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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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  3. Love Is Blind’s Nick Claims He Wasn’t the Only Man Discussing Women’s Looks By Laura Bradley

Competition

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

  1. The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. Drag Race Global All Stars’s Failure Is Classic RuPaul By Jason P. Frank
  3. Survivor Paused the Season to Dunk on One Guy By Jason P. Frank

Bravoverse

More than just Housewives (but mostly Housewives).

  1. The Vanderpump Rules Cast Says Goodbye to SUR By Jason P. Frank and Bethy Squires
  2. What’s Next for Vanderpump Rules? By Brian Moylan
  3. Schwartz & Sandy’s Is Scandoval’s Latest Casualty By Alejandra Gularte

More Mess

  1. overnights
    Love Island Recap: Date GuyLaurel’s been trying to connect with Carrington for two and a half weeks, and Lakeyn managed to do it in 17 minutes.
    By Olivia Crandall
  2. reality tv
    The Real Housewives Exodus Continues With Teddi MellencampThe Beverly Hills housewife said her contract was not being renewed.
    By Justin Curto
  3. trailer mix
    Shark Tank Swims to Vegas for Its Socially Distanced New SeasonBut will they ask back the mask lady?
    By Megh Wright
  4. overnights
    Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: Good Golly, This Galley!Malia’s in a tough spot as both Tom’s girlfriend and Captain Sandy’s most devout follower.
    By Justin Curto
  5. trailer mix
    Coronavirus Won’t Stop Roulades in This New Great British Baking Show TrailerAnd a new presenter joins the team.
    By Devon Ivie
  6. ready set bake
    The Great British Baking Show Returns Next Week With 100 Percent Less TentA “biosphere†was created at a countryside hotel.
    By Devon Ivie
  7. 😭
    New Hero Alert: The Crying Judge on The Great Pottery Throw DownMove over, Paul Hollywood Handshake. The Keith Brymer Jones Cry is better.
    By Megh Wright
  8. rhoa
    NeNe Leakes Is Leaving The Real Housewives of Atlanta Once Again“I have been on an extremely, extremely long, exhausting, tiring, emotional negotiation.â€
    By Justin Curto
  9. flying above the drama
    T’Challa’s Real Housewife Behavior, Explained by a Parrot ExpertThe Real Housewives of Potomac’s rising star has already left his (claw) mark on this season, but is he cut out for the reality-TV lifestyle?
    By Gabe Bergado
  10. overnights
    Love Island Recap: Musical BedsThe rest of these jokers can keep running around in increasingly toxic circles, but we all know Cely and Justine will prevail.
    By Olivia Crandall
  11. overnights
    Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: Making Up Is Hard to DoSo, after all that, what actually got resolved between Rob and Jess?
    By Justin Curto
  12. overnights
    Canada’s Drag Race Recap: Just the Tip (of the Iceberg)Priyanka’s corset strategy seems even riskier in light of this week’s guest judge …
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Fire It UpThis? This is not the look, Monique.
    By Ali Barthwell
  14. #teamdenise
    Obviously, Denise Richards Is Leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsAfter what she’s been through this season, can you blame her?
    By Chris Murphy
  15. overnights
    Love Island Recap: 60 Abs’ Worth of MenHey, production didn’t build an entirely separate rooftop “villa†a half-mile down the road for nothing. Meet your ten new islanders!
    By Olivia Crandall
  16. keeping up with the kardashians
    Keeping Up With the Kardashians to End in 2021And Kris wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
    By Charu Sinha
  17. overnights
    Canada’s Drag Race Recap: Rainbow RailroadJimbo has a walk-in closet full of strong suits, but being a cuddly nurturer isn’t one of them.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. overnights
    Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: Stupid in LoveAre Jess and Rob over? Their multiple apologies this episode alone say “not yet.â€
    By Justin Curto
  19. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Incoming TextHow dare the show tease us with this incredible bit of information about Michael and not give us the reveal during the episode?
    By Ali Barthwell
  20. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Season Finale Recap: Bingo Was Its Lame-OAppropriately, Dorinda goes out snapping at her friends and raging over something completely insignificant.
    By Brian Moylan
  21. overnights
    Love Island Recap: Big PersonalitiesMackenzie is ready to verbally destroy anyone who would dare call her girls anything less than gorgeous, kind, or funny.
    By Olivia Crandall
  22. casting
    Dancing With the Stars Cast Includes Carole Baskin, Coach Monica, and MoreFrom viral stars to masters of their craft, here’s the 2020 lineup.
    By Zoe Haylock
  23. bachelor nation
    Bachelorette Star Becca Kufrin Splits From Her Blue Lives Matter FiancéThey were engaged for over two years.
    By Devon Ivie
  24. overnights
    Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: All StarsThe return of some familiar faces, both crew and guest, feels like an attempt to recapture the excitement of past seasons.
