Survivor beats American Idol for the first time
American Idol was beaten by Survivor Wednesday night, the first time ever that’s happened.
Survivor Cagayan episode 3 proves it’s actually dumb vs. dumber vs. dumberer
Reward challenges returned on Survivor Cagayan episode 3, “Our Time to Shine,” on which a lot of stupidity was on display
Why King of the Nerds incredible challenges are better than Survivor’s
King of the Nerds concludes Thursday night, having been even stronger in season two, and a big reason for that is that it upped its challenge game. It has the very best challenges on reality TV right now. I’m being somewhat incendiary with the headline, but I do think that the show is frequently giving …
The hilarious Juan Pablo damage control
Tuesday was a day of hilarious post-Juan Pablo damage control for those associated with The Bachelor, with really pathetic stories being perpetuated by host Chris Harrison and news organizations giving us the totally unbiased ABC perspective. An anonymous “source” told E! News that “a Neil Lane ring was on standby at the taping just in …
Big Brother stays with longer seasons as CBS announces its debut date
Big Brother will again start in June, extending the previously standard length about two weeks, just like the show did for the first time last year. CBS announced today that the 16th season of the show “will debut early for the second straight summer”: It starts June 25, and will air Wednesdays at 8, Thursdays …
Best Bachelor finale ever exposes the real reason why Juan Pablo is so hated
This season on The Bachelor, Juan Pablo Galavis’ journey took him from being heralded as the first non-white Bachelor and the star of a pun-filled ad campaign to someone who’s being called the worst bachelor ever. But he also may be the best, having rejected The Bachelor‘s premise while being a participant. Brad Womack was …
South Korean dating show contestant killed herself on set
A contestant on South Korean dating series Jjak hanged herself with a hair dryer’s cord in the island house where the show is filmed, leading the network, SBS, to cancel the series. The woman, Jeon, was 29, and competing on a show that combined elements of Big Brother and The Bachelor. The Korea Times reports …
Party Down South kicked out; RHONJ Teresa, Joe plead guilty; To Catch a Contractor sued.
Here’s your semi-weekly recent news from the reality TV world: CMT’s Jersey Shore clone Party Down South, which is produced by the same people as the MTV series, has to find a new home for its second season, as Pensacola has kicked it out. A hotelier told USA TODAY that he killed the deal to …
Survivor Cagayan: totally drenched in all kinds of fun
Survivor Cagayan episode 2 introduced Tony and Sarah’s alliance, “Cops-R-Us,” a challenge designed by a member of the Dream Team, and a lot of rain.
Watch the Lindsay Lohan reality series trailer right now before OWN takes it away from us
OWN previewed Lindsay, the new Lindsay Lohan documentary series produced by Amy Rice and Pilgrim Studios, tonight, and now has the trailer online–but only for 48 hours, until 9:35 p.m. ET Thursday!–because why let people continue to share and watch something when you can create scarcity and create an event around that. Of course, their …
Survivor Cagayan challenge puzzle was created by a Dream Teamer
The immunity challenge on Survivor Cagayan episode 2 was created in part by a member of the Dream Team. Meet him, and watch the Dream Team rehearse the challenge.
DWTS desperation results in partner-changing twist; cast announced
In a twist that sounds more desperate than anything else, Dancing with the Stars will force its cast of celebrity contestants to switch professional partners mid-season based on viewer votes. The 18th season’s cast has been announced, and includes Olympians Meryl Davis and Charlie White, who will dance with pro partners, not each other. The …
Reality TV you should check out this month
With the Olympics out of the way, there’s some terrific reality TV coming in March among all the shows that will start airing or are debuting new seasons. These 10 are ones that I’m particularly looking forward to–some, because they’re fun and familiar, others because they’re new and raw. Flipping Out, Bravo, March 5, Wednesdays …
20 Feet From Stardom, The Lady in Number 6 win Oscars
The two documentary films that won Oscars last night are 20 Feet From Stardom and the short The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life. You can watch the nominees online or on demand, which I think should take less time than the telecast did. The star of the latter, Alice Herz-Sommer, died last …
Spring 2014 reality TV debut schedule
Spring has officially arrived, even if the temperatures haven’t, so it’s time for our quarterly, frequently-updated list of officially announced debut dates of both new and returning reality series. Of all the debuts this month, there are 10 shows I think you should check out. Please send updates, additions, and corrections to me any time. …
