The fall TV season is almost upon us, and it’s time to see what reality TV has for us, from the usual network series (Survivor, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, Shark Tank) to attempts at ambitious new series (such as Utopia on Fox and The Chair on Starz) to the usual cable fare (Top Chef, Chrisley Knows Best, and a lot more). The frequently-updated …
Fox’s Utopia begins streaming today from southern California, as 15 people–including a pregnant woman–leave sequester in a hotel and move onto a five-acre site, where they’ll attempt to create a new society over the next year. The actual series will debut Sept. 7 after football, and it will air twice weekly after that, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Unlike Big Brother, …
In a series of extended tweets, So You Think You Can Dance judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has responded to criticism of his comment on last night’s show about the suicide of two friends; now, he’s doubled down on what he said, writing that “committing suicide is both stupid and selfish.” For a counterargument, read this therapist …
CBS today re-announced The Amazing Race‘s 11 teams and a new twist for the 25th season, having already revealed the cast earlier this summer when the race started publicly in Times Square. The cast includes Survivor contestants Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson, while Survivor‘s new cast includes an annoying Amazing Race team. Of course, re-announcing the cast …
Exile Island will replace Redemption Island on Survivor San Juan Del Sur. When production began on season 29 in Nicaragua, executive producer and host Jeff Probst revealed that Redemption Island had been dumped at the last minute, meaning those voted off were gone permanently, though he said the arena was built and would still be used. That replacement twist …
Bryce Dion, a 38-year-old sound mixer on Cops and crew member who’s worked on many other reality series ranging from Top Chef to Trading Spaces, was killed Tuesday night filming Cops in Omaha. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer, who’d previously said he invited the show to film there because “[I] want the professionalism of our …
The cast of Survivor San Juan Del Sur was announced this morning, and while the second blood vs. water season’s cast is all new to Survivor, it includes former baseball player John Rocker and, as we learned earlier this summer, The Amazing Race team known as the Twinnies. There’s also a Michigan State football player and Miss Michigan …