Reality TV premieres for Aug. 24 to 30, 2025
25 years of Survivor
Reliving the thrill of Survivor Borneo's game-changing finale—and its impact—on its 25th anniversary.
Don't miss this Survivor • Big Brother cover-up • Biggest Loser reaction
Australian Survivor is on fire, Big Brother is covering up another white guy's toxic behavior, people reacted to The Biggest Loser producer's comments, and more!
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 17 to 23, 2025
The reality TV shows and docs premiering or returning over the next week.
Netflix's Biggest Loser loser • Project Runway setup • BB27 feeds • and more!
Photo by Anne Nygård Dear newsletter friends, I’ve become more aware in recent years that I have time blindness, which for me means I’m not able to judge how...
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 10 to 16, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Before we get to what’s coming this week, a quick mid-year check-in to make sure I’m giving you the kind of reality TV...
Project Runway is in its villain era • BB27 recaps • WTF, Captain Kerry?
My Project Runway review, rib-cracking laughter from The Round Table Game Show, my thoughts on Big Brother, a debate flashback, and more!
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 3 to 9, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Good August evening, and happy birthday to Ryan Lochte, reality TV star, and Tom Brady, sportsballer. Read on for a look at...
BB27 😭 • TOC 🎄 • Anne Burrell • Ginger Minj • Billionaire Boys Club • more!
Photo by Manny Becerra Dear newsletter friends, Project Runway returned last night. When I went to set a recording on my DVR, I discovered the channel wasn’t...
Reality TV premieres for July 27 to Aug. 2, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Evening! As August arrives—and how is that possible?!—we have a dozen new and returning shows on the way next week. So,...
Top Chef's new location • Survivor & Love Island's connection • Match Game • Ozzy Osbourne
It's hard to keep up with reality TV and the news! Also: Top Chef's next location; deaths of reality TV legends; reviews and recaps.
Reality TV premieres for July 20 to 26, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Happy moon landing anniversary day! I hope your weekend has been spent exploring new places and/or floating through space....
Reality TV Emmy nominees (Survivor! Traitors! Mormon Wives!) + reviews, recaps, news
Photo by Tim Umphreys Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! I hope your week has gone well so far. There’s a lot of ongoing upheaval in the media world,...
Reality TV premieres for July 13 to 19, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, I hope you’ve had a relaxing and/or productive weekend so far! After a big week of premieres last week, there are fewer new...
BB27's 🙄 twist • Below Deck tip explained • reality blurred is 25! 🎉
Photo by Brooke Lark Dear newsletter friends, Wow, 25 years of reality blurred! I can’t quite believe it, and I’ve been here since the first day. 😂 On my...
Reality TV premieres for July 6 to 12, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, After the holiday week and a slower June, the summer reality TV season kicks off big-time this week, from BB27 to RHOC, plus...
Your invite to reality blurred's 25th!
As promised, here's your invite to the celebration of reality blurred's 25th anniversary! 🥳 It's being held Tuesday (July 8) at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT via Zoom....
Survivor AU host fired • Survivor China transformation • Mushroom murder
Photo by Yosuke Ota Dear newsletter friends, Happy Thursday! I’m coming to you a day early because of the holiday in the U.S. tomorrow, though based on light...
Reality TV premieres for June 29 to July 5, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Hello, and welcome to our newest members! Thank you for supporting my work. 🥰 FYI, this bonus message, sent most Sundays,...
Did you know there's an easy way to support my work?
Dear friends, In my year-end survey last year, I asked readers why they didn’t support reality blurred, and a lot of the answers were like these: I had no...
HGTV axed 4 shows • a Survivor first • Poop Cruise & Astroworld • Anne Burrell tributes
Photo by Junjira Konsang Dear newsletter friends, I know it’s folly to try to reach a point at which all my e-mail is answered, all my tasks are done, and,...
reality blurred and I need your help as its 25th anniversary approaches
Dear friends, In two weeks, reality blurred will turn 25. 🎉 That's a long time, judging solely by the massive monitor in this photo, the only picture I have...
Reality TV premieres for June 22 to 28, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Good evening. Here are the highlights of unscripted TV on its way to your screens: The week’s reality TV premieres: A new...
Traitors & Challenge casts • Survivor's Francesca • Anne Burrell • more
Photo by Raychel Sanner Dear newsletter friends, It’s been a tough week, with more unnecessary cruelty and legalized discrimination piling on to all the...
Anne Burrell died
Some sad, breaking news: Anne Burrell died this morning. She’d been a Food Network personality for 20 years, most notably as host of Worst Cooks in America...
Reality TV premieres for June 15 to 21, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Good Sunday evening. Another overwhelming/bonkers news week/end, another reason for some escape into reality TV. Here’s...
