ICYMI: Tournament of Champions season 7 revealed its first icon chef—someone who's been in the TOC arena for the last six seasons, just not as a competitor. (Nope, not Hunter Fieri.) Here's my recap! #TournamentOfChampions #TOCSeason7

ICYMI: From color-coded ink and post-it notes to multiple spreadsheets, Justin Warner told me all about his Tournament of Champions job—and rhapsodized about cooking, judging, and the show itself. #TournamentOfChampions #CookingShow

ICYMI: What new reality shows does spring 2026 have to offer? What new seasons are coming? My frequently updated guide has them all. #RealityTV #Spring2026

ICYMI: Your frequently-updated guide to spring 2026 reality TV specials and streaming documentaries, including another Top Model expose, a Love is Blind reunion, a behind-the-scenes of the Kentucky Derby doc, and much more. #Documentaries #RealityTV

RHONY's been off the air for more than a year, but season 16 is now filming—with a new cast. Carole Radziwill is returning as a "friend," joining RHONY season 15's Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy and Jessel Taank, plus brand-new cast members Hailey Glassman, Erika Hammond, and Daisy Toye.

🥳 🇬🇧 Congrats to @anibundel.bsky.social and @lacymb.bsky.social on relaunching Telly Visions alive as an independent outlet. Give them a follow, your e-mail address, and your money, if you love British TV: www.tellyvisions.org#/portal/signup

If you're looking to move away from big tech and/or apps overloaded with crappy AI, a few recommendations of free tools I love: • Chrome/Edge → Vivaldi (vivaldi.com) • OneNote/Evernote → Joplin (joplinapp.org) • WhatsApp/Messenger → Signal (signal.org) • Amazon books → Bookshop.org & libro.fm

ICYMI: Survivor 50 didn't actually show us the moment when Kyle Fraser ruptured his Achilles tendon—nor did it show us Angelina's first negotiation or Cirie *volunteering* for her part in the challenge! #Survivor50 #RealityTV

Tournament of Champions season 7 revealed its first icon chef—someone who's been in the TOC arena for the last six seasons, just not as a competitor. (Nope, not Hunter Fieri.) Here's my recap! #TournamentOfChampions #TOCSeason7

From color-coded ink and post-it notes to multiple spreadsheets, Justin Warner told me all about his Tournament of Champions job—and rhapsodized about cooking, judging, and the show itself. #TournamentOfChampions #JustinWarner

What new reality shows does spring 2026 have to offer? What new seasons are coming? My frequently updated guide has them all. #RealityTV #Spring2026

I talked with Justin Warner, TOC's sideline reporter, about how he does his job. He shared lots of great behind-the-scenes info, and fun metaphors like this! Read the full interview here: https://www.realityb...

Your frequently-updated guide to spring 2026 reality TV specials and streaming documentaries, including another Top Model expose, a Love is Blind reunion, a behind-the-scenes of the Kentucky Derby doc, and much more. #Documentaries #RealityTV

There are more water bottles full of urine in the Aldi parking lot every time we go there. I have not been documenting them so maybe it’s the same ones? But they’re definitely multiplying. I kind of want to know what’s going on? And I also don’t.

ICYMI: What did we learn during The Traitors season 4 reunion? Here are a few things that stood out to me—and a few fun moments. #TheTraitors #RealityTV

Survivor 50 didn't actually show us the moment when Kyle Fraser ruptured his Achilles tendon—nor did it show us Angelina's first negotiation or Cirie *volunteering* for her part in the challenge! #Survivor50 #RealityTV

Fascinating that: 1. Kyle's injury actually occurred in this moment, rather than the one we saw on TV, and 2. CBS let press film the challenge themselves (back in my day, we couldn't even take photos! 😆).

ICYMI: An overlong finale of The Traitors US season 4 ended with several players being played—and a lesson for all of us in how that happened this season. #Traitors #RealityTV

What did we learn during The Traitors season 4 reunion? Here are a few things that stood out to me—and a few fun moments. #TheTraitors #RealityTV

ICYMI: Survivor 50: Coach vs. Ozzy, Jenna vs. Cirie, Colby trashing Rizo, a medical crisis. Also: the fans voted wrong every single time and we still got dumb twists! #Survivor50 #RealityTV

The physics of making fire. Stay in school, kids. #survivor

#TheTraitorsUS doesn't have as ambitious a soundtrack as the UK version but there use of Bolero in the final banishment really was superb.

“Roughly $24 billion of Paramount’s takeover financing is coming from the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. [The] journalist-killing kingdom is poised to become a part-owner of one of the world’s most influential news organizations.”

Dave mentioned these on today's Extra @extrahotgreat.com, and I'm thrilled to finally know the correct spellings for some of my favorite foods—and foods I avoid as a vegetarian.

