Reality Television

May 27, 2026

At the ‘Summer House’ Reunion Screening in NYC, Fans Got Emotional

The Bravo show ran alongside off-camera drama. And at an AMC screening of the reunion in New York City, viewers were ready to process it together. […]
May 15, 2026

How Our Personal Stories Became the New Soap Opera

Traditional Soaps May Be Waning, but Our Stories Are Sudsier Than Ever Even though only four original soap operas remain on the air, our appetite for […]
May 14, 2026

The Family Branding of Sean Duffy’s Road Trip Reality Show

A trailer heralds the latest spinoff from the Trump administration. Since it was unveiled last weekend, the trailer for “The Great American Road Trip,” the five-part […]
April 29, 2026

A Visit to Martha Lady Sitwell’s ‘Grottage’

On a quiet afternoon in southwest London, Martha Lady Sitwell, a star of the new Bravo series “Ladies of London: The New Reign,” sipped a Coke […]
July 13, 2025

Kristen Doute’s Path From Villain to the Voice of Reason on ‘The Valley’

In 2013, Kristen Doute was working as a server at the West Hollywood lounge SUR and struggling to make it as an actor when one of […]
July 7, 2025

Why is Everyone Watching ‘Love Island USA?’

I’ve long been known among friends for my distaste for reality TV. I worried it might be “brain rot,” and for the most part, I succeeded […]
May 7, 2025

What to Know about ‘Love Island USA’ Season 7

After finding a winning formula in Season 6, the Peacock dating competition will return to Fiji this summer. There is news from the villa: “Love Island […]
September 18, 2024

Children of Reality TV Show Participants Reflect on Watching Their Parents Onscreen

Dating shows that center the love lives of older people have created an unusual dynamic: the chance to watch mom or dad flirt on TV. It […]
September 13, 2024

Joan Vassos, the First ‘Golden Bachelorette,’ Knows the Show Is a ‘Weird Way to Meet Somebody’

Joan Vassos, a 61-year-old school administrator and grandmother, didn’t find love on “The Golden Bachelor.” She’ll give it another try as the star of ABC’s new […]
September 6, 2024

Taylor Frankie Paul and the Story Behind ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

A new Hulu series will explore a cheating scandal — and its aftermath — that rocked the world of Mormon social media influencers. In the summer […]