Jeff Probst tells on himself • Jeopardy! • an amazing Survivor episode • ABC's bonkers fall schedule • and much more
Dear newsletter friends,
I'm spending time with family this week/end and weekend, so let's just jump right into the reality TV of the week!
🙋 A review
😃 Recaps
Survivor 44:
Episode 12: Did Carolyn, Carson, and Yam Yam turn on each other before the finale? (What a great episode!)
Jeff Probst's podcast, which I listen to so you don't have to:
Episode 12: ‘The Final 5’, a mostly boring episode that has one key revelation that's getting lots of criticism
Top Chef:
episode 10: Top Chef 20: ‘polarizing’ delicacies and an odd pause for the Queen’s death
episode 11: coming late this weekend, maybe even Monday!
🗓️ This week's reality TV
The reality TV shows premiering this week include the return of Selling Sunset, Celebrity IOU, Belle Collective, and The Cube; Summer Baking Championship, which I'll review soon; and HGTV's premiere of this mess
Unscripted specials and documentaries on TV this week are TNT's look at the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker that bankrupted Gawker and FX's megachurch investigation The Secrets of Hillsong
🗞️ Reality TV news
ABC’s fall 2023 schedule: nearly all reality TV and game shows—including old Bachelor!
Restaurant Impossible = cancelled; Kitchen Nightmares = coming back—with some reporting that surprised one of its stars
The Joe Schmo Show is returning, with Cat Deeley and Big Brother’s producers
💬 Comment of the week
That may be why there is such a disconnect between Probst and diehard old school fans right now. He doesn’t want to (or can’t) say that he’s just following orders, so instead, he takes all of the criticism on himself and/or deflects instead of honestly detailing the “behind-the-scenes” stuff that CAN’T be talked about on a CBS-approved podcast.
My theory 🙂
—Eric, on this recap
🤩 I recommend
This event series, which is just so much fun
This competition, which is among those getting purged from Disney+
Working: What We Do All Day on Netflix, which I haven't had a chance to review yet but is really terrific
best,
Andy
🌄 This is issue 337 of reality blurred’s weekly newsletter, first sent 19 May 2023, and it wants to help build a world where all people feel welcome.
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