Remember when coupon sites actually used to have real codes that worked, and weren't just craven ways to pop open an affiliate link?

The claim that social media platforms do not change users' attitudes and beliefs while tech companies make hundreds of billions in ad revenue paid by companies who *use the platforms to influence users' attitudes and beliefs* has always struck me as ... fucking hilarious.

An overlong finale of The Traitors US season 4 ended with several players being played—and a lesson for all of us in how that happened this season. #TheTraitors #RealityTV

ICYMI: This week, a quick look at this wild week of competition reality TV—and what to watch during it. #RealityTV #TVShows

ICYMI: For Survivor's 50th season, a few thoughts—and lots of behind-the-scenes-details you should know. #Survivor #RealityTV

ICYMI: Survivor 50's Cirie Fields was years away from being The Traitors' first winner when she played Survivor for a third time—but even then, she was aware of what went wrong with her previous games, and what she needed to adjust. #Survivor #CirieFields

ICYMI: The last time Survivor 50's Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick played Survivor, she said it was her last. But she's back for a fourth attempt. See what she had to say 30 seasons ago. #Survivor #StephenieLaGrossa

Seeing classic versus new era #Survivor clash was one of my favorite parts of the Survivor 50 premiere! https://www.realityb...

Hi! I’m Andy and this is how I recap #Survivor: not a play-by-play, but analysis informed by my years of reporting and writing combined with snark and sixth grade-level potty humor. If that’s your jam, welcome! www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/20...

Survivor 50: Coach vs. Ozzy, Jenna vs. Cirie, Colby trashing Rizo, a medical crisis. Also: the fans voted wrong every single time and we still got dumb twists! #Survivor50 #RealityTV

ICYMI: Survivor 50's Colby Donaldson last played Survivor 30 seasons ago, when he told me about his iconic Curb Your Enthusiasm appearance, his hosting roles, Jerri Manthey, and how his prep for Survivor differs from other players. #Survivor #ColbyDonaldson

ICYMI: Before his first all-star Survivor appearance, Survivor 50's Benjamin "Coach" Wade talked to me about his on-screen character, how producers helped shape that, and how he wanted to play the game. #Survivor #RealityTV

ICYMI: Before Survivor 50, look back at how four of its players—Cirie, Coach, Colby, and Stephenie—talked about their games 30 seasons ago, when I interviewed them before Survivor Heroes vs. Villains. #Survivor50 #RealityTV

This week, a quick look at this wild week of competition reality TV—and what to watch during it. #RealityTV #TVShows

Can Cirie win #Survivor50? "In my alliances, there’s always someone that I feel like I could trust to the end. And that someone always ends up winning. ... I’m looking out for me now." https://www.realityb...

Are you sick of paying $5 for every newsletter? I wrote about why you should stop complaining about being asked for a few bucks and start being glad that people are still trying to make independent media right now. www.revenuerulebreaker.com/email/75fda8...

For Survivor's 50th season, a few thoughts—and lots of behind-the-scenes-details you should know. #Survivor50 #RealityTV

Pretty sure he revealed this 40 years ago. Oh wait, no, 14 years ago: www.latimes.com/archives/blo...

I did some press about Paley's incredible new Survivor exhibit. In this AP video, I talked about some of the exhibit highlights apnews.com/video/surviv...

Survivor 50's Cirie Fields was years away from being The Traitors' first winner when she played Survivor for a third time—but even then, she was aware of what went wrong with her previous games, and what she needed to adjust. #Survivor #CirieFields

#Survivor 50's Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, 30 seasons ago: "I don’t hate anyone. I don’t loathe anyone. ... It takes a lot for me to actually hate someone." https://www.realityb...

The last time Survivor 50's Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick played Survivor, she said it was her last. But she's back for a fourth attempt. See what she had to say 30 seasons ago. #Survivor #StephenieLaGrossa

ICYMI: Ellie is back for Below Deck Down Under season four, but so far she's not creating crew drama, just contributing her share to a delightful episode of the crew being late for everything. #BelowDeckDownUnder #RealityTV

ICYMI: Survivor fantasy expert* Greg Nix and Survivor expert* Andy Dehnart pick six-person teams from the Survivor 50 cast. Did we make the right picks? Who would you choose? #Survivor50 #SurvivorFantasy

Survivor 50's Colby Donaldson last played Survivor 30 seasons ago, when he told me about his iconic Curb Your Enthusiasm appearance, his hosting roles, Jerri Manthey, and how his prep for Survivor differs from other players. #Survivor #ColbyDonaldson

Skip that washed-up, baby-fingered reality show host mumbling his way through fascism and re-visit this iconic scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm, where Colby Donaldson from Survivor argues with a Holocaust survivor about who's a real "survivor."