A recap of The Circle episodes 9 to 12, during which the final rankings took place, the players met each other, and the show dragged on longer than it should have.
Meerkat Manor is returning in 2021
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty will follow Flowers’ descendants and air on BBC America next year.
Sandi Toksvig is leaving the Great British Bake-Off
“Sandi is a huge part of why Bake Off’s move to Channel 4 has been such a success,” a network executive said.
Survivor’s fire tokens could make Edge of Extinction even more exasperating
Did Survivor need more twists and advantages and more focus on the Edge of Extinction, especially for season 40? Plus: CBS’s bios for the Survivor season 40 cast.
America’s Top Dog: answers to questions about the A&E competition
America’s Top Dog is essentially a spin-off of A&E’s Live PD, which has popular police dogs, some of whom are now competing for $25,000.
How Making the Cut will be different from Project Runway. Plus: meet its designers
“I’m jumping this ship,” Heidi Klum told Tim Gunn about Project Runway. Then they created Making the Cut for Amazon. Details about it, including its cast.
The Circle episodes 5 to 8: catfishing takes center stage
The middle batch of The Circle episodes added new catfish and exposed others, and left us with a lot to discuss.
Reality TV premieres for this week, Jan. 13 to 19
In this week’s look at what’s ahead in reality TV: Netflix’s The Circle is ending its first season and a new natural history documentary series is starting.
How often should Netflix’s The Circle episodes have been released?
I think The Circle should have been released weekly; it’s a show I want to write and talk more about, but which feels like it’s gone by too fast.
Survivor’s ‘greatest moments and players’ will be featured in a pre-season 40 special
Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players special will act as a palate cleanser, airing between last fall’s toxic season and season 40, Survivor: Winners at War.
Making It season 3 is coming: NBC renewed Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman’s wonderful competition
Best news of the year so far: Making It season 3 will be happening, as NBC has renewed the pun-filled, creativity-rich reality competition.
Temptation Island’s Morgan says she was ‘played’ by Evan, and Kaci offers support
Temptation Island’s Evan Smith and Morgan Lolar seem to have broken up after Morgan accused him of cheating on her, and Evan’s ex Kaci Campbell has weighed in.
James Holzhauer’s final Jeopardy answer, and other reality TV that warmed my week
What I’m grateful for in reality TV this week, from a moment on Jeopardy! to an Oscar-nominated director’s reality TV habits.
Off the Grid Thursdays: Discovery Channel’s new block of homesteading reality TV
The Discovery Channel is launching a new night of themed reality TV, which includes Homestead Rescue season 6, Reclaimed, and Building Off the Grid.
A new Bachelor spin-off, Supermarket Sweep, and Millionaire are all coming to ABC
ABC announced a new music-themed Bachelor spin-off, The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart, plus its acquisition of Supermarket Sweep and a revival of Millionaire.