With its comedian contestants and absurdly silly dances, E!’s The Funny Dance Show is a fun hour.
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Tiger King excels at throwing bloody chunks at ravenous Netflix viewers. But why?
Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder Mayhem, and Madness is as unsubtle as this headline, and is addictively watchable. But what is its point?
River Monsters’ Jeremy Wade is back (again) with Mysteries of the Deep
Jeremy Wade, who hosted several shows for Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, is back with a new Science Channel series.
Buddy vs. Duff 2 review: it’s a vastly improved show
Buddy vs. Duff 2 is not the odd and flimsy competition that season one was. It’s a lot more playful and fun—though it’s still a little sketchy.
Restaurants on the Edge: a review of Netflix’s restaurant makeover reality show
A review of Netflix’s Restaurants on the Edge, on which a chef, a restauranteur, and an interior designer visit locals in a community during their quest to help a struggling restaurant.
Monster Garage is returning with Jesse James, a year after a deal was ‘killed’
Last year, Jesse James said a deal to bring back Monster Garage fell through because Discovery management was “pushing very hard to change Monster Garage into a Crappy/Cheap reality show.”
A review of Netflix’s Love is Blind, on which The Circle meets Temptation Island and Married at First Sight
Love is Blind is a new Netflix dating series that starts with fascinating interactions similar to The Circle, but then becomes a more cautionary tale.
Girl Scout Cookie Championship is a mess, and Girl Scouts and their cookies deserve better
The editing and filming of Food Network’s latest baking championship is incredibly clunky and atypically amateurish.
Meerkat Manor is returning in 2021
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty will follow Flowers’ descendants and air on BBC America next year.
America’s Top Dog: answers to questions about the A&E competition
America’s Top Dog is essentially a spin-off of A&E’s Live PD, which has popular police dogs, some of whom are now competing for $25,000.
Off the Grid Thursdays: Discovery Channel’s new block of homesteading reality TV
The Discovery Channel is launching a new night of themed reality TV, which includes Homestead Rescue season 6, Reclaimed, and Building Off the Grid.
A new Bachelor spin-off, Supermarket Sweep, and Millionaire are all coming to ABC
ABC announced a new music-themed Bachelor spin-off, The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart, plus its acquisition of Supermarket Sweep and a revival of Millionaire.
23% of Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time categories were Disney ads
The Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time tournament was thrilling—and full of corporate synergy, with categories for various Disney-owned properties, from American Idol to NatGeo.
The Repair Shop ‘will resurrect, revive, and rejuvenate treasured possessions,’ and my day
The Repair Shop—a BBC series that’s available via Netflix, and on which objects are restored—is charming, warm, and set in a barn. In other words, it’s perfect.
The Circle turns social media into reality TV: a review of Netflix’s U.S. version
Watching people text each other and judge the reactions is occasionally fascinating, sometimes boring, and frighteningly revealing about how we try to connect with each other.