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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).

  1. The Vanderpump Rules Cast Says Goodbye to SUR By Jason P. Frank and Bethy Squires
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More Mess

  1. dramatic reveals
    4 Simple Questions We Have About the New Bachelorette PromoIs this a Taylor Swift video?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Last DanceIt’s Team Glamazonia vs. Team Tuckpantistan in an Olympic choreography showdown that’s the season’s best maxi challenge thus far.
    By Matt Rogers
  3. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Sleep With the FishesLook, we all want the nice room. But sometimes you just gotta take the shark room and get over it, Luann.
    By Brian Moylan
  4. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Hats OffThe Lucy Lucy Apple Juicy Affair continues to spiral outward, with its repercussions threatening Lisa and Kyle’s 12-year friendship.
    By Brian Moylan
  5. bachelor nation
    The Bachelor’s Demi Burnett: Nobody Goes on the Show ‘For the Right Reasons’“If you honestly want to date someone, you can go on a dating app. You don’t need to go on national television.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  6. overnights
    Vanderpump Rules Recap: Tequila MockingbirdsThe trip to Mexico continues with lots of petty squabbles and messy behavior magnified by tequila (the cure for FOMO!).
    By Brian Moylan
  7. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season Finale Recap: A New LightKenya Moore Daly herself limbos into the finale to cause an 11th-hour rift between NeNe and Cynthia.
    By Ali Barthwell
  8. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Beauties and BeastsWhat this season needed was a good old-fashioned Ball challenge!
    By Matt Rogers
  9. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Gangster CrapBethenny’s attempt to broker peace between Dorinda and Luann at a “gangster lunch†goes about as well as you’d expect.
    By Brian Moylan
  10. this! is! jeopardy!
    Will You Accept This Jeopardy! Clue About Bachelor Nation?Don’t disappoint Chris Harrison.
    By Devon Ivie
  11. reality tv
    Is the Temptation Island Reboot Trashy or Transgressive?Talking to host Mark L. Walberg about love, lust, and couples who go on reality TV to fix their relationships.
    By Andy Dehnart
  12. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: To Infinity and BeyondWhile planning her wedding, Denise doesn’t sweat the small stuff. She doesn’t even sweat the big stuff.
    By Brian Moylan
  13. q&a
    The Bachelor’s Tayshia on What Her Bachelorette Season Would’ve Looked Like“The guys would definitely have to be much older, I’d tell you that much.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  14. overnights
    Vanderpump Rules Recap: First Class DisasterWith DJ James Kennedy not around for the Tom Tom opening or Mexico trip, the role of soul-sucking vortex of need will be played by Katie.
    By Brian Moylan
  15. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Rumor Has ItThe chaos of this season just will not stop, and we must acknowledge that the majority of the drama has revolved around NeNe and Eva.
    By Ali Barthwell
  16. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Make Season 11 Great AgainDrag Race gives its standard lip-sync musical challenge the Trump treatment, and it is truly bizarre.
    By Matt Rogers
  17. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Anti-clam-acticThere are Housewives’ weddings that have been approached with less anticipation than Barbara K.’s yawn of a clambake.
    By Molly Fitzpatrick
  18. overnights
    Vanderpump Rules Recap: Dead Dad’s ClubLala is not the only one to experience tragedy, she just seems to be the only who can’t experience empathy.
    By Brian Moylan
  19. what the tuck
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11, Episode 3: We Have ThoughtsOn this episode of What the Tuck, hosts Matt Rogers and Mano Agapion are joined by Bowen Yang to break down episode three of season 11.
    By Vulture Editors
  20. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Wedding Bell BluesThe combination of Eva’s wedding and the aftermath from the Bye Wig party does little to alleviate NeNe’s troubles. But the gowns …
    By Ali Barthwell
  21. bachelor nation
    The Bachelor Really Isn’t Sorry for All That Virginity Nonsense“Is The Bachelor the poster child for overkill? Absolutely,†admits an ABC executive.
    By Devon Ivie
  22. bachelor nation
    ABC Admits They Wanted Hannah Brown’s ‘Hot Mess’ Bachelorette, Y’all“She came in and had nothing to lose.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  23. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Glitter BombWhat has occurred here in this episode is straight up dis-re-spect-ful to Mariah Carey.
    By Matt Rogers
  24. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Mermaids of HonorThe bifurcation of the group while in the same small beach community after Labor Day is completely ridiculous, and exhausting.
