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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 July 6, 2020

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Recap: Thank Goodness For MomsIt’s a lot harder to play games with your fiancé’s mother around…

By Ashley Ray-Harris
a joyful noise July 5, 2020

Pharrell to Build a Gospel Choir in His Hometown in Netflix’s Voices of FireHe’s teaming up with his uncle to build “one of the world’s most inspiring gospel choirs.”

By Chris Murphy

overnights July 3, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Et Tu, BRute?India Ferrah knows that a surefire way to deflect negative attention is to start bringing up some old drama.

By Paul McCallion
racism on tv July 1, 2020

Black Survivor Contestants Say They Were Edited Into Stereotypes on the ShowAnd that racial slurs were edited out.

By Jackson McHenry
made men June 30, 2020

Mob Crime Still Alive and Well in the RHONJ UniverseThe charge involves a wedding at the Brownstone.

By Rebecca Alter
close reads June 30, 2020

Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi Reclaims the American DreamThe new Hulu food series examines how immigrants shaped the definition of American cuisine.

By Bianca Gracie
overnights June 30, 2020

Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: Calm Before the StormWith this week’s guests, we level up from picky entrepreneurs and D-list celebrities to the obnoxious, rich trash who keep this show alive.

By Justin Curto
overnights June 29, 2020

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Recap: No Love LostHas any relationship in the entire 90 Day franchise imploded as quickly as Brittany and Yazan’s?

By Ashley Ray-Harris
spin-offs June 29, 2020

TLC Locks Down a Brand-New 90 Day Fiancé Spin-OffThe network makes it official with Before the 90 Days stars Darcey and Stacey Silva.

By Halle Kiefer
chat room June 29, 2020

Drag Race’s Mayhem Miller Thinks This Season of All Stars Is Like Big BrotherCatching up with the season ten star after her double elimination.

By Justin Curto
bachelor nation June 27, 2020

Clare Crawley’s Bachelorette Season Resumes Production, Coronavirus Be DamnedEveryone will be isolated at a California resort.

By Devon Ivie
youtube originals June 25, 2020

A New Demi Lovato Docuseries Is Coming to YouTube to Break UsPlus, James Charles’s Instant Influencer is getting a second season!

By Zoe Haylock

close reads June 25, 2020

The Impossible Role of the First Black BachelorLike many Black men before him, Matt James has to make his Blackness seem palatable, amiable, and safe to appeal to white audiences.

By Andrea Reindl
bees? June 24, 2020

Why Is Zac Efron Looking at Bees Like This?Bees!?

By Jackson McHenry
reality tv June 23, 2020

Here’s What Below Deck: Med Looked Like After Pete’s FiringThe season is being edited around the former lead deckhand following a racist Instagram post, but he’s still a strong presence in this week’s episode.

By Justin Curto
overnights June 23, 2020

Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: The Tides Are TurningRather than editing around Pete, Below Dek: Med seems to have seized on now having a de facto villain on board.

By Justin Curto
profiles June 22, 2020

Padma Lakshmi, Scars and AllThe Top Chef host gives a very personal food tour of New York City.

By E. Alex Jung
bachelor nation June 20, 2020

Clare Crawley’s Bachelorette Season Is Turning Into Big BrotherEveryone will be confined to one location with no travel.

By Devon Ivie
overnights June 19, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Best Exotic MaRugold HotelIt’s looking like this season won’t be a runaway, and that the queens are eager to send a frontrunner packing at the first sign of weakness.

By Paul McCallion
rough waters June 17, 2020

Bravo Fires Peter Hunziker From Below Deck: Med for Racist Instagram PostThe rest of season five will be edited “to minimize his appearance.”

By Justin Curto
reality tv June 17, 2020

MTV Cuts Alex Kompothecras From Siesta Key for Racist Instagram CommentJune 16’s episode only showed the back of his head.

By Justin Curto
bachelor nation June 16, 2020

Bachelorette Star Kaitlyn Bristowe Joins DWTS Years After Being BlacklistedShe previously said that the franchise’s creator blocked her opportunity because “he hates women.”

By Devon Ivie

overnights June 16, 2020

Below Deck: Mediterranean Recap: Go, Pretty WomanTurns out Lara couldn’t handle the boat — but at the end of the day, the boat couldn’t handle her, either.

By Justin Curto
bachelor nation June 14, 2020

Bachelor Producers Take Responsibility for the Franchise Being Too WhiteAnd they “pledge to make significant changes to address this issue moving forward.”

By Devon Ivie
bachelor nation June 13, 2020

Rachel Lindsay: Matt James’s Bachelor Casting Is Equal to ‘Posting a Black Box’“It feels like a knee-jerk reaction and a result of societal pressure.”