Top Chef • The Snake • The Mortician • Eliza Orlins • more!
Photo by Gabriel Sollmann Dear newsletter friends, A week ago, I was elected as the new Television Critics Association president. As I wrote, I’m honored and...
Reality TV premieres for June 8 to 14, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, I hope you’ve had a great weekend so far. We’re back to weekly updates with my highlights of the reality TV premieres ahead....
Summer reality TV!
Photo by Jas Min Dear newsletter friends, Happy June and Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 This year it’s all the rage for companies and corporations to be part of a...
Survivor premiered 25 years ago tonight! Here's some new Survivor for you
Dear newsletter friends, As promised, I’m writing to share my new Survivor coverage—and typing this exactly 25 years after watching Survivor’s premiere in my...
Happy 25th birthday, Survivor! 🥳 🏝️ Plus: Survivor 50's cast, Destination X, and more
A tarsier, an animal I learned about on Survivor (photo by Deb Dowd) Dear newsletter friends, A quarter of a century ago tomorrow night: That’s how long it’s...
Reality TV premieres for May 25 to 31, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, We're almost to June—someone please explain how that happened! That means it's time for a new quarterly premiere guide. I'm...
Amazing Race & Survivor finale secrets • Kristen Kish's better show • more!
Photo by Jared Rice Dear newsletter friends, It’s been a hot and sweaty week here at reality blurred headquarters in Central Florida, made even hotter and...
Reality TV premieres for May 18 to 24, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, I just read that we’re about to have record heat here in Florida for May, so it’s a good time to stay inside in the a/c and...
Amazing Race's winners • First 48's losers • Survivor & Cutthroat Kitchen surprises
Photo by Philipp Dear newsletter friends, Looking at headlines I wrote this week, I realized three were in the form of a question. Shit! Am I watching too...
Reality TV premieres for May 11 to 17, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, It’s mid May, and the week ahead is very light on new premieres—but those are big shows, including the long-awaited return...
What Survivor secrets do you want to know? • 2 interviews, 4 recaps, 1 review
Photo by Aaron Burden Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! This week, we learned how reality TV affects us, heard great news from Shirley Chung, and saw...
Reality TV premieres for May 4 to 10, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Happy May the Fourth—May the Fourth be with you this week! ✨ No Star Wars reality shows are on their way, but we are getting...
Martha Stewart's mess, Claim to Fame's end, more surprises and disappointments
Photo by Andrey Grinkevich Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday, and happy May! Some disappointing news this week: I reported that my favorite summertime...
Reality TV premieres for April 27 to May 3, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, It’s a big week of premieres, with a lot of returning shows and some brand-new ones, too. You’d think it’s summer but no,...
TOC exclusive • new Drag Race format • milk muscles • tiny penguins • reviews & recs
Photo by NOAA Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! We’ve come to the end of another week and (almost) another month, never mind the first third of a wild...
Reality TV premieres for April 20 to 26, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Good evening, and a happy Easter to those who celebrate! This week’s premieres are heavy on returning shows, and light on...
Got to Get Out is great • TAR's Jonathan • Padma's new show • so much more!
Photo by Simon Kuznetsov Dear newsletter friends, Good morning! I’m still getting over this fun spring virus, which left my voice sounding like this....
Reality TV premieres for April 13 to 19, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Good evening! There’s a slow week of premieres ahead, which is fine because there are plenty of shows still airing. So...
I asked Prue Leith about the Hollywood Handshake • Plus: Top Chef's stumble, a Survivor trend & more
Dear newsletter friends, Good morning. I just woke up—because when I woke up earlier, it was with a blisteringly sore throat, a fever, and that realization...
Reality TV premieres—and reality blurred plans—for April 6 to 12, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Good evening! I have a new feature in this preview for you: a preview of some of what you can look for on reality blurred...
A reality blurred tradition returns! • Love on the Spectrum, Top Chef, & more
Photo by Seele An Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! I hope you’re well and—if in the central U.S.—safe from the storms. On Tuesday, I wrote about: Why...
Reality TV premieres for March 30 to April 5, 2025
Dear reality blurred supporters, Happy Sunday, and welcome new subscribers! We’re at the end of March, which means this week will bring us April Fool’s Day....
Survivor 🥹😭 • A fantastic Traitors clone • new TAR twist • DONDI interviews
Photo by Patrick Pahlke Dear newsletter friends, From that spectacular and moving Survivor episode to the news that Tim Gunn got screwed once again, it’s...
Reality TV premieres for March 23 to 29, 2025
Dear newsletter subscribers and supporters, Good evening, and happy Cuddly Kitten Day, which is allegedly today. I think every day is cuddly kitten day, for...