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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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    Something About This Next in Fashion Trailer Seems FamiliarNetflix’s new show is hosted by Alexa Chung and Tan France.
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    Vanderpump Rules Recap: Are You Being SUR-ved?It’s official: I do not understand this show anymore.
  3. this! is! a recap!
    Ken Jennings Is Jeopardy!’s Greatest Player of All TimeWe’re so proud.
  4. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Gray AreaWe all know Brian is not the man for Courtney, but does she?
  5. bachelor nation
    My God, This Explosive Bachelor Champagne Clip Should Be NSFWThis is why you use glasses.
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    The Bachelor Recap: The Champagne ScandalOh, so Kelsey has never watched this show before.
  7. bachelor nation
    Is Hannah Brown Gone for Good on The Bachelor?Ominous footage from Peter Weber’s proposal suggests otherwise.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Snake PitSnakeGate may be standard Housewives fodder, but that doesn’t mean everyone can’t react in a completely over-the-top way that solves nothing.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Wrong Side of HairstoryFor once, refreshingly, Teresa is held accountable by her castmates. Well, briefly.
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    God Help Me, I Love The CircleThe Circle is terrible. The Circle is fantastic. The Circle is the show we deserve right now.
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    Vanderpump Rules Season-Premiere Recap: Hidden Valley RanchesThe series returns with a bunch of new, unfamiliar faces at SUR and the growing sense that this show needs to be cleaved in two.
  12. reality tv
    Fox Announces The Masked Dancer, a Different But Similar Fever DreamInspired by a segment on The Ellen Show.
  13. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Rhylee Cries Witch HuntRhylee gets a lot of flak for being sensitive, but you know who’s more sensitive than a flesh wound swollen with bacteria? All the men on this show.
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    The Bachelor Premiere Recap: Ready for TakeoffApparently there is no need to respect rules or decorum at all this season. Thank you, Hannah.
  15. bachelor nation
    We Need Bonus Footage of These Bachelor Contestants Attempting Math“I’m so nervous. I’m sweating.â€
  16. bachelor nation
    Hannah Brown’s Bachelor Appearance Was One Rosé-Filled Gasp After Another“I don’t know what I did. I don’t know what the fuck I was doing.â€
  17. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Apology TourWe’ve been setting the table for what feels like half the season. It’s time to sit down at the table and then flip it over.
  18. bachelor nation
    Peter Weber Defies Inevitable Bachelor Influencer Future, Returns to Pilot JobLook for him as the pilot on your next Delta flight.
  19. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Requiem for a PonytailTen years ago we witnessed Ashlee Holmes pull out Danielle’s weave, and now, to christen a new decade, the prophecy has come to fruition once more.
  20. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: The End of Kate-GateWe all knew Kate wasn’t going anywhere without a much larger piece of luggage.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Carnival NightSome episodes just exist to set up a larger, bigger fight.
  22. bachelor nation
    The Bachelor’s Peter Weber Insists There’s More to Him ‘Than Just a Windmill’We’ll see.
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    Below Deck Recap: Feta Foam Can’t Save Them NowKevin’s meal may be, in the words of Master Pearson, “laaaaaaame,†but this episode’s series of illogical emotional outbursts definitely is not.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: A Chill ProposalThis is the platonic ideal of a RHOA episode, and Kenya is its MVP.
  25. reality tv
    Survivor Addresses Dan Spilo’s Ejection After Inappropriate Touching Allegations“We intended to do the right thing.â€
  26. reality tv
    Masked Singer Season 3 First Look: A Banana, Mouse, and Robot Walk Into a Bar …New costumes, new celebrities.
  27. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Marriage StoryDanielle Staub is, in her own way, a genius.
  28. reality tv
    CBS Addresses Survivor Controversy, Suspended Contestant Formally ApologizesCBS’ statement outlines changes in misconduct policy.
  29. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Orange County Season Finale Recap: Boot Scoot BoogersAs we arrive at the end of the season, one thing has become clear: It’s time to say goodbye to the Tres Amigas.
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    Below Deck Recap: The True Cost of Ashton’s SplashThe only thing worse than blacking out at the Dream Beach Club is waking up to find yourself $1,000 in debt to the Dream Beach Club.
  31. bachelor nation
    Shout Out to the Sole 30-Year-Old Contestant on This Season’s The BachelorWe love you, Natasha.
  32. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: When They Go Low …Trying to find meaning or a coherent system of logic in Marlo’s opinions is a fool’s errand.
  33. reality tv
    How Could Survivor Have Screwed Up This Badly?Producers’ failure to act in the face of an unambiguous illustration of sexual harassment speaks to a prioritization of story over standards.
  34. #metoo
    Survivor Removes Its First Contestant Ever After ‘Off-Camera Incident’The removed contestant, Dan Spilo, had been accused of unwanted touching by a female contestant, Kellee Kim, during the season.
  35. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: DolphinadoIn which Jennifer gets knocked into the water by a large mammal for the second consecutive day.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: For Whom the Kell TollsThe Vicky-vs.-Kelly thing has become a black hole that swallows the rest of this season.
  37. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Tanner, the HorrorThe Below Deck casting directors have a special talent for finding truly dreadful men for this show.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: A Grand EntranceWe need Kenya and the unmitigated gall she brings to the table because NeNe sure isn’t bringing it anymore.
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    Snooki Announces Her ‘Retirement’ From Jersey Shore. Snay It Ain’t Sno!Maybe MTV has an excellent pension plan.
  40. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Straight From the Horse’s ButtIt’s time to introduce Jamaica to the official state sport of New Jersey: yelling in restaurants.
  41. oral history
    Jersey Shore: An Oral History“It was like zebras in the Serengeti. We wanted to see this in action. Where does that happen? The Jersey Shore.â€
  42. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Throw Away the KeyRemember when Housewives vacations used to be fun?
  43. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Tanner Needs to Stop TalkingSimone and Tanner seem to have very different reads on their post-blackout hookup.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: All Dolled UpIt’s time for the Bailey-Que, and Eva brought bean dip and a doll with bad energy.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Oh, MonTheresa and Margaret and Jackie at a rum tasting in Jamaica… what could possibly go wrong?
  46. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Enemy EngagementTamra and Kelly’s big confrontation ends with them both being wrong, both being right, and both acting disgracefully.
  47. and the mirrorball goes to …
    After Winning The Bachelorette, Hannah Brown Wins Dancing With the StarsWhat reality show will she turn to next?
  48. overnights
    Below Deck Recap: Rhylee ReturnsAfter enduring the pirate-fetishizing guests from hell, the crew celebrates by giving us the first great fight of the season.
  49. trailer mix
    The Bachelor’s New Trailer Wants You to Trust This Clumsy PilotWith a surprise appearance by … Hannah Brown?!
  50. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Keeping Up AppearancesIs this the season of RHOA where we discover that the tenuous bonds keeping these women together are as fragile as a Forever 21 bralette?
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