All reality show and documentary TV reviews on reality blurred by TV critic Andy Dehnart. (Learn more about Andy.)
The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles reunites seven of nine cast members to discuss their time together in 1993. What interests me the most about the show is learning who has grown and changed in the intervening decades, and who is stuck.
Blown Away: Christmas brings back Cat, Andi, Alexander, Edgar, and Nao to compete in four holiday-themed challenges for $20,000. But it’s dropped Nick Uhas as host, replacing him with Bobby Berk.
While Karlie Kloss hasn’t been missed as host of Project Runway season 19, the season began with drama and now is struggling to find its footing, with odd judging and some contestants who can’t quite handle the challenges.
Netflix has made its own version of American Pickers and Pawn Stars, using a call-in radio show, Swap Shop, as an excuse to watch pairs of pickers look at stuff.
Holiday Baking Championship 2021 has offered me a lot of what I’m missing from The Great British Baking Show the past few years, and also is just a welcome presence on my TV every November and December.
After 25 years, Judy Sheindlin has left “Judge Judy” and Byrd behind for her new free, streaming show Judy Justice, which is “a whole new program” in that it is exactly like her old program.
PBS’s excellent series American Veterans just allows individuals to share their own stories and experiences, which are very different even though they all served in the military.