MTV is claiming that its reality show 16 and Pregnant “helped reduce teen pregnancy to record lows.” Is that true?
Fall 2020 reality TV schedule and guide
This fall reality show 2020 schedule is a frequently updated list of premieres for broadcast, cable, and streaming reality TV shows, documentary series, game shows, and other prime-time nonfiction TV.
Life Below Zero: Next Generation’s creation and casting; Life Below Zero season 14 details
An interview with Life Below Zero executive producer and showrunner Joseph Litzinger about the creation of a new series in the franchise, Life Below Zero: Next Generation (watch its first five minute), and how covÉŖd-š·šæ affected the production of Life Below Zero season 14.
RHOBH’s reunion is coming this week, and so are these other specials
Denise Richards walks out at some point during the three-part RHOBH reunion. That, and other specials premiering this week, including a remixed Planet Earth.
Is Big Brother’s format broken?
The events of Big Brother 22 point toward (another) fundamental problem with Big Brother: the game introduced in season two just isn’t working any more.
Eco-Challenge Patagonia 2021: the World’s Toughest Race is casting for next season
Another Eco-Challenge will be held in 2021, this time in Patagonia, and the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Patagonia is now accepting application for teams who want to join.
When Amazing Race 32 will (finally) premiere, and when BB22 and Love Island will end
CBS’s fall schedule has shows from CBS All Access (Star Trek: Discovery) and Pop (One Day at a Time), and also, finally, the premiere of Amazing Race 32. Also announced: BB22’s finale date, and Love Island USA season 2’s finale date.
Survivor Borneo’s finale changed Survivor, TV, and the world forever
Richard Hatch, Kelly Wiglesworth, Sue Hawk, and Rudy Boesch have survived to the end of Survivor: Borneo, and their incredible final moves in this new game would become the second-most-watched TV show of the 2000s.
Dorinda Medley quits Real Housewives of New York City on a low note
Dorinda Medley is leaving The Real Housewives of New York City, announcing that from her Berkshires home, which has hosted so many classic RHONY moments. Dorinda leaves on a season that’s focused on her cruelty and anger.
Love Island is back, as empty and dumb as it was in the Before Times
Love Island season 2 is in Las Vegas instead of Fiji, but it’s the same show that it was last season, from the hot dumb cast to the narrator’s commentary. I’m not sure that’s what I want from TV right now, though.
Why is Intervention set in Canada? Can I watch past Great American Baking Show seasons?
In this edition of Ask Andy: Do you know why all the Interventions are in Canada this season? and Can I watch past seasons of The Great American Baking Show?
Masked Singer will fake its audienceāeven more than it already did
Fox’s Masked Singer season four is filming, and will have viewer voting for the first time. And it’s also hiring a fake studio audience.
Dodgeball Thunderdome will pummel you with its awfulness
Discovery Channel’s Dodgeball Thunderdome was filmed this summer, putting people’s lives at risk to produce one of the worst reality competitions I’ve ever seen.
Survivor’s cast mutinied, and Bud Light saved the show
The reward challenge for Survivor Borneo episode 12 turned out to be pivotal for the show’s crew and host Jeff Probst, who told the story of what happened behind the scenes when the cast threatened to not compete in the reward challenge.
Matt Paxton on Hoarders (he’s back!) and Legacy List (his great new PBS show)
Extreme cleaning specialist Matt Paxton is back on Hoardersāand on PBS, with Legacy List, a show he created that cable networks rejected, because they didn’t think anyone would want to watch old people or uplifting stories about their possessions and lives.