The Big Shot with Bethenny is not The Apprentice. It’s such a mess that it made me long for the original format, and we all know how that turned out. Sometimes her new series resembles the chaotic, unprofessional workplace of Bravo’s Flipping Out; sometimes it’s one of Bethenny Frankel’s Real Housewives’ spin-offs; and sometimes it’s like one of those flat, failed Apprentice clones from the late 2000s.
Rebel Wilson hosts ABC’s Pooch Perfect, which also stars Lisa Vanderpump. It follows HBO Max’s Haute Dog, hosted by Matt Rogers, which
The Bridge starts from an incredibly strong foundation: 12 people have 20 days to build a bridge to a tiny island with £100,000. But the producers don’t trust their format enough, and keep interfering.
The Challenge cast member and personal trainer Corey Lay was one of the singles looking for love in HBO Max’s holiday-themed dating show 12 Dates of Christmas. In this edition of The Confessional, he writes about his experience filming the dating reality show, and about trying to become the representation that he didn’t see on TV.
In this edition of The Confessional, Marshal Knight writes about watching the HBO Max competition series Haute Dog and finding connection with its host, Matt Rogers.
HBO Max’s Karma mimics Big Brother’s game, except without giving its players a chance to save themselves except by random chance. It’s a waste of a beautiful location and a terrific cast, who make the show compelling even when the game design fails them.
The cast of Friends will reunite, but not for a new episode or follow-up movie. Instead, they’ll just reminisce in an “unscripted special.”
