The best reality TV of 2023 • Amazing Race winners • Traitors changes • Netflix reruns • more!
Photo by Laura Nyhuis Dear newsletter friends, We've somehow come to the end of another year. Wow! I'm grateful to have shared part of the year with you—in...
Reminder: reality blurred virtual meet-up tonight!
Dear newsletter subscribers and Patreon supporters, Just a reminder that we'll gather for a virtual meet-up tonight, Monday, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. ET. At 7,...
Reality TV premieres for the week of Dec. 10 to 16, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! Several holiday-themed specials are on their way to you this week, along with some brand-new shows, too. Plus,...
BB's reindeer, ugh • SYTYCD changes • your 2023 reality picks • charming shows • a contest!
Photo by Katie Azi Dear newsletter friends, First, a very Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! 🕎 With the holiday season well underway, I have some...
Let's video chat next Monday!
Dear newsletter subscribers and Patreon supporters, I'm so grateful for your support of reality blurred and my work during this past year. Before this year...
Reality TV premieres for the week of Dec. 3 to 9, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, I hope you've had a good first weekend of December! This final month of the year is lighter on premieres, especially this first...
Winter reality TV • Golden Bachelor's cruelty • Survivor's challenges • elves
Photo by Annie Spratt Dear newsletter friends, Happy December! As the end of the year approaches, and I work on my best-of list for 2023, I have a familiar...
Reality TV premieres for the week of Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, I hope you had a great week, whether that included Thanksgiving celebrations, shopping online, or just some quiet time in front...
Reality TV Squid Game 🦑 • Survivor's auction 🤑 • Twin dating 👯 • Hell's Kitchen 😤
Dear newsletter friends, Good morning! It's Thanksgiving here in the U.S. tomorrow, hence this mid-week newsletter. I remain grateful for all of you here at...
🦃 Thanksgiving week's reality TV premieres: Nov. 19 to 25, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, It's Thanksgiving week here in the U.S., and while holiday reality TV has been going strong for a few weeks, there's even more...
This week's reality TV premieres: Nov. 12 to 18, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! I've had a full weekend, watching upcoming TV and doing other fun weekend things like cleaning and lying on the...
Cirie and BB25 • James Bond reality TV • Face Off • Holiday baking time
Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! And thanks to everyone who took this survey last week. I'm excited about ideas you've suggested, and appreciate both...
Reality TV premieres for Nov. 5 to 11, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, November is here, and so are the holiday baking competitions! 🧁🎁 I'm sure I'll use up my extra hour watching one of those! There...
How Survivor producers stole an advantage & recreate scenes • Amazing Race...
Dear newsletter friends, It's the time of year when suddenly it feels like the year is almost over. I don't want to erase two months, but November and...
Reality TV premieres for Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Happy almost Halloween 🎃, and almost start of November. If anyone knows where this year has gone, please let me know, because...
Baking Show's new delights • Survivor's lies • Netflix's latest Love Island • and more!
Dear newsletter friends, Whenever I review a show, new or old, I'm hoping it'll be great. After all, I love reality TV—that's what's kept me publishing...
Reality TV premieres for Oct. 22 to 28, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, While I'm not much for decorating for Halloween—my husband handles this holiday—I really do enjoy looking at people's creative...
What Love is Blind doesn't want you to know • Challenge USA winners • Survivor quitters • more!
Dear newsletter friends, A few weeks ago, I started looking at court records of a lawsuit related to Netflix's super-popular Love is Blind. (A cast member...
Reality TV premieres for Oct. 15 to 21, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! The summer competition The Challenge USA concludes its much-improved season this Thursday, and the new season of...
A must-watch Netflix competition • villains, mocked • Survivor costumes • and more!
Dear newsletter friends, First, my thoughts are with everyone affected by the violence this week in the Middle East. It's just awful. In related news, I...
Reality TV premieres for Oct. 8 to 14, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Good Sunday evening! Fall weather is finally arriving here in Florida today. 🎉 I'll make this quick so I can go outside and bask...
