Watch The Lowe Files trailer. Rob Lowe and his sons Matthew and John Owen search for answers to paranormal mysteries, and the trailer is surprisingly great.
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Review: Planet of the Apps, Apple Music’s attempt at Shark Tank
A review of Planet of the Apps, the first show on Apple Music, the subscription service from Apple. It’s no Shark Tank, but it’s also not terrible.
Survivor, Big Brother ‘fan favorites’ will compete on Candy Crush’s premiere
How do you encourage people to watch a completely unnecessary game show based on a time-wasting app that many of us deleted years ago? Cast “fan favorites” from your two biggest reality shows, of course! That’s what CBS is doing for Candy Crush, the game show version of the smartphone game, if you can count Frankie… continue reading
Battle of the Network Stars’ cast of 100 classic and current TV stars
A full list of the full cast of ABC’s revival of Battle of the Network Stars, which will have 100 former and current TV stars competing with each other.
CNN cancels a reality series over its star’s tweet
Reza Aslan’s Believer was in production on a second season, but that has been cancelled by CNN after he tweeted that Donald Trump is a “piece of shit.”
‘The greatest tragedy of our generation’ told through ‘the people who are experiencing it’
Watch the first responders who rescue civilians hurt and killed in Syria, in this exclusive preview of NatGeo’s Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS.
Why should you care about climate change? Reasons, for free, on TV
National Geographic Channel is re-releasing its documentary Before the Flood this week, so we can all learn about what’s at stake with the Paris Agreement.
How Beat Shazam actually works
Fox’s new game show Beat Shazam has contestants face off against a smartphone app. But how does that work? What are the rules? I have answers.
CBS president Glenn Geller, Big Brother and Survivor superfan, is out
CBS is changing its leadership, and its entertainment president, Glenn Geller, a vocal fan of reality TV including Survivor and Big Brother, is leaving.
Man v. Food returning, but without Adam Richman
Casey Webb will be the new host of Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, which is returning after five years off the air, and without original host Adam Richman.
Who killed a nun 47 years ago, and why? Preview Netflix’s The Keepers
In 10 days, Netflix debuts its seven-party series The Keepers, which explores a young nun’s murder and may be the next Making a Murderer.
You the Jury cancelled, guilty of being terrible
Fox has cancelled its low-rated Friday night faux courtroom, pretend trial show You the Jury after just three episodes.
The Toy Box: kids have finally ruined a reality show
A review of ABC and Mattel’s new reality competition series The Toy Box, on which toymakers pitch their toys to kid judges, who ruin everything.
Bravo renewed these 16 reality shows
A list of the 14 reality shows Bravo renewed today, plus the two it previous renewed. Also: new spin-offs for a RHONY star and two MDL:NY stars.
A review of First Dates, NBC’s adorable, satisfying new show
A review of NBC’s wonderful new Friday night series First Dates, which is narrated by Drew Barrymore and is full of charm and delight.