The fourth Television Critics Association award for a reality TV series will once again go to a competition series, as all five nominees are competitions. The shows nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming were announced today: The Amazing Race, CBS RuPaul’s Drag Race, Logo Shark Tank, ABC Survivor, CBS The Voice, NBC Well, I …
News you should know that you may have missed over the past week: HGTV’s Design Star has been cancelled after seven seasons, according to judge Vern Yip, who said he’s “disappointed” but also said life is “about changes and change is not always bad.” The show had potential but wasn’t great in recent seasons, especially …
Survivor San Juan Del Sur, the show’s second Blood vs. Water season, will again keep family members on opposite tribes, according to Jeff Probst. During casting for season 29, potential cast members were told that they might be split from their loved ones, or they might start the game playing together. Meanwhile, the show is …
A year and a half ago, I wrote about how MTV’s often compelling reality series Catfish actually casts in reverse, and therefore is catfishing viewers, because the liar is known all along. Now an MTV executive has discussed that process in depth, and it’s fascinating insight into how the show is produced. In an interview …
My Survivor Cagayan finale recap, which analyzed and discussed the season as a whole, the season 28 winner, and the final four. Why did Woo take Tony to the finale? Would woo have beaten Kass? Was Tony the right winner?
Several changes are coming to So You Think You Can Dance this season after it was surprisingly renewed despite having aged badly these past few seasons. Nigel Lythgoe talked to reporters Monday on a conference call, and revealed that the show will hand over control of voting to viewers at the top 10, and only …
Survivor 29th season, which will be filmed in Nicaragua early this summer and broadcast next fall, is another blood versus water season, but with all-new players, and season 30 will also include all-new players, according to host, executive producer, and showrunner Jeff Probst. In an interview with HitFix’s Dan Fienberg, Probst was asked about Survivor …