Reality TV and documentary premieres for this week include a new season of The Voice; a new animal act competition series Unleashed; and reality shows about horror, relationships, and horrible relationships.
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Recommendations, round-ups, and other lists of reality TV shows and news about unscripted entertainment.
Amazing Race! Bachelorette! Shark Tank! Supermarket Sweep! Reality TV coming this week
More than a dozen reality shows premiere this week, including big broadcast shows like The Bachelorette and Shark Tank, plus new seasons of shows including Ghost Nation and Top Gear. And there are also 15 specials, including Halloween Wars: Legends and the documentary Driving While Black.
5 of PBS’s best reality TV shows
On PBS’s 50th anniversary, here are five of its reality shows worth watching, one for each decade of its life.
This week’s reality TV and documentary premieres: Oct. 6 to 11, 2020
New reality shows include Netflix’s Deaf U and Bravo’s Don’t Be Tardy season 8, plus specials like Everest’s Greatest Mystery.
Weakest Link and Dr. 90210 return, First Ladies profiled, and more reality TV premieres
A TV version of Song Exploder, a documentary series about First Ladies, the return of Dr. 90210 and The Weakest Link, and other reality TV premieres for this week.
Halloween Wars, Dancing with the Stars, and 16 other reality shows premiering this week
If you’ve run out of TV to watch, there’s plenty of new reality TV shows and seasons premiering this week, including an E! reality show for Terrry Bradshaw, the US premiere of the UK’s Great Pottery Throw Down, Flipping 101, and more.
Summer reality TV is here (American Ninja Warrior), and so is fall (Halloween Wars)
NBC’s summer reality competition American Ninja Warrior is back just in time for fall, with a special season that has returning all-stars and new competitors. Also returning: Life Below Zero, Tamar Braxton, Brother vs. Brother, Life After Lockup, and other reality shows.
RHOBH’s reunion is coming this week, and so are these other specials
Denise Richards walks out at some point during the three-part RHOBH reunion. That, and other specials premiering this week, including a remixed Planet Earth.
24 reality shows that premiere over the next two weeks, from Love Island to Love Fraud
There are two dozen new and returning reality shows premiering these next two weeks, including Love Island season 2, a Drag Race spin-off, and a dodgeball competition.
Hard Knocks and Eco-Challenge return, Selena Gomez cooks, and other reality TV premieres
Reality show premieres for this week include Love It or List It, The Circus, and a new 90 Day Fiance spin-off focusing on Darcey and Stacey.
BB22’s live premiere, Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, and other reality TV shows debuting this week
Besides the return of Big Brother (yay? ugh?), there’s a special Chopped tournament that mashes up with Beat Bobby Flay, plus new seasons of Selling Sunset, Backyard Envy, and more.
Reality TV premieres for the week of July 27 to Aug. 2
From Martha Stewart on HGTV to Robert Irvine in restaurants to The Real Housewives of Potomac, here’s what’s premiering this week.
Hoarders and Intervention return, Joe Exotic’s animals’ fate, and more reality TV this week
What happened to Tiger King Joe Exotic’s animals? What’s it like for people on the spectrum to date? How did the feds take down the Mafia in 1980s New York? New unscripted series try to answer those questions.
Canada’s Drag Race coming to U.S. cable TV soon
Canada’s Drag Race will be on Logo, and be the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race to air this year—though RuPaul’s role is very different.
Married at First Sight season 11, and 9 other reality show premieres this week
Labor of Love concludes, Married at First Sight and Indian Matchmaking premiere. Plus: Killer Camp comes to the U.S. All that and more in this week’s preview.