    By Brian Moylan
  25. bachelor nation
    Hannah Godwin on Her Bachelor Breakup and ‘Swerving’ Around Dumb Drama“I would wake up every morning and be like, What’s going to make me happier today, causing drama or making fun memories?â€
    By Devon Ivie
  26. last night on late night
    The ‘Highlight’ of Colton Underwood’s Sex Life Doesn’t Even Involve SexBut it does feature a fictional character.
    By Devon Ivie
  27. close reads
    The Bachelor Gave Itself the Villain EditIn the show’s best season in years, Colton and Cassie ultimately chose to smash The Bachelor itself.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  28. bachelor nation
    The 4 Biggest Bombshells From The Bachelor’s FinaleCongrats to Colton, who (probably) had sex.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. overnights
    The Bachelor Season Finale Recap: All Out of LoveLet’s just start the countdown clock on this relationship now.
    By Ali Barthwell
  30. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Dog GoneWe’re going to be talking about the damn dog for the rest of this season, aren’t we?
    By Brian Moylan
  31. bachelor nation
    Hannah Brown Is Your Next BacheloretteRoll tide, y’all!
    By Devon Ivie
  32. bachelor nation
    Want The Bachelor to Visit Your City? Be Ready to Pay UpHere’s how much it costs to snag a coveted Bachelor visit, from Richmond ($536,000) to Park City ($25,000).
    By Devon Ivie
  33. bachelor nation
    Chris Harrison Says Colton Underwood Was ‘Pissed Off’ at The Bachelor“Everything was just pouring out of him. And he was done.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  34. bachelor nation
    The Bachelor Finale’s Hunt for Colton Was Basically a Horror MovieThe spectacle of crew members hunting the Portugal countryside for their escaped star was some of the scariest stuff the show has ever given us.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  35. bachelor nation
    How Hannah G. and Tayshia Responded to Their Unprecedented Bachelor Breakups“That’s what I do, I make everybody better and they don’t wanna stick around. I’m so angry right now.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  36. overnights
    The Bachelor Season Finale Recap: Fight Or FlightColton returns from Beyond The Fence ready to fight for Cassie because she completes him. Oh no.
    By Ali Barthwell
  37. overnights
    Vanderpump Rules Recap: The UninvitedIf this were a daytime soap, James would be murdered next episode, because everyone on the show has a motive.
    By Brian Moylan
  38. what the tuck
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11, Episode 2: We Have ThoughtsOn this episode of What the Tuck, hosts Matt Rogers and Mano Agapion are joined by Joel Kim Booster to break down episode two of season 11.
    By Vulture Editors
  39. tv review
    Queer Eye Season Three Is Fun, But a Little Too FamiliarWe may have reached the tipping point on Tan’s French tucks.
    By Jen Chaney
  40. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Dungeon MasterHas Kandi finally reclaimed “dungeon†after the Porsha drama? Sure, Kandi. Sure
    By Ali Barthwell
  41. reality tv
    Heidi Montag’s Idea of Hills Diversity Is ‘Darker Hair’Alrighty then.
    By Devon Ivie
  42. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Dragkanda Forever!A blockbuster-inspired acting challenge reveals which queens have what it takes to command the screen, and sets the season back on track.
    By Matt Rogers
  43. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Premiere Recap: Suddenly Last SummerDorinda being Dorinda, she is now going full scorched-earth on her former bestie Luann.
    By Brian Moylan
  44. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Recap: Still That BeverlyEven Danielle’s emergence from the sea foam that is the third installment of this reunion cannot save it from being a fairly boring hour of TV.
    By Molly Fitzpatrick
  45. bachelor nation
    Who Will Be the Next Bachelorette?Put your money down on Hannah B. or Hannah G.
    By Devon Ivie
  46. bachelor nation
    The 5 Biggest Bombshells From The Bachelor’s ‘Women Tell All’ EpisodeCaelynn’s true character continues to be questioned.
    By Devon Ivie
  47. overnights
    The Bachelor Recap: Bully PulpitMost of “The Women Tell All†is focused on “rivalries†and who’s bullying whom, but at least Colton gets another shower scene.
    By Ali Barthwell
  48. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Read ReceiptsThe ongoing face-off between Teddi and Lisa is building to a full-on Housewives rebellion, and it is glorious to watch.
    By Brian Moylan
  49. reality tv
    Bachelor Nation’s Surprisingly Robust History of Self-EliminationsThey’re just not into you, most of the time.
    By Devon Ivie
  50. bachelor nation
    A Bachelor Compendium of Every Red Flag Colton Ignored About Cassie“I think, like, um, I don’t know.â€
    By Devon Ivie
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