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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.

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Love & Dating

You here for the right reasons?

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Competition

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

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Bravoverse

More than just Housewives (but mostly Housewives).

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More Mess

  1. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Trading FacesSeason 13 has found its footing again with a satisfying spin on a dependable challenge and some high-stakes shake-ups.
    By Paul McCallion
  2. overnights
    Summer House Recap: PowerPoint of LoveWhy on earth would Steven put in so much effort to win back Lindsay, a cluster bomb of dashed expectations?
    By Brian Moylan
  3. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Recap: Drop the SoapIf you ever needed proof that the U.K. and U.S. are very different cultures, look no further than this episode.
    By Brian Moylan
  4. overnights
    The Challenge: Double Agents Recap: Girls Just Wanna Have FessyA week with hardly any stakes culminates in a rejection that all but one person saw coming.
    By Kyndall Cunningham
  5. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: A Malignant RumorFor supposedly not wanting to talk about her thing with Jackie anymore, Teresa sure does keep finding ways to bring up her thing with Jackie.
    By Brian Moylan
  6. reality tv
    Selling Sunset, Bling Empire to Wreak More Glamorous Havoc on NetflixPlus, more reality series from the creators of both.
    By Justin Curto
  7. bachelor nation
    Matt James Says His Bachelor Chat With His Dad Was ‘Hard to Watch’“Too often, we see dangerous stereotypes and negative depictions of Black fathers in media.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  8. reailty tv
    The Below Deck Sailing Yacht Cast Is Wildly Horny, Two Episodes InGary and Sydney hooked up after just four days onboard.
    By Justin Curto
  9. overnights
    The Bachelor Recap: Daddy LessonsAfter one tidy segment with his father, suddenly Matt’s deep-seated issues with commitment are solved? Yay?
    By Ali Barthwell
  10. trailer mix
    Everyone’s Crying and No One’s Masked in the KUWTK Final-Season TrailerE! released a new teaser ten days ahead of the premiere.
    By Justin Curto
  11. bachelor nation
    A Bachelor Fan Account Crunched the Numbers on Matt James’s Controversial SeasonSuzana of @bachelordata explains how tracking stats like screen time and followers has exposed flaws in the show’s most diverse season yet.
    By Zoe Haylock
  12. overnights
    90 Day Fiancé Recap: Jovi Ruins Our Chance at JoyWe could have had a wedding so full of love it would probably create 20 whole minutes’ worth of serotonin in our brains. But will we get that? No.
    By Ashley Ray-Harris
  13. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: A Page Six Shin DingKenya opens up in therapy as the rest of the women try to figure out who leaked Cynthia’s bachelorette party to Page Six.
    By Chris Murphy
  14. bachelor nation
    Rachel Lindsay Returns to Instagram Following HarassmentShe also accepted Chris Harrison’s apology.
    By Charu Sinha
  15. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: To Freedom!!We’re only at mile 13 in the marathon that is this season, but thankfully Snatch Game has arrived to sustain us.
    By Paul McCallion
  16. overnights
    Summer House Recap: Birthday GuuuurrrrlllllWhat Lindsay really wants, apparently, is to be dating a telepath.
    By Brian Moylan
  17. tv review
    The Real World Homecoming Is a Welcome Revisit of a Reality-TV Time CapsuleWhat happens when seven strangers stop being polite and start getting real 30 years later.
    By Jen Chaney
  18. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Recap: Bimini, Mic Droppity, BoomA stand-up challenge shockingly low on the cringe scale forms the basis of this strong episode.
    By Brian Moylan
  19. overnights
    The Challenge: Double Agents Recap: Big Trust IssuesWhat Big T goes through over the span of five minutes in this episode is now my worst nightmare.
    By Kyndall Cunningham
  20. bachelor nation
    Chris Harrison Apologizes for ‘Imperfect’ Behavior, But Refuses to Quit Bachelor“I plan to be back and I want to be back. And I think this franchise can be an important beacon of change.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  21. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Blow a CasketThis Jackie-Teresa situation is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an uncomprehending object.
    By Brian Moylan
  22. we’re far from the shallow now
    The Sick Minds at The Masked Singer Are At It AgainDon’t look the Russian dolls in the eye.
    By Rebecca Alter
  23. bachelor nation
    Chris Harrison to Explain Himself on Good Morning AmericaAt some point this week.
    By Charu Sinha
  24. bachelor nation
    Heather Martin Is The Bachelor’s Kyle MooneyShe was seemingly edited out of the “Women Tell All†episode.
    By Devon Ivie
  25. overnights
