality show’s episode order to a total of 293 episodes.
Will Julie Chen stay on Big Brother?
There’s new information about Julie Chen’s future with Big Brother, including Celebrity Big Brother. Plus: a crazy theory about The Glass House.
Why Adam Ruins Everything’s humor is so effective
In interviews with Adam Conover and Dr. Danna Young, I explored just how Adam Ruins Everything works to convince its audience of the truth with jokes and scripted bits.
Which is more important: reality show hosts or formats?
From The Great British Bake-Off to Project Runway, what makes a reality show format strong enough for it to survive once its stars depart?
RuPaul’s Drag Race finally wins the Emmy for outstanding reality competition
Drag Race broke The Voice’s streak and became only the fourth show ever to win the outstanding reality competition Emmy.
Alton Brown’s Good Eats is returning to TV this fall with Good Eats: Reloaded
Alton Brown’s brand-new version of Good Eats comes next year, but first he’s revisiting 13 episodes from the original for a new Cooking Channel series.
Winter is coming as Life Below Zero season 11 begins: watch its first four minutes
Watch the premiere of National Geographic Channel’s Emmy-winning reality show Life Below Zero season 11, which opens with Agnes and Chip Hailstone encountering an issue while traveling downriver.
Total Divas and three reality shows return this week as AGT and Masterchef end their seasons
Also premiering this week: Rashida Jones’ Netflix documentary about her dad, Quincy Jones, and Tom Arnold’s The Hunt for the Trump Tapes.
“I’m Julie Chen Moonves. Good night.”
Julie Chen didn’t directly address her husband’s exit from CBS until the very end of Big Brother 20’s live double eviction episode.
The Voice adds its own Redemption Island, and John Legend as a coach
The Voice is adding two new coaches: John Legend will join season 16 in the spring, and Kelsea Ballerini joins this fall to mentor and judge the new Comeback Stage.
Why does America’s Got Talent have international acts—even ones from other Got Talent shows?
One of AGT season 13’s finalists, Zurcaroh, received a golden buzzer from Tyra Banks—and also got one on France’s Got Talent. How is that possible?
The new Dancing with the Stars cast includes the show’s first blind contestant
The celebrities on DWST season 27 include a star of Facts of Life, a Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise contestant, and the actor who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films.
Deal or No Deal’s new models include a Survivor player and a Top Model contestant
The 26 women who stand next to briefcases on Deal or No Deal include a two-time Survivor player and a contestant from America’s Next Top Model.