Your winter reality TV schedule is here! • Survivor's historic challenge • time to binge-watch Instant Hotel • and more
Dear newsletter friends,
Happy Friday, and happy December! While I really look forward to the quiet period between mid-December and January, winter is going to bring us a flurry of new and returning shows.
To help you plan for that, I've just published my:
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and its companion, documentaries and specials on TV & streaming in winter 2022/2023
I update both constantly—sometimes multiple times per day—so bookmark them for the next three months!
If you notice something is wrong or your favorite show is missing, please do let me know. Bizarrely, some networks no longer even announce new seasons or new shows, so keeping these accurate can be a challenge.
🧑💻 Also! The end of the year means I'm planning for next year, and as part of that, make my annual ask for your honest feedback about reality blurred.
If you have a few minutes, here's a quick, anonymous survey:
Reviews and recaps
I recapped:
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Survivor 43, which had a historic immunity challenge win—and a Tribal Council where everyone could have been immune! 😱
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The Amazing Race 34’s penultimate episode: an incredible trip to Iceland sponsored by Expedia!
In other Survivor news:
I reviewed:
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Netflix’s Snack vs. Chef, which manages some truly shocking transformations, and I'm not talking about the food
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Instant Hotel season one, which is leaving Netflix in a few weeks 😭
Reality TV news
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As mentioned above, Survivor UK is casting, and has announced some parts of its format
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In my final November news-round up update:
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Mark Burnett is out of a job at MGM
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JoJo Fletcher's reality show was rescued
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A Jon & Kate Plus 8 kid is talking
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Jinkx Monsoon is going to Broadway
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🤩 I recommend
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This fantastic show, before its first season leaves Netflix!
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This show—and the behind-the-scenes about it—which is always fun
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This episode, for the scenery and challenges, especially
That's everything for this week!
Thanks in advance for your feedback about my work. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
best,
Andy
🌄 This is reality blurred’s Reality in Focus issue 316, first sent 2 December 2022, and it's ready for some holiday magic!
📸 Photo of a tree with lights by Mourad Saadi