4 reality TV recaps and reviews, plus October must-reads and don't-miss stories
Dear newsletter subscribers,
Pit Bulls and Parolees, a longtime Animal Planet show, starts its final season tomorrow, having been cancelled.
That made me think about how much I used to watch Animal Planet. Now I've basically forgotten it exists.
The shift to streaming and corporate mergers are just leaving us with a bunch of cable networks that are just empty shells, like MTV, which mostly just airs Ridiculousness. Yes, it's ridiculous!
I reached out to Animal Planet to see if they had any other new shows coming, and never heard back, which is probably an answer by itself.
Alas. However, there are plenty of shows still premiering! Here are:
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new documentaries airing on TV, including the first full documentary about Rosa Parks
Recaps and reviews!
It was mostly a recap week for me, so let's dive in and discuss!
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The Mole episodes 6, 7, and 8 spoilers
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Amazing Race’s first-ever—and disappointing—trip to Jordan
Reality TV news
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Colby Donaldson's Top Shot is back! Kinda, sorta, not really
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October reality TV news you shouldn’t miss includes:
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RHONY’s new cast
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Sonja and Luann's new show
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Project Runway's new all-star season
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the history of reality TV confessionals
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🤩 Recommended
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This episode of Halloween Baking Championship’s second challenge: an open wound cake. Hilariously gross! (It's also on Amazon and Discovery+ if you don't have cable)
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This Netflix competition, with its imperfect but engaging 10 episodes
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This piece about Survivor’s earliest days
That's this week. Here's what I'm working on for next week:
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On Monday, interviews with The Mole's winner, runner up, and mole!
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On Tuesday, a review of the new Surreal Life, which premieres Monday night
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On Friday, a review of Netflix's new cocktail competition
Have a great weekend!
best,
Andy
🌄 This is reality blurred's Reality in Focus issue 311, first sent 21 Oct. 2022, and it correctly guessed who the mole was for the first time!
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