    The Bachelor Recap: With Eyes Wide OpenFrom the dates we didn’t see to the toxic conflicts we most certainly did, this Women Tell All was a wild ride.
    By Ali Barthwell
  26. bachelor nation
    Bachelor Producers Condemn ‘Completely Inexcusable’ Harassment of Rachel Lindsay“Rachel has been an incredible advocate for our cast, and we are grateful that she has worked tirelessly towards racial equity and inclusion.â€
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. overnights
    90 Day Fiancé Recap: Losing the PlotOur couples are going in circles, and while it doesn’t make for a particularly exciting episode, it does reveal some interesting new information.
    By Ashley Ray-Harris
  28. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Muffins and MimosasWe leave South Carolina on a rocky note and head back to Hotlanta, where memories of Bolo continue to loom large.
    By Chris Murphy
  29. bachelor nation
    Emmanuel Acho to Replace Chris Harrison on Bachelor FinaleAfter the Final Rose as we’ve never seen it before.
    By Charu Sinha
  30. bachelor nation
    Rachel Lindsay Disables Her Instagram After ‘Harassing’ From Bachelor FansHer podcast co-host Van Lathan said, “Rachel is not responsible for Chris Harrison, a 49-year-old man who can’t read the room.â€
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. start getting real
    Real World Season 1 Reunion Drops Trailer, Gen X WeepsThey all still look great.
    By Josef Adalian
  32. bachelor nation
    Rachael Kirkconnell Says ‘Please Stop’ Defending Her Racist Past in a New Video“That’s part of the problem.â€
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Recap: That Old Sew-and-SewA very familiar unconventional-materials sewing challenge makes up in charm what it lacks in originality.
    By Brian Moylan
  34. overnights
    The Challenge: Double Agents Recap: Security BreachNow that the game is winding down, it’s time for the underdogs to either rise to the occasion or just go home.
    By Kyndall Cunningham
  35. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Dumb and DumbererererererThis is the problem with putting Teresa at the center of this show: She might bring drama, but it’s always at the expense of any intelligence.
    By Brian Moylan
  36. the streaming wars
    Drag Race Producers Werking on New Competition Series for Paramount+And season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is sashaying to the streamer.
    By Justin Curto
  37. bachelor nation
    Rachel Lindsay Criticizes Rachael Kirkconnell’s ‘Vapid’ Attempts at Anti-Racism“I don’t think it could get any worse.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  38. overnights
    The Bachelor Recap: This StinksBachelor Nation, step right up and behold this season’s most outrageous attraction: The Man Who Has Never Been Dumped.
    By Ali Barthwell
  39. bachelor nation
    Meanwhile, Clare and Dale Are Really Selling Their ReconciliationInteresting timing.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. reality tv
    Below Deck Reunion: Elizabeth Calls Francesca a Bully Over FiringPlus, Captain Lee reveals who would’ve replaced her.
    By Justin Curto
  41. bachelor nation
    The Bachelor’s Matt James Addresses ‘Painful,’ ‘Troubling’ Racism Controversy“It has been devastating and heartbreaking, to put it bluntly,†he wrote on Instagram.
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. overnights
    90 Day Fiancé Recap: Excuses, ExcusesThe only couple that comes out of this episode looking okay is the one that isn’t featured in it.
    By Ashley Ray-Harris
  43. close reads
    It Is Once Again Time to Call for Chris Harrison’s Retirement From The BachelorRemoving Harrison will not fix the show’s ongoing race problems. But that doesn’t make it any less worth doing.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  44. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: How Bolo Can You Go?Who. Bopped. Bolo.
    By Chris Murphy
  45. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Social WerkThe dark side of Olivia? Auditions in the werkroom? Annie Hathaway spilling Devil Wears Prada tea? This episode truly has it all.
    By Paul McCallion
  46. overnights
    Summer House Recap: The Sandwiches of EastwickLuke went from having everything he wanted to getting nothing he wanted with one backyard screech.
    By Brian Moylan
  47. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Recap: Playing the PriceThis year’s Snatch Game is all over the place in the best possible way.
    By Brian Moylan
  48. overnights
    Real Housewives of New Jersey Season-Premiere Recap: Barking Up the Wrong TreTrying to get logic out of Teresa Giudice is like asking a starfish if you can borrow a pen.
    By Brian Moylan
  49. chat room
    Joe Black and Veronica Green on Drag Race UK’s Most Dramatic Episode EverTalking lockdowns, eliminations, and “the H&M incident†with the queens most affected by season two’s coronavirus-forced pause.
    By Rebecca Alter
  50. rupaul’s drag race
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Is Serving Face (Masks) in COVID-19 Documentary SpecialIt will show viewers how they filmed a season during coronavirus.
    By Rebecca Alter
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