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The Profit is back, refreshed, while 52 businesses say Marcus Lemonis ‘ruined’ them

Whether the claims of 50+ businesses that’ve appeared on CNBC’s The Profit are true or not (they accuse Marcus Lemonis “of running an expansive racketeering ring that ruined their businesses”), the show would benefit from giving us more details about exactly what happens with deals that are being made and contracts that are being signed.

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I’m Andy Dehnart, a writer who obsessively and critically covers reality TV, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.

I created reality blurred 20 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. Today, I review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too.

I believe pop culture can both entertain and affect us, and so reality blurred's goal is to amplify the best and hold the worst accountable. In other words, I’m here to call it out when it sucks and celebrate it when it’s amazing. Let’s talk about it together!