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Reality TV has never felt more alive, from the Bravoverse’s endless scandals to Nick Lachey’s ever-growing collection of dating experiments. Scroll on for timelines, explainers, recaps, and all the gossip on your favorite unscripted shows and characters.

attention bakers The Great British Baking Show Boss Is ‘Very Interested’ in an All-Star Season Despite what Prue Leith says. By Devon Ivie
backstories What I Saw Inside the Love Is Blind Control Room Toggling between ten simultaneous pod dates is like standing in front of a fire hose of gossip. By Kathryn VanArendonk
overnights Love Is Blind Season-Finale Recap: Are You Sure? A strange season makes for an unsatisfying conclusion — maybe the reunion will feel like the real finale. By Jennifer Zhan

They’re just like us!

Love Is Blind’s Nick Claims He Wasn’t the Only Man Discussing Women’s Looks By Laura Bradley
Marissa’s Mom Spoke to Ramses Off-Camera After That Love Is Blind Scene By Laura Bradley
Love Is Blind’s Hannah on the ‘Lesson’ She Learned Watching Katie and Nick Talk By Jennifer Zhan

Love & Dating

You here for the right reasons?

Competition

I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you.

Bravoverse

More than just Housewives (but mostly Housewives).

More Mess

overnights Dec. 2, 2021

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: That Friendship Has SailedThe efficiency with which these women craft and then squash drama on this trip is impressive.

By Olivia Crandall
overnights Dec. 2, 2021

Survivor Recap: Survivor Wants to Do the Right ThingSurvivor finally seemings interested in showing the pressures that Black survivors feel playing the game.

By Joseph Longo

overnights Dec. 1, 2021

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season-Premiere Recap: Fancy Pants on FireThe returning and new cast members of RHOC assemble.

By Brian Moylan
chat room Dec. 1, 2021

Porsha Williams Is Ready for Life Beyond Housewives“I’m probably still going to be a topic of discussion for a while.”

By Daniel Trainor
overnights Dec. 1, 2021

The Bachelorette Recap: Hometown Away From HomeAs her season unfolds with minimal drama and fanfare, it’s important to remember that Michelle is a tremendous Bachelorette.

By Ali Barthwell
bachelor nation Nov. 30, 2021

Former NFL Player Clayton Echard Is the Next Bachelor“I’m just a Midwest guy from Missouri that just wants to find love.”

By Alejandra Gularte
overnights Nov. 30, 2021

Vanderpump Rules Recap: Beyond ThunderdomeEnough of the Katie-versus-Schwartz-versus-Sandoval hate triangle.

By Brian Moylan
they’re ba-ack Nov. 30, 2021

Eight Years Later, The Real Housewives of Miami Is Bringing the Heat AgainSeason four hits Peacock on December 16 — with Larsa Pippen, Alexia Echevarria, Lisa Hochstein, and more friends in tow.

By Justin Curto
reality tv Nov. 30, 2021

Netflix’s Selling Tampa Trailer: ‘Closing Deals in Heels’ Along the Suncoast“They got some problems. Watch.”

By Natalie Lin
overnights Nov. 29, 2021

Below Deck Recap: Wind Gusts, Thongs, and Drunken SnoggingA perfect and hilarious episode of Below Deck. No notes!

By Justin Curto
drama kings Nov. 29, 2021

A Guide to Selling Sunset’s Terrible MenEvery single man on this show is responsible for stirring the shit these women have been swimming through.

By Anne Victoria Clark
bachelor nation Nov. 27, 2021

John Hersey Denies Bachelorette Katie Thurston Cheated in Their New Relationship“The timeline seems fast and messy.”

By Alejandra Gularte

overnights Nov. 25, 2021

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: With Friends Like These …Not since Jill Zarin was exiled from Scary Island has a New York Housewife been this unwanted.

By Louis Peitzman
overnights Nov. 24, 2021

Survivor Recap: Besties, What Happens Now?With the latest shocking blindside, the game has burst wide open.

By Joseph Longo
overnights Nov. 24, 2021

The Bachelorette Recap: Dealing With the PastChildren really are the future (of producing reality television).

By Ali Barthwell
bachelor nation Nov. 23, 2021

Looks Like Katie Thurston Is Dating Another One of Her Bachelorette ContestantsThurston dedicated Taylor Swift’s “Begin Again” to her new romance.

By Alejandra Gularte
mirrorball is life Nov. 23, 2021

Basketball Player Iman Shumpert Has Won Dancing With the StarsHe’s the first former NBA player to do so.

By Jennifer Zhan
overnights Nov. 22, 2021

Below Deck Recap: Rough PatchesLet’s indulge in a bit of work gossip.

By Justin Curto
bachelor nation Nov. 22, 2021

Another Bachelorette Couple Bites the DustTayshia Adams and Zac Clark have ended their engagement.

By Devon Ivie
overnights Nov. 21, 2021

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: I Am Utterly RevoltedJen’s story isn’t adding up.

By Olivia Crandall
overnights Nov. 19, 2021

Canada’s Drag Race Recap: The Yassification of Season TwoFinally, every single queen gets to shine in some capacity.

By Rebecca Alter
overnights Nov. 19, 2021

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: The French ConnectionThese women are not just Housewives, they’re also fans, and it shows.

