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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?

  1. The 41 Best Reality Shows on Netflix By Laura Bradley
  2. Love Is Blind’s Nick Claims He Wasn’t the Only Man Discussing Women’s Looks By Laura Bradley
  3. Love Is Blind Creator Chris Coelen Defends Their ‘Very Rigid’ Casting Process By Alejandra Gularte

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. Welcome to SpinCo By Josef Adalian
  2. The Bravo Audience Calls It for Kamala By Jason P. Frank
  3. 7 Housewives Revelations From the Brit BravoCon By Laura Martin

More Mess

  1. the traitors
    Who’s Going to Get Their Murder on in Scotland?Placing our bets on season three’s traitors.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. cast away
    The Traitors Season-3 Castle Is Full of Gays, Villains, Gay VillainsPlus Zac Efron’s brother.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. coming soon
    A New Group of Players Attempts to Whack The MoleIn the season-two trailer of Netflix’s reboot of the classic reality competition show.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. overnights
    The Valley Season-Finale Recap: Divorce CourtAfter years of getting away with it, all of Jax’s lies and outbursts finally catch up with him.
    By Brian Moylan
  5. keeping up with the baldwins
    Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights' 2023 Ripple of Hope Gala
    Alec Baldwin Refuses to Give UpAhead of his involuntary manslaughter trial, he announced a TLC family reality show with his wife, Hilaria, and their seven kids.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  6. reality check
    Every Engagement, Breakup, and Marriage in Love Is BlindWe tracked all 178 participants to find out who’s still married, who got divorced, and who’s having a baby.
    By Nic Juarez
  7. island time
    The Survivor Eras TourWith 46 seasons of lore, even the most dedicated fans can find it difficult to keep track of what exactly happened and when.
    By Jason P. Frank and Nic Juarez
  8. game theory
    Firing Jeff Probst Isn’t EnoughThe game used to be a contest of social, physical, and strategic skill. Now it’s turning into a show about nothing but itself.
    By Mark Harris
  9. overnights
    Below Deck Mediterranean Season-Premiere Recap: The Case of the Missing RoséHow long does it take to make a grilled cheese? The answer might surprise you.
    By Emma Soren
  10. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Bad and BougieHow the hell are we going to get out of this mess?
    By Brian Moylan
  11. lawyer up
    (Almost) Every Reality TV Lawsuit Right NowFrom villain edits to one contestant being forced to bake a pie the day she had a stroke.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. reality bites
    Andy Cohen Vs. the HousewivesHow the Watch What Happens Live host survived the ‘Reality Reckoning’ (at least for now).
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Season-Premiere Recap: All Roads Lead to BeyoncéIn the years since the debut season, the feud between Ayan and Lesa only grew stronger.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  14. turning the tables
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey - Season 13
    Will RHONJ Forgo a Reunion This Season?Despite being only four episodes in, speculation has begun over whether or not this unconventional season will end with a reunion.
    By Tom Smyth
  15. gold rush
    The Emmys Need a Reality CheckIn the 21 years the Outstanding Reality Competition category has existed, only five shows have ever won. There’s an easy fix for this broken race.
    By Joe Reid
  16. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: The Firefighter–to–Girl Group PipelineThis week’s twist is a lot of fun, but the stakes are too low and we’re devoid of any real drama.
    By Jason P. Frank
  17. behind the scenes
    COUPLES THERAPY
    How Couples Therapy Put Therapy on TV (Without Ruining the Therapy)“Every week you’d go in knowing that there’s cameras somewhere, but three minutes into the session, you forget.â€
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  18. couples therapy
    108 - "Episode 8"
    Couples Therapy Built the World’s Most Convincing Reality-TV SetHow the Showtime docuseries filmed inside a fake therapy office without participants ever seeing any cameras.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  19. overnights
    Summer House Season-Finale Recap: Let’s Call the Whole Thing OffWe’ve finally reached the end of Carl and Lindsay’s break-up.
    By Brian Moylan
  20. vulture lists
    Vanderpump Rules Season-11 Power RankingsY’all already know where Tom Sandoval is.
    By Bethy Squires
  21. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: A Blank CanvasThe chefs play with their food in one of this season’s rare conceptually successful episodes.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  22. vanderpunch rules
    Tom Sandoval Spent 18 Episodes Asking to Get PunchedLest Vanderpump Rules end this cursed season with Sandoval thinking he won anyone over, here is an incomplete list of his most intolerable moments.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  23. overnights
