Fox’s adaptation of the UK show turns flirtation into an unnecessary competition, but those first dances are pretty magical.
Archives for December 2019
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days has the franchise’s first same-sex couple
Before the 90 Days season 4’s cast will have the TLC franchise’s first same-sex couple, plus one couple who was on last season.
The last 7 reality shows to premiere this year, plus a Star Wars doc series
Restaurant: Impossible, Flirty Dancing, and Food Network Challenge are among the shows premiering before the calendar turns to 2020.
Love & Hip Hop’s fiction and reality, RuPaul’s influence, Jersey Shore at 10, and other must-read stories
Seven terrific stories about reality TV shows, stars, and the genre itself. Plus: Eight bonus news stories and quick reads.
Survivor ends its worst season ever by doing one thing right: giving Kellee Kim an apology and time to speak
“I hope that this season of Survivor isn’t just defined by inappropriate touching or sexual harassment. I hope that it’s defined by change,” Kellee Kim told Jeff Probst during the Survivor: Island of the Idols reunion.
Survivor Winners at War: what we know so far about Survivor season 40
The long-awaited all-winners season of Survivor will arrive in February. Here are all the details we have about Survivor season 40 so far.
Survivor’s rules and production will change, CBS says; Dan apologizes to Kellee
CBS and Survivor have announced specific, concrete plans for Survivor season 41 and beyond, as Survivor 40 already filmed.
Legends of the Hidden Temple is coming back—but with major changes
The 1990s Nickelodeon game show is being revived by Quibi, a mobile-only streaming service, and will be filmed in an actual jungle, not on a set.
Born This Way’s end; Voice, Masked Singer, Temptation Island, and Survivor finales; and more this week
Besides the season finales of several reality shows, there’s a new season of Love & Hip Hop: New York, a new Very Brady Renovation special, and a show about service animals.
Survivor’s self-destruction has been years in the making
What the events of Survivor: Island of the Idols have to do with Brandon Hantz’s elimination on Survivor: Caramoan in 2013.
Last-minute Christmas gifts for reality TV show fans—or yourself!
Recommendations for awesome things that reality TV fans will love: Forged in Fire knives, a tear-scented Kardashian air freshner, a Trump board game, a Bachelor coloring book, and so much more.
Dan Spilo, asked about what happened on Survivor, says he’s “not allowed to comment”
Dan Spilo was asked about what happened on Survivor: Island of the Idols in a brief, filmed encounter on the street.
Making It is perfect and needs to return for several hundred more seasons
Making It season 2 was a wonderful way to end 2019, with crafty creativity and camaraderie. NBC, please give us a Making It season 3!
Survivor removed Dan after an off-camera ‘incident’: more evidence of its abject failure
Jeff Probst continues to not provide details about what happened or what will change. Meanwhile, Survivor won’t have a live finale and reunion; it’ll be pre-taped instead.
The reality TV show of the decade: The Great British Bake-Off
Leading the list of the best reality TV shows of the 2010s is The Great British Baking Show, which replaced conflict and negativity with positivity, humor, and puns.