Fox tonight debuts Knock Knock Live, a hybrid reality/game show that is a single, brilliant embodiment of broadcast television’s desperation for viewers. The series, which airs at 9 p.m. ET, is a game show on which a camera crew and famous people show up at contestants’ doors for “an unforgettable moment.” That hints at one …
ABC just announced that Shark Tank will have three guest investors on the panel this season: Ashton Kutcher, Chris Sacca, and Troy Carter. The series returns Sept. 25. Kutcher is the most recognizable, of course, but besides acting, he’s invested in tech companies such as Airbnb and Shazam. Sacca is a well-known billionaire tech investor …
Big Brother has once again digitally erased a person from a scene, in order to suggest that the events of that scene came after a person’s eviction. In this case, it was former The Amazing Race cast member Jeff Weldon, whose “casual misogyny,” as one viewer described it, was also erased from the show. Hamsterwatch, who …
Once again, it’s time for that special time of year when the Television Academy celebrates the best in television by copying and pasting the same nominees as last year. Yes, in their infinite wisdom, members have chosen from 194 shows and 56 hosts and selected pretty much the exact same ones as last year. Once …
TLC has cancelled 19 Kids and Counting six weeks after news broke that, as a teenager, Josh Duggar molested young girls, including his siblings–and the family responded horribly. The network will now air a documentary about survivors of child molestation that will feature Jill and Jessa. And, well, they may still air another series starring …
On Hoarders, organizer Dorothy Breininger often pushes a person in crisis to make tough decisions about things that are destroying their lives. But she also sees herself as the protector and defender of that stuff: she cares about the trash that everyone else wants to throw away. Why? Isn’t that the exact opposite of what …
A reality TV producer has been writing the kinds of notes reality shows get from network executives, but for feature films. The results are hilarious.