Love Island premiered to very low ratings. But CBS executives seem hopeful it will grow over time, as the UK version did.
Love Island: CBS’ version starts brilliantly
From the exceptionally well-chosen soundtrack to the cheeky, self-aware narration, Love Island had a lot of fun, something we don’t get too often from network reality TV.
Bring the Funny, NBC’s new comedy competition, is more AGT than Last Comic Standing
A review of NBC’s newest summer reality competition, which brings together all kinds of comedy-forward acts, like the kind that often appear on America’s Got Talent.
Before Love Island’s premiere, here are some things you should know
Why is Love Island such a phenomenon in the UK? How has it affected its contestants? Will there be alcohol? Answers are in these must-read, pre-Love Island stories.
reality blurred is 19 years old. Allow me to (re-)introduce myself.
A few words on the occasion of this site’s 19th birthday—plus my annual disclosures about who I am, what I believe, and what conflicts I may have.
This week in reality TV: Love Island comes to the U.S., RHONY’s reunion, and so much more
Dr. Pimple Popper, Jersey Shore Family Vacation, and Hollywood Game Night are among the reality shows returning this week.
Did Big Brother contestants—who continue to vilify and target people of color—use the n-word?
A conversation between Jack and Jackson is being scrutinized over whether or not they used a racial slur toward David. What’s clear is that they have unquestionably vilified and targeted him along with Kemi and Jessica.
How local news footage of the JFK assassination led to the idea for a new kind of doc
NatGeo’s Apollo: Missions to the Moon is the latest documentary from Tom Jennings that doesn’t tell viewers about historical events, it immerses them in the story.
Challenge 34: Bloody Hell will be U.S. versus the U.K., at least at first
There’s information about the next season of MTV’s Challenge, which will have teams of reality show contestants from the United States and the United Kingdom facing off against each other—at least at first.
Do Songland’s songwriters give up all their rights? What do winners get?
When NBC’s Songland started casting in 2016, its contract had language suggesting songwriters gave up all rights and royalties. But that didn’t turn out to be true.
Big Brother’s Jack warned by producers after houseguests’ toxic comments increased
Jack and Jackson’s hostility toward Kemi on BB21 has resulted in the producers warning Jack about what he’s been saying.
Mario Lopez’s pool surprises, cupcakes, and other reality TV premieres this week
Premiering this week: Cupcake Championship and Crazy Cakes, plus other reality TV shows not about cakes.
Love Island’s cast: CBS’ first Islanders are all in their 20s
Meet the first 11 cast members—er, “Islanders”—who will be on the CBS version of Love Island.
Secrets of Scare Tactics, the horror/prank show that’s now on Netflix, uncensored
The creator of the hidden camera horror/prank reality show discusses whether the show will return, the surprising way Scare Tactics is cast, how a lawsuit affected the production, and much more.
On Big Brother, an ugly CBS reality show pattern repeats itself
Guess which four players the guy from Tennessee chose to banish on Big Brother?