The drama is fine, but had a tendency to drag a little. The solution: More narrator, please!
recaps
Recaps and analysis of reality TV show episodes, including nearly every episode of CBS' Survivor.
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.
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?
Big Brother 21’s premiere: expect the expected, as usual
From the cheesy introductions to the eye-rolling twist, Big Brother delivered what it usually does. But it did also have Jason Mimosa and other comedy.
Project Runway 17 ends with a win for one designer, but also for Bravo
A recap of the finale of Project Runway 17, which ended a wonderful season and showed off Christian Siriano’s strengths as a mentor and host.
So You Think You Can Dance returned with a thrilling new addition: a bullet time stage
Along with new judges, SYTYCD introduced a new set and a Matrix-y new way to watch the show’s impressive dancers.
Survivor’s ludicrous finale ends with idols and twists threatening Survivor’s extinction
Survivor’s nightmare scenario essentially happened, as a player who wasn’t in the game for 28 days turned around and won $1 million.
Survivor once again gives its spotlight to showboating, not strategy
Rick Devens took the spotlight once again. One episode of this mediocre excuse of a season to go.
The Rick Devens Show joins The Jeff Probst Show on a very special Survivor
The loved ones participated in a challenge! Meanwhile, Rick Devens’ showboating got even more attention.
A Survivor flipper gets flipped on, while Reem keeps Extinction fun
Last week’s Kelley Wentworth vote played a role in this week’s blindside, yet with three weeks to go, this season still doesn’t have any real momentum.
Is Silky Nutmeg Drag Race’s villain or star—or both?
The editing of Silky Nutmeg Ganache is sending mixed messages. Are we supposed to love her or or loathe her or both?
‘A very special Amazing Race’ started very much like every other Amazing Race
After completing a completely pointless task in L.A., The Amazing Race teams headed to Tokyo, where there were some laughs and fun moments, but nothing new.
Survivor’s double eviction takes care of two long-overdue blindsides
Survivor: Edge of Extinction had two immunity challenges and two long overdue votes, but of course the people voted out are still on the show and in the game.
An insane Survivor Tribal Council had alliances and plans crumbling before our eyes
Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 ignored the reward challenge and headed to Tribal Council early, because that’s where the real drama was.
Survivor’s ‘blank sheets of paper’ fill them with a blindside
This week on Survivor, Kama faced pressure to fracture, Lauren fainted, and a challenge offered another pathetic excuse for a reward.