    The Valley Recap: Fish in the SeaWatching Jax go on and on about how Brittany won’t divorce him is the best kind of irony.
    By Brian Moylan
  24. overnights
    Below Deck - Season 11
    Below Deck Season-Finale Recap: Bye Bye BarbieBarbie can’t stand to be around the crew for literally one more night.
    By Emma Soren
  25. housewives institute bulletin
    No, This Isn’t the End of Vanderpump RulesBut that doesn’t mean the show isn’t in trouble.
    By Brian Moylan
  26. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Playing HardballIf there is a low road, Teresa will not just choose it, she’ll find a way to tunnel beneath it.
    By Brian Moylan
  27. roses
    50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
    Was Susan Lucci Almost the Golden Bachelorette?The iconic soap star says she got a call from the show.
    By Tom Smyth
  28. stoppable
    Sia Is Done Giving Money to Her Favorite Survivor PlayersMaybe if Charlie had been quoting “Chandelier†all season instead of Taylor Swift it wouldn’t have come to this.
    By Tom Smyth
  29. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Woof, WoofA season with no penalty for doing badly can only succeed if no one does badly. Enter: Snatch Game of Love.
    By Jason P. Frank
  30. overnights
    Summer House Recap: Having a BallWe know Carl and Lindsay’s engagement will soon end, but does the summer have to?
    By Brian Moylan
  31. reorg
    Fire Jeff ProbstIt’s time for Survivor’s stalwart host to hang up his buff for good.
    By Brian Moylan
  32. pod save survivor
    Jon Lovett to Leaf It on SurvivorTaking a break during an election year?
    By Jason P. Frank
  33. overnights
    Friends Going to War
    Survivor Season-Finale Recap: We Who Are About to RockIt’s a perfectly fine final three and a satisfying winner, but none of it is all that exciting.
    By Brian Moylan
  34. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Family-Reunion TimeBoiled fish? Apparently it’s a thing.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  35. friend of
    Real Housewife Sutton Stracke Hosts SUTTON Store Launch
    Congrats to Jennifer Tilly on Monetizing Friendship With Sutton StrackeMake her a full housewife next season, pretty please!
    By Bethy Squires
  36. rip the fourth wall
    Vanderpump Rules Should Have Done This Years AgoAcknowledging you’re making a reality show? In season 11? Groundbreaking.
    By Caroline Framke
  37. overnights
    The Valley Recap: Big Bear It AllAfter this episode, the Jax-Brittany separation seems more real than ever.
    By Brian Moylan
  38. pack your epipen
    Love Is Blind’s Trevor Gets a Second Chance at Reality TV RomanceYes, that Trevor from season six.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  39. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Cabin-Inspection FeverThis is not how Captain Kerry wanted the season to end.
    By Emma Soren
  40. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Valley of the Blow-Up DollsThis is really a show about a group of guy friends and their wives who hate one another.
    By Brian Moylan
  41. overnights
    Summer House Recap: Fight NightAn episode full of difficult, necessary conversations leaves (nearly) everyone in a better place.
    By Brian Moylan
  42. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Whole New ShowThis is a classic example of the chefs “doing too much†and struggling to get their dishes together.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  43. overnights
    Survivor Recap: Ave MariaThe strongest player might have made their biggest misplay.
    By Brian Moylan
  44. overnights
    The Valley Recap: Big Bear NecessitiesWait … Kristen was right?
    By Brian Moylan
  45. tomfoolery
    Every Delusion in This Season of Vanderpump RulesThe show’s post-Scandoval era has been a nonstop parade of fibs, fabrications, and foolishness. Let us count the ways.
    By Michelle Cohn
  46. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Plating and BowlingWhile there is some micromanaging and flashing, the season is running out of drama.
    By Emma Soren
  47. overnights
    Summer House Recap: Certified LoverboysCarl’s and Kyle’s insistence on being treated like babies is starting to wear on Lindsay and Amanda. Our girls can only take so much!
    By Sarah Hagi
  48. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Conceptual ClumsinessThis season’s Restaurant Wars offers a classic example of a team not hitting the challenge brief and succeeding all the same.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  49. overnights
    Survivor Recap: The Final SeveralThis might have been the last chance to stop Maria from marching to the end and winning.
    By Tom Smyth
  50. give them lala
    Vanderpump Rules - Season 11
    Where Can Vanderpump Rules Go From Here?Will there be a season 12, or is everyone moving to The Valley?
    By Bethy Squires
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