Are survival shows like Alone and Naked and Afraid actually real? Survival instructors and SERE-style pros rank TV’s biggest ...

From raw social experiments to multi-platform empires, reality shows have become one of the defining genres of modern television. Over the past three decades, these series have not only captured ...

While films and web series continue to dominate screens, August 2025 is all set to be the month of reality TV. Just as July winds down, a fresh wave of unscripted entertainment is ready to take center ...

Katrina Anderson has an avid interest in film, TV, and pop-culture. She has a MA in English Literature from Simon Fraser University. Her thesis project described the literary qualities of the ...

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Opening Shot: We see Suzanne Mendonca’s audition tape for The Biggest Loser, where she opens her jacket in the middle of a busy street and shows her body in a bikini. The Gist: Fit For TV: The Reality ...

Reality TV is one of the best indulgences around, and Netflix knows how to satisfy that particular guilty pleasure. This November, Watch With Us is highlighting two great but very different reality ...

Watching reality TV is like eating fast-food red meat: We know it wasn’t ethically produced, but we’re enjoying it too much to think about how it was sourced. It’s painful to look behind the curtain ...

Jack Shelbourn is affiliated with The Green party of England and Wales, as a member. Millions of us unwind with reality television. It’s comforting, social and, when the format is good, brilliantly ...