No Escape From Reality TV Shows

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Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Is Pure Chaos & We N...
In March 2020, reality television titan Bravo announced that it would be taking its talents to the hallowed grounds of Martha’s Vineyard for a spinoff of
by Ineye Komonibo

Entertainment
The Power (And Risks) Of Therapy On Reality TV
The first time Kelly Mi Li ever tried therapy, she invited the world to watch. It was Season 1 of Netflix’s Bling Empire, a reality sho
by Ishani Nath

Unbothered
The Real Housewives of Potomac Finally Got Real About Colo...
Thanks to the machinations of crafty producers and executives eager to make their productions as dramatic as possible, we know that much of reality televis
by Ineye Komonibo

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Obsessed With Bravo? You’ll Love These Real Housewives Candles
You’re reading an On-Site Shopping story — meaning you can browse, add to cart, and actually purchase the product recommendations featured below withou
by Venus Wong

Unbothered
Love Is Blind 3 Is A Failed Couples Experiment — Especiall...
Season three of popular Netflix reality series Love Is Blind is finally upon us, and I think it’s safe to say that, after a few seasons of almost-wedding
by Ineye Komonibo

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Big Brother’s Taylor Hale Made Reality TV History ...
The premise of CBS’s summer reality show Big Brother is simple enough: take about a dozen strangers from across the country and throw them together in a
by Ashley Oliver

Unbothered
Sweet Life’s Tylynn Burns & Myami Woods Can See Your Tweet...
When Tylynn Burns and Myami Woods initially signed up to be part of the cast of Issa Rae’s reality show Sweet Life: Los Angeles, they knew what they were
by Ineye Komonibo

Unbothered
Why Black Women Watch Love Island & White Reality TV — E...
Let me set the scene: it’s a Monday evening in 2011 and an excitable 13-year-old me is rushing upstairs to switch on the TV, practically bouncing with an
by Tiwa Adebayo

Entertainment
Reality TV Is One Of The Most Feminist TV Formats Today. Hear Me Out
Reality TV is a genre that typically features women screaming at each other (The Real Housewives franchise), simpering and competing for the affections of
by Sirin Kale

Pop Culture
I Won’t Stop Intellectualizing The Kardashians
The Kardashians, which premiered on April 14, has broken streaming records at Hulu. Its debut also dominated Disney+ and Star+ across global networks. Stil
by MJ Corey

Unbothered
Marry Me Or Else: A Relationship Expert Weighs In On Reality TV’s...
There comes a time in every romantic relationship when a serious decision needs to be made about the direction the couple is going in. Are we exclusively d
by Ineye Komonibo

Unbothered
Selling Sunset Newbie Chelsea Lazkani Is Just As Glamorous...
A lot has gone down behind the scenes at the Oppenheim Group since the last time we checked in with the Los Angeles real estate brokerage in season 4 of Se
by Ineye Komonibo

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TV Shows
The Worst Thing You Can Be In The Ultimatum Is Child-Free
“Psychologists agree that an ultimatum is not a good way to get somebody else to do what you want,” Nick Lachey tells the contestants in episode one of
by Siobhan Smith

Entertainment
Married At First Sight’s Selina Chhaur: Yellow Fever Is ...
From being bullied as one of the few Asian students at her school, to struggling to meet her family’s expectations, Selina Chhaur knows how significa
by Alicia Vrajlal

Black Love
Black Women On Reality Dating Shows Are Rarely Finding Love. Inst...
The reality dating show contestant-to-influencer pipeline is real, and it may be the only practical motivation for Black women to join the ranks.
by Ineye Komonibo

The Bachelor
Everyone Who’s On Bachelor In Paradise This Season —...
by Martha Sorren

Entertainment
Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Episode 8 Recap: There’s No...
Last week’s episode of Bachelor in Paradise left many in Bachelor Nation hoping for the same thing: Brendan and Pieper facing the same fate as Chris and
by Lia Beck

TV Shows
Was Bachelor In Paradise Always This…Sweaty?
We knew that Bachelor in Paradise season 7 was going to be hot. Between the stacked cast of singles, surprising hookups, and explicit nudity we saw in the
by Natalie Morin

TV Shows
Is The Bachelor Franchise Getting Sloppy With Its Editing?
Most avid reality television fans don’t watch their favorite shows because they’re actually realistic. To truly enjoy them, you have to often sus
by Natalie Morin

Reality TV
RHOBH May Have Left An Important Detail Out Of Erika & Gar...
Spoilers are ahead. Are you Team Erika? Team Garcelle? Or Team This Is a Reality Show & We’re Missing The Whole Story? In one of the latest confl
by Lia Beck

Entertainment
HBO Max’s Sweet Life Is All Black Excellence (With A...
While we impatiently await the arrival of the final season of Insecure, Issa Rae plans to keep us busy with a brand new original series. HBO Max original S
by Ineye Komonibo

Music
Sorry, But After The Bachelorette I Do Not Want To Hear ...
The August 9 finale of Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette was, in many respects, going well. She had just spoken her truth on her ex, Greg G
by Natalie Morin

Reality TV
Change Is Coming For Erika On RHOBH — Here’s What Ha...
Spoilers for the Aug. 4 episode of RHOBH are ahead. Watching the Real Housewives franchise, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of when the episodes wer
by Lia Beck

Reality TV
Love Is Blind Alum Jessica Batten Kept That Rejected Anniv...
Spoilers for the 2021 Love Is Blind reunion are ahead. Just as the pandemic struck last year, Netflix found a surprising hit with Love Is Blind, a reality
by Lia Beck

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