How and why I grade reality TV shows
I’ve started grading reality TV shows again, and also added a new feature to make those grades more transparent. Here’s why I made those changes.
Squeaky Clean: Leslie Jordan makes super-fast cleaning into a super-fun show
Squeaky Clean, a cleaning competition hosted by Leslie Jordan that I absolutely recommend, is one of the former Quibi shows that is now streaming for free, on the web and via The Roku Channel app.
Jacques’ Chocolate Adventure Cake recipe from Nailed It’s cookbook
Jacques’ Chocolate Adventure Cake recipe from Nailed It! season six is one of the many recipes in Nailed It’s new cookbook, which is in bookstores Oct. 5 and has “baking challenges for the rest of us.” Here’s the recipe.
Top Chef Houston: all-stars will return, Padma defends filming in Texas
Top Chef 19 is being filmed in Houston, Texas, with the return of all-stars, including Dawn Burrell, Kristen Kish, Kwame Onwuachi, Brooke Williamson, and Sam Talbot. Host Padma Lakshmi has been defending the show’s presence in Texas after the state effectively banned abortion.
Amazing Race 33 appears to be filming again, and using a charter plane
CBS confirmed TAR33 is returning during the 2021-2022 season, and The Amazing Race 33 now appears to be filming, with stops in places including Switzerland and Greece.
Survivor 41’s ‘new era’ begins with welcome changes, and Jeff Probst failing again
On Survivor 41’s premiere, “A New Era,” some changes worked and some didn’t; others brought us closer to season one and some took us even farther away. And then there was Jeff Probst’s handling of “Come on in, guys.”
Alter Ego is a dud: Fox fails again to replicate The Masked Singer’s magic
Alter Ego, Fox’s new reality competition, uses motion capture technology to allow contestants to perform as digital characters, but has an insufferable format and no reason for existing.