By Devon Ivie
overnights June 12, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Man CrushesAll Stars 5 is as much a competition as it is group therapy.

By Paul McCallion
firsts June 12, 2020

The Bachelor Names First-Ever Black Lead, Matt JamesTwenty-four seasons later.

By Zoe Haylock
overnights June 11, 2020

The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Post MortimerI was not expecting Tinsley’s last episode to play out like this.

By Brian Moylan
every rose has its thorn June 10, 2020

Becca Kufrin Is Defending Her Bachelorette Fiancé’s ‘Tone Deaf’ Support for Cops“I don’t think he meant it in a malicious way,” she said about Garrett Yrigoyen.

By Devon Ivie
tv ratings June 9, 2020

The Before the 90 Days Reunion Was the No. 1 Show in America Last WeekPeople love a tell-all.

By Josef Adalian
reality tv June 9, 2020

Vanderpump Rules Fires Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute for RacismA black cast member recently revealed racist stories involving the duo.

By Devon Ivie
every rose has its thorn June 9, 2020

Bachelor and Bachelorette Stars Demand Franchise to Stop Being So WhiteThey’re encouraging others to sign a petition to cast a black Bachelor for season 25.

By Devon Ivie

bachelor nation June 6, 2020

Rachel Lindsay Will Leave Bachelor Franchise If Diversity Issues Aren’t Fixed“It’s ridiculous. It’s embarrassing. At this point it’s embarrassing to be affiliated with it.”

By Devon Ivie
bring back my girls June 5, 2020

Give Drag Race Season 12 a Do-OverOne of the best group of queens this show has seen deserves the full, unadulterated Drag Race experience. Enter All Stars.

By Brian Moylan
trailer mix June 5, 2020

The Dating Around Season Two Trailer Is HereThe Netflix blind-dating show is finally back on June 12.

By Zoe Haylock
overnights June 4, 2020

The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Holy Ravioli!Throwing pasta at another person is awful and uncalled for, but also, a round of applause for Leah, our new MVP.

By Brian Moylan
overnights June 3, 2020

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Children Will ListenDenise’s husband Aaron needs to take a seat and let these women do their jobs.

By Brian Moylan
overnights June 1, 2020

Below Deck: Mediterranean Season Premiere Recap: Same Sh*t, Different YachtThe Wellington may be new, but this is already shaping up to be another season of the same Below Deck: Med we know and love.

By Justin Curto
chat room June 1, 2020

Malia White Wouldn’t Be Below Deck’s First Female Bosun Without Captain SandyBelow Deck: Mediterranean’s new bosun talks returning to the series, quarantine, and sexism in yachting.

By Justin Curto
bachelor nation May 31, 2020

Hannah Brown Issues Apology: She’s Not ‘Ignorant White Girl Who Uses the N-Word’“If you want to support me, do not defend me. What I did, what I said was indefensible.”

By Devon Ivie
a quarantine romance May 30, 2020

Bachelor Nation Cross-Pollinates Couple With Victoria Fuller and Chris SoulesThey’re quarantining on his farm.

By Devon Ivie
bachelor nation May 29, 2020

The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph Announce BreakupA bachelor once more.

By Halle Kiefer

chat room May 29, 2020

Phil From Somebody Feed Phil Is So Grateful for Takeout Right Now“I’ve had some of the best meals I’ve ever had sitting at my kitchen table.”

By Calum Marsh
overnights May 28, 2020

The Real Housewives of New York Recap: Newport in a StormLeah doesn’t want to raise the roof; she wants to tear the house down.

By Brian Moylan
shantay you stay home May 28, 2020

Drag Race’s Season 12 Queens Are Feeling the Fantasy in Quarantine“This is not how I expected to be spending the first couple months of being a RuGirl.”

By Benjamin Lindsay
overnights May 27, 2020

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Three Is the Loneliest NumberWhat this whole skirmish really emphasizes is that Kyle Richards is not cut out to be alpha.

By Brian Moylan
bachelor nation May 27, 2020

Will You Accept The Bachelor and Bachelorette on HBO Max?Many past seasons are finally available to stream.

By Devon Ivie
mute all May 26, 2020

The Best Moments From The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s First-Ever ‘Zoomunion’There’s an argument to be made that virtual reunions are actually better than normal reunions.

By Chris Murphy
bachelor nation May 26, 2020

Rachel Lindsay Calls Hannah Brown’s Actions ‘Insincere’ After N-Word Controversy“Hannah said that. ‘It felt icky to give a statement.’ And I believed her when she said it.”

By Devon Ivie
obits May 23, 2020

Hana Kimura, Pro Wrestler and Terrace House Star, Dead at 22Her cause of death has not been released.

By Charu Sinha