    By Justin Curto
  25. the coronavirus
    Which TV Shows Have Dared to Restart Production Amid COVID-19?Because you can’t watch reruns forever.
    By Devon Ivie
  26. bachelor nation
    Clare Crawley’s Bachelorette Poster, You’re Trying to Seduce Me, Aren’t You?We get it. She’s old.
    By Devon Ivie
  27. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Mob MentalityLeah knows what makes a moment, and she is not one to shirk from confrontation, even if it means her sweatpants party is going to be ruined.
    By Brian Moylan
  28. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season-Finale Recap: Swinging RichardsAll of these women may have an agenda, but the show as a whole has an agenda that supersedes all of them.
    By Brian Moylan
  29. overnights
    Love Island Recap: A Disinfected Rooftop We’re Calling an IslandThe U.S. series’s ill-advised Las Vegas quarantine edition is off to a very horny, very sweaty start.
    By Olivia Crandall
  30. jovani
    Clip! Dorinda Medley Is Leaving Real Housewives of New YorkRHONY will need a new Big Bad.
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. overnights
    Canada’s Drag Race Recap: Blue Jean CommitteePoor Jimbo’s going to need a chiropractor after carrying every single runway on her back this season.
    By Rebecca Alter
  32. overnights
    Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: Change Your PlansA drama-light, food-heavy episode feels like a crossing toward something bigger that’s about to happen.
    By Justin Curto
  33. overnights
    90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Recap: Lost In TranslationAt this point, it seems rude that the producers haven’t told Deavan to get a new translator device, because that thing is setting her up.
    By Ashley Ray-Harris
  34. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Life of the PartyThrowing a party in which your husband goes to sleep in the middle is not how you bring the spice back into your relationship, Karen.
    By Ali Barthwell
  35. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York Recap: What Causes Anger?What Ramona fails to realize is that there is no bottom to the well of Dorinda’s anger.
    By Chris Murphy
  36. reality tv
    The Drag Race Revue Queens’ Best and Worst of Vegas“Put me on a private jet and give me some Champagne. I’m ready!â€
    By Justin Curto and Rebecca Alter
  37. obits
    RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Chi Chi DeVayne Dead at 34Chi Chi had been hospitalized due to suspected kidney failure.
    By Justin Curto
  38. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Capri SunThe ladies will continue to hold Denise’s feet to the fire, even if they are the ones who end up getting burned.
    By Chris Murphy
  39. reality tv
    What’s Going on With Hannah’s Valium on Below Deck Med?Hannah Ferrier was fired on August 17’s episode for her unreported Valium and CBD.
    By Justin Curto
  40. overnights
    Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: NarcsHere’s to Hannah: a true Bravo star, a bitingly honest commentator, and the glue that held Below Deck: Med together.
    By Justin Curto
  41. something to dance about
    Dancing With the Stars Reveals Season 29 Premiere DateAnd this year’s lineup of pro dancers.
    By Zoe Haylock
  42. overnights
    90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Recap: Jihoon Is Over PartyTwelve episodes in, we’re finally getting some real action around the season’s more stable couples.
    By Ashley Ray-Harris
  43. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Knives OutThankfully, the women of Potomac are so good that watching them yell about social-media slights from eight to ten months ago is still entertaining.
    By Ali Barthwell
  44. bachelorverse
    JoJo Fletcher to Host The Bachelorette While Chris Harrison QuarantinesHarrison must isolate after dropping his son off at college.
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. last night on late night
    Teddi Mellencamp and Kyle Richards Defend ‘Outing’ Denise Richards on RHOBHKyle said the quiet part out loud.
    By Rebecca Alter
  46. overnights
    Canada’s Drag Race Recap: This Is Garbage, MawmaThe queen to beat has left the building.
    By Rebecca Alter
  47. accept some substitutions
    Kelly Clarkson Steps Into Simon Cowell’s America’s Got Talent Shoes After InjuryShe’s filling in as guest judge after Cowell broke his back in an electric-bike accident.
    By Halle Kiefer
  48. watch what happens hive
    Porsha Williams Hasn’t ‘Really Talked’ to the White Housewives About Activism“Even though we’ve been in quarantine, I’ve been busy as hell!â€
    By Rebecca Alter
  49. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: No ApologiesIs Candiace a real human woman who eats and breathes? Yes. Is she someone I could eat and breathe near? Absolutely not.
    By Ali Barthwell
  50. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Humpty DanceThere are people who refuse to admit they’re wrong and then there is Dorinda.
    By Brian Moylan
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