By Brian Moylan

overnights Nov. 18, 2021

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: Not So FetchCynthia is the wound-up, clingy Gretchen Wieners to Kenya’s controlling Regina George.

By Shamira Ibrahim
overnights Nov. 18, 2021

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: Create the Drama With Your EyesIt is thrilling to see wives who have not already been weathered away by decades of Ramona’s behavior come in fresh.

By Olivia Crandall
overnights Nov. 18, 2021

Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip Series-Premiere Recap: Villains in a VillaPlopped into a new, unfamiliar setting, these women are still up to their old, familiar tricks.

By Brian Moylan
not the father Nov. 18, 2021

Lil Nas X’s Fake Maury Episode Is Basically Kroll ShowNot Lil Nas X making a whole episode-length sequel to his music video!

By Rebecca Alter
the real housewives Nov. 18, 2021

The Ultimate Real Housewife, According to Real Real HousewivesBecause when it comes to iconic Housewife behavior, it takes one to know one.

By Louis Staples
overnights Nov. 17, 2021

Survivor Recap: Survivor Is Fun AgainThe show’s newfound lightness has only become more apparent as the season has gone on.

By Joseph Longo
overnights Nov. 17, 2021

The Bachelorette Recap: Much Ado About VikingsWe’re out of the resort bubble and once again interacting with the real world and its many sports.

By Nicholas Quah
overnights Nov. 16, 2021

Vanderpump Rules Recap: Mission Statement ImpossibleIf Schwartz and Sandoval are going to have Lisa advise them in their struggle to open this bar, they should try taking her advice.

By Brian Moylan
reality tv Nov. 16, 2021

Dancing With the Stars’ Derek Hough Tests Positive for COVID After Live TapingHe is currently in quarantine ahead of the show’s finale.

By Justin Curto
overnights Nov. 16, 2021

Below Deck Recap: The Morning AfterIt’s complicated relationships all around tonight!

By Justin Curto

overnights Nov. 14, 2021

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City RecapWe were promised legal drama, and we sort of get it.

By Olivia Crandall
vulture festival 2021 Nov. 14, 2021

Meredith Marks Saw One Episode of Every Real Housewives Before Joining RHOSLCBut she thinks it made her more engaged in her debut season.

By Justin Curto
overnights Nov. 11, 2021

RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Recap: A Star Is BoredAn episode featuring a fun acting challenge and scene-stealing runway is soured by a predictable ending.

By Brian Moylan
overnights Nov. 11, 2021

Survivor Recap: Food Fight!Another day, another live tribal.

By Joseph Longo
trailer mix Nov. 10, 2021

Selling Sunset Season 4 Is New Girls, Same DramaHitting Netflix on November 24.

By Justin Curto
overnights Nov. 10, 2021

The Bachelorette Recap: The Invisible WomanThis is an episode of men talking directly past Michelle’s head and not reading even one iota of the room.

By Ali Barthwell
overnights Nov. 9, 2021

Vanderpump Rules Recap: Buy a NoseThis season of Vanderpump feels both rooted in the past and utterly devoid of it.

By Brian Moylan
dancing with the stars Nov. 9, 2021

Janet Jackson Night on Dancing With the Stars Gave Us a Lot of Perfect ScoresMelora Hardin, Amanda Kloots, Suni Lee, and almost JoJo Siwa!

By Jennifer Zhan
overnights Nov. 8, 2021

Below Deck Recap: On the RocksSome rich guests get “drunker than a herd of four-peckered goats,” and the crew is thoroughly enthralled.

By Justin Curto
the o.c. (not that one) Nov. 8, 2021

Selling Sunset Seals the Deal on Spinoff Selling the O.C.The Oppenheim Group expands in the new series, set to hit Netflix in 2022.

By Justin Curto

last night on late night Nov. 8, 2021

WWHL: Watch Lisa Barlow Relive When the Feds Came for Jen ShahYes, Whitney Rose thought the cops were strippers.

By Bethy Squires
overnights Nov. 7, 2021

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Henry, I Feel SickSLC has finally caught up to Jen’s great escape.

By Olivia Crandall
overnights Nov. 3, 2021

Survivor Recap: An Episode for the Ricard BooksAn epic fake out leads to a chaotic tribal council that shows where the true alliances lie.

By Joseph Longo
trailer mix Nov. 3, 2021

Fox Is Bringing Back Joe MillionaireWatch the trailer now.

By Bethy Squires
overnights Nov. 3, 2021

The Bachelorette Recap: No Jacket RequiredJamie has decided he’s set the standard for all men on earth and he’s only in competition with himself.

By Ali Barthwell
overnights Nov. 2, 2021

Vanderpump Rules Recap: Don’t Brock the BoatWe have to talk about Brock.

By Brian Moylan
overnights Nov. 1, 2021

Below Deck Recap: Oh Captain, My CaptainWhat is this show without the Stud of the Sea himself?

By Justin Curto
you say dubai bravo says hello Nov. 1, 2021

Bravo Announces The Real Housewives of Dubai, First International FranchiseAndy Cohen promised the 11th city would “blow the lid off the entire franchise.”

By Justin Curto