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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. overnights
    Married to Medicine Recap: Who Said That?Phaedra and Quad love to spill tea, stir the pot, and deliver fierce reads. They’re a match made in Bravo cross-over heaven.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  2. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Drowning in DramaRobyn is too slowly coming to terms with how miserable she is in her relationship.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  3. white coats off
    The Married to Medicine Sisterhood on a Decade of ‘Healthy’ Reality-TV Drama“We got a hit show, and after all these years, people are watching it.â€
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  4. vulture lists
    The Selling Sunset Season 7 Power RankingsEven Romain.
    By Anusha Praturu
  5. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Technical DifficultiesDessert week? More like failure week.
    By Brian Moylan
  6. hips don’t lie
    Unearthing Nathan Fielder’s Early Comedy Output for YouIn YouTube sketches and Canadian TV appearances, he was always destined for his very weird brand of greatness.
    By Hershal Pandya
  7. overnights
    Bachelor in Paradise Recap: Talk to the HandSomehow it’s only our third rose ceremony of the season.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  8. overnights
    House of Villains Recap: The One Where the Villains Wake UpAlliances are fractured this week as the villains scramble to avoid Omarosa’s schemes.
    By Brennan Carley
  9. overnights
    Southern Charm Recap: Rocky Mountain TripThe Taylor-Shep-Olivia-Austen situation is starting to combust.
    By Brian Moylan
  10. overnights
    The Golden Bachelor Recap: The Telltale FartThe “Women Tell All†might feel like fun and games, but we have some major heartbreak here.
    By Molly Fitzpatrick
  11. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Miami Recap: Airing JordanGuerdy telling the wives about her diagnosis is one of the saddest and hardest scenes we’ve ever seen on Bravo.
    By Brian Moylan
  12. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Muggle MikeLeave it to Sutton to find a way to suck all the fun out of Magic Mike Live.
    By Brian Moylan
  13. overnights
    Winter House Recap: Shoot Your ShotThanks to Tom Schwartz’s dumb drinking game for ruining everyone’s night.
    By Brian Moylan
  14. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Roll With the PunchesHeather and Lisa put aside their differences, which only gives Lisa and Monica’s feud more oxygen.
    By Tom Smyth
  15. bravocon 2023
    How BravoCon Did (or Didn’t) Address the Reality ReckoningWhat the Bravolebs said about Bethenny Frankel and her attempts to unionize.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. overnights
    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Anatomy of a FallKyle and Natalya are causing more disarray than Tumi can handle.
    By Jihane Bousfiha
  17. housewives institute superlatives
    The Best, Worst, and Craziest of BravoConTom Sandoval has nothing on Vegas’s ultimate villain.
    By Brian Moylan and Bethy Squires
  18. housewives institute bulletin
    Viva Las VegasAmple toilets, a roomier Bazaar, the Wifetime Achievement Award: Bravo’s third foray into convention-throwing finally irons out the kinks.
    By Brian Moylan
  19. awards chatter
    What the Bravo Awards Can Tell Us About the 2024 Awards SeasonMeredith Marks losing the Award for Colloquial Excellence doesn’t augur well for Napoleon.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. overnights
    Married to Medicine Season-Premiere Recap: New Faces, Old TendenciesMarried to Medicine wastes no time acclimating us to the two polarizing new cast members: Phaedra and Lateasha, Gregory’s new fiancée.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  21. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Season-Premiere Recap: Dixon DilemmasWill we recover from the Dixon’s Patreon-induced calamity?
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  22. trailer mix
    The RHONY Legacy Trailer Is Here and She’s PerfectThe old guards are finally back, and so are the laughs.
    By Tom Smyth
  23. trailer mix
    Bravo’s Betting It All on BlondeA two-part documentary following Erika Jayne’s Las Vegas residency will air next spring.
    By Tom Smyth
  24. bravocon 2023
    Vanderpump Rules’ Producers Still Love Rachel Leviss, Even If It’s Not Mutual“For her to now be taking this stance is a little upsetting,†producer Jeremiah Smith said about Leviss’s interview with Bethenny Frankel.
    By Tom Smyth
  25. good news
    RHOM’s Guerdy Abraira Is Cancer-Free“I literally wake up every morning counting my blessings and making it count.â€
    By Tom Smyth
  26. flipping out
    BravoCon Is All About Clapping Back at Jeff Lewis“He wants to be a Housewife and he never will be.â€
    By Tom Smyth
  27. red bottoms
    Brynn Whitfield’s Louboutins Broke an EscalatorThe ‘RHONY’ star’s heels got caught in an escalator at BravoCon.
