A new mental illness has been identified by Canadian psychiatrists: The Truman Show delusion, named after the excellent, prescient film of the same name, which involves people who think they’re on a reality TV show, even though they’re not. The psychiatrists, who are also brothers, “could have easily called their new disorder the EDtv Delusion …
Several networks have announced new shows and renewals over the past week or so, and those shows range from a weight-loss dance competition to a competition that involves attempting to escape from a locked room. The CW will air a new series this fall called In Harm’s Way that follows current reality TV trends and …
I give Bravo a lot of (well-deserved) shit, but the network remains the most consistent producer of engaging reality TV shows on television today. I probably watch more Bravo reality shows on a regular basis than any other network, although as other networks have caught on and found their own niches, the NBC-owned cable network …
Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, The Golf Channel debuts a new competitive reality series, Highway 18. It follows five teams of two who race to challenges across Florida, trying to avoid elimination along the way to earning $100,000 in cash and prizes. Teams of two racing to challenges makes comparisons to The Amazing Race impossible …
Having been out of the spotlight for about half a year, Omarosa has found herself back in it–or dragged it over and shined it upon herself, actually–after appearing on Wendy Williams’ new daytime talk show. The segment starts with Omarosa getting confrontational. “This is not your time to look for your moment,” Wendy says, but …
Last night, ABC debuted a reality TV version of its excessively successful High School Musical franchise, but High School Musical: Get in the Picture debuted to the second-lowest premiere numbers of the summer. While 5.5 million viewers watched its lead-in, America’s Funniest Home Videos, just 4 million people watched the reality show, which airs its …
The Real Housewives of Orange County spins off yet another series tonight when Bravo debuts Date My Ex: Jo & Slade at 10 p.m. ET. The series sounds like a hybrid of The Bachelor and the show Jo and Slade were on for two seasons, as it follows Jo as she dates four men who …