Andy DehnartABC’s Claim to Fame, which also streams on Hulu, is one of the most exciting new reality TV competition formats in years.
The relatives of celebrities try to /guess who their fellow players are related to, getting clues in challenges. Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas are great hosts, and not just for the joke that Frankie is the unknown Jonas brother.
Alas, the final two episodes of season 2 have been pushed back a week by the finale of The Bachelorette.
At least the week provides a good opportunity to watch or re-watch both seasons—and to see how much season 2 has improved.
Below are reality blurred’s recaps of Claim to Fame seasons 1 and 2—and hopefully, in the future, many more seasons!
Claim to Fame season 1 recaps
Claim to Fame: ABC's promising but insecure celebrity relative guessing game
ABC’s Claim to Fame, on which relatives of celebrities attempt to guess each others’ relatives, has a lot of promise, and some frustrating dumbing-down of its own editing. A review and recap of episodes 1 and 2.
Claim to Fame's alliances lead to a thrown challenge, lies, and blindsides
Claim to Fame episode 3 was a rather thrilling episode of the ABC reality competition, as alliances strategizes and planned both thrown challenges and blindsides. I was certainly surprised!
Claim to Fame has a goat and a godfather. Is it becoming Survivor?
Claim to Fame’s players had to wear (some very obvious) clues in a fashion show, but the game took a fascinating turn when one player really played another.
Claim To Fame's girls trip over lies detected
Claim to Fame brought out a polygraph and poker table for its episode six challenge, but the truth was that it didn’t reveal much—though there was still drama in the house.
Claim To Fame players attempt an epic blindside in its best episode yet
Claim to Fame took away immunity but gave power to the challenge winners, which led to an alliance between two-thirds of the house, who decided they’d try to blindside another player.
Claim to Fame's final four get clues confirmed in a challenge
Claim to Fame gave its final four a chance to verify clues in its penultimate episode, and sending us into tonight’s finale with a pretty clear idea of the remaining celebrity relatives.
Claim to Fame season 2 recaps
Did the players have a clue in Claim to Fame 2 episode 3?
Claim to Fame 2’s third episode had the players working hard to decipher clues, sharing information with each other—and getting suspicious, even with their own allies.
Players grope around for clues and alliances in Claim to Fame 2 episode 4
A blindfolded challenge offered the Claim to Fame season 2 players clues and opportunities for deception, while misreading clues and shifting alliances affected some of their games.
A clue-filled game of telephone on Biggest Loser's campus on Claim to Fame 2 episode 5
Claim to Fame brought back the telephone challenge from season one, but spread it out over more distance. Spoilers ahead!
Claim to Fame 2 was really full of shit in this episode!
Welcome to the b.s. episode of Claim to Fame, which had literal and figurative feces filling the hour—but also a really strong challenge, and some major information.
Claim to Fame 2's players don't have a clue–especially about musicals!
Knowledge of pop culture failed several Claim to Fame 2 players, though carefully reading their clues would have helped, too. Spoilers ahead for episode 7!