    By Tom Smyth
  28. bravocon 2023
    Tom Sandoval’s Lightning Bolt Necklace Is No More“Ariana ripped it off my neck,†he explained.
    By Tom Smyth
  29. girl
    Summer House’s Lindsay Hubbard Is Doing It for the GirliesShe sported fan-made friendship bracelets at BravoCon 2023.
    By Bethy Squires
  30. scene report
    The Hottest Club in Las Vegas Is the Exit to BravoCon“It’s okay,†a security guard says. “You’re crazy. We’re all crazy sometimes.â€
    By Bethy Squires
  31. overnights
    Selling Sunset Season-Finale Recap: It’s a Tough MarketIt feels like all the O Group drama has fizzled. Fresh blood might rejuvenate the show since some of the women seem over being messy on TV.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  32. overnights
    Selling Sunset Recap: Cassandra Seems NiceThe show is developing a real Chrishell problem. She wants to have boundaries, which is good and normal unless you’re on a reality-TV show.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  33. bravocon 2023
    Ariana Madix Is Hoping For a Little BravoCon Romance“People always hook up at Bravocon,†Madix said. “Like, cross-show romances.â€
    By Bethy Squires
  34. trailer mix
    Vanderpump Rules Season 11, a.k.a. the Undoing of Tom SandovalWe’re in full Marriage Story territory. Only no one was married.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. overnights
    Selling Sunset Recap: Tragedy Goes to CaboAfter Mary’s personal loss, the women reconcile what’s really important in the face of being on the moneymaking grind.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  36. icons only
    Take a Moment to Appreciate Tiffany Pollard TodayOmarosa didn’t stand a chance.
    By Jason P. Frank
  37. overnights
    Selling Sunset Recap: Chelsea Tries to Fix ItAmanza wants everyone to be friends and is labeled a “pot stirrer†for her troubles.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  38. bravo bravo bravo
    Ramona Singer’s No-Good, Very Bad WeekShe lost Bravocon, real estate, and any allies at “Page Six†for her alleged racism.
    By Justin Curto
  39. overnights
    Selling Sunset Recap: Friendly But Not FriendsChrishell has the patience of a saint as she deals with a medical and ex’s new girlfriend situation.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  40. overnights
    Selling Sunset Season-Premiere Recap: Keep It Moving and It’s Not WeirdImagine if your ex-boyfriend followed you to Australia and brought his girlfriend. Like, really picture it, and then marvel at Chrishell’s composure.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  41. overnights
    House of Villains Recap: New York State of MindAnother reality-TV icon bites the dust. At least they go out with an epic read of Omarosa.
    By Brennan Carley
  42. overnights
    Bachelor in Paradise Recap: Here We Go AgainKat is here doing the Lord’s work: screaming and sobbing and spouting nonsense.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  43. overnights
    The Golden Bachelor Recap: The Many Loves of Gerry TurnerIt’s the first hometowns in The Golden Bachelor’s history, and they do not disappoint.
    By Molly Fitzpatrick
  44. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Miami Season-Premiere Recap: Dark HorizonsGuerdy’s diagnosis feels even more monumental next to the silly fights and low-stakes drama that have made the RHOM reboot so strong.
    By Brian Moylan
  45. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Big Mistake, HugeThe wives still get their houses in order as they prepare for the impending turbulence.
    By Brian Moylan
  46. overnights
    Winter House Recap: Pirate’s BootyTom Schwartz joins Winter House and almost immediately becomes involved with another Katie in the Bravoverse.
    By Brian Moylan
  47. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: One Tough MotherMary now has the record for the longest “storming out†in Bravo history.
    By Tom Smyth
  48. overnights
    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Attitude AdjustmentNatalya’s boyfriend issues are starting to get on everyone’s nerves. Just dump him already!
    By Jihane Bousfiha
  49. keep it real
    Eboni K. Williams Tried to Quit RHONY Over On-Set RacismBut she doesn’t want to get involved in Bethenny’s union, either.
    By Justin Curto
  50. overnights
    House of Villains Recap: Going BananasIs this whole competition just going to be about chucking people who are impossible to live with?
    By Brian Moylan
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