RHONY, Love is Blind, Survivor, Love Boat, NBC's Eurovision, and more reality TV news and reviews
Dear newsletter friends,
Yesterday it felt like summer here in Central Florida: hot, sticky, still air. Today it feels like fall: cool, breezy, so much drier—though I just looked and the humidity is at 84% right now, which tells you about what I’m used to living in this swamp!
The Oscars are Sunday at 8 on ABC, and you can watch most of the nominated documentaries now. The only feature doc not currently streaming will be on PBS Monday.
Speaking of premieres: here are all the reality shows that premiered this week.
I recapped
I reviewed
American Song Contest’s premiere, which had some great songs and Eurovision’s spirit. Alas, it had terrible live ratings.
I analyzed
…these two reality TV show announcements:
Bravo’s new RHONY plan, which I think is stupid and cowardly, not that I have strong feelings.
Why CBS’s Real Love Boat could be way more interesting than it sounds
Reality TV show news
Love is Blind was renewed for three more seasons, and Netflix will now have what it calls “a year-round reality romance slate.”
In Bachelor star Matt James' book, First Impressions: Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness, he explains what he thought when he saw the picture of Rachel at a plantation-themed party: "I knew the woman I’d chosen to be with. Celebrity gossip, no matter how sensitive, wouldn’t shape my opinion of her."
Megan Thee Stallion will be profiled in a new documentary series.
Hot Haus, a streaming show that "follows a group of queer sex-positive performers and content creators as they compete for the title of Queer Sex Symbol and a cash prize," is casting for season two.
🤩 I recommend
This show, which I’m guessing may be a one-season-and-done, so I’ll enjoy it while it lasts
This show, which is going strong in season three—and which I’ll be covering in more in-depth very soon!
This show, which is currently airing on Bravo after Top Chef every Thursday
That’s this week’s newsletter. I’m off on a walk to enjoy this cold front while it lasts. ☃️ Have a great rest of your week!
best,
Andy
🌄 This is Reality in Focus issue 283, first sent March 25, 2022, and it still has "New Boot Goofin’" in its head.
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