This year brought us a lot of unexpected reality in our television, from the debut of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo to the end of Jersey Shore. While people love to focus on those kinds of trainwreck shows, and lump all reality TV into one category so it’s easier to dismiss what they feel guilty …
It’s time for that year-end, lazy-ass story where I look at what was popular on reality blurred over the past year. While I have some sense of what is popular and what isn’t, this list always surprises me, and this year is no exception. The stories that were read the most times range from ones …
That feeling in the air is the holiday magic of a couple weeks with virtually no new TV shows episodes. It’s the one lull in the year, now that reality TV has replaced reruns in the summer. But never fear: the new year will bring an onslaught of new and returning reality shows, which are …
Why did Malcolm Freberg lose Survivor Philippines? He was, of course, a threat, and lost the final immunity challenge, but neither of those are the exact reason why he did not make it to the final three. Instead, he lost because he made a critical error, getting cocky and ignoring a threat. He told Xfinity: …
The world is not going to end today, even though Jersey Shore is over and despite the insistence of some dummies who can’t read a Mayan calendar or misuse and/or misunderstand proven science. But at least the obsession with today’s date brought together an eclectic group of reality stars, from Survivor‘s Jerri Manthey to American …
The TV shows people search about the most on Google are reality TV shows, though the actual shows may surprise you. Also, the most-popular reality stars people search for are on cable, such as Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, unless they are on The Bachelor. While no reality TV shows or stars made the …
Amazing Race winners Josh and Brent, aka The Fabulous Beekman Boys, may not have been thanking and praising each of their competitors using ridiculously charming gingerbread cookies. Then they responded to one of their 8,000 pieces of fan mail by having their teammates tell a letter-writer’s 12-year-old son who’s gay and being bullied that he’s …