Fat bears • Survivor manipulation • Amazing Race bloat • Golden Bachelor terror
Dear newsletter friends, Happy Fat Bear Week! I've spent a good chunk of the past week hibernating, as fatigue was my #1 COVID symptom. Thankfully, that's...
This week's reality TV + all stories from September and August
Dear newsletter subscribers, I'm in the thick of COVID fatigue, so this will be brief! Your premieres for the week are below. Since it's also the first day...
A wonderful week of reality TV (Survivor! Amazing Race!) and a weird week for me
Dear newsletter friends, It's been a week: It began with going to to the mountains with my family to scatter my dad's ashes, and now I have COVID. Yep, after...
28+ new shows and seasons coming this week—it's reality TV premiere week!
This weekly preview is sent Sunday nights to reality blurred supporters. Thank you to them—and thank you to everyone for giving me space in your inbox.I'm...
The new Traitors cast • The Challenge changes forever • DWTS, BB25 & strikes • a behind-the-scenes interview
Dear newsletter friends, This Tuesday, I had a tiny taste of what I'd be like on Survivor, and/or on a reality show that challenged me to drink something...
Reality TV premieres for Sept. 17 to 23, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening. I hope you've had a wonderful weekend so far. I'm curious: What are you watching and loving right now—or looking...
Behind the scenes of The Challenge's challenge • Buddy Games • Ninja Warrior's winner •
Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! First, a welcome to those new members of our community—thanks for subscribing! And thank you to those who've been here...
Reality TV premieres for Sept. 10 to 16, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, It feels like just yesterday was the start of the summer, and now we're getting our first holiday baking competition! 🎃 Let's...
🍁 fall reality TV 🎃 • How Survivor & Amazing Race will use their extra 30 minutes • Claim to Fame & Challenge...
Dear newsletter friends, I hope you had a great long weekend, whether it involved labor or taking a break from work. Post-Labor Day means it's fall—okay, at...
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 27 to Sept. 9, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, As you may have noticed, the time period in the subject spans two weeks, as I'll be taking next weekend off from my newsletters....
A surprise coming out • a Survivor's Challenge strategy • a ringing new documentary • Kristen Kish dishes • and so much more
Dear newsletter friends, Happy Friday! Thanks, as always, for being here with me. A quick programming note before we get to this week's reality TV coverage....
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 20 to 26, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Maybe it's the heat, maybe it's having two very busy weekends in a row, but I'm wiped out—and I have a lot of reality TV to...
The Challenge USA has improved! • new Mole host? • Top Chef alum help Maui • Ninja Warrior's disaster • and more!
Dear newsletter friends, I'm used to throwing out an idea or an argument about a reality TV show, and having people respond with some version of What?! or No...
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 13 to 19, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, I'm writing this early in the morning, so I have no pithy anecdotes or greetings other than an actual yawn! It's been a long...
More bad behavior, but much better responses from reality TV shows! Plus: 2 reviews, 2 recaps, and news
Dear newsletter friends, This week, we once again saw some awful things on reality TV shows. But we also saw appropriate reactions to those things. It was...
Reality TV premieres for Aug. 6 to 12, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Evening! In a normal summer, we'd be entering the final month or so of competitions such as Big Brother and The Challenge....
BB25's big bungled twists • Survivor from space • Claim to Fame's b.s. • Barbie! • and more
Dear newsletter friends, The first time I saw reality TV being filmed behind the scenes was in 2002, when I was on set with Trading Spaces. Those three days...
BB25, Fboy Island, and other reality TV premieres for July 30 to August 5, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, The big premiere this week is Big Brother 25, which will have its longest season ever, concluding in November. 🤯 Although we did...
A new Survivor twist • Big Brother anniversary snark • a hilarious game of telephone • curated July reality TV news
Dear newsletter friends, I love soaking myself in nostalgia for the early years of reality TV—even though that increasingly makes me feel old! I also love...
Reality TV premieres for July 23 to 29, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! I hope you've had a nice and cool weekend. The week ahead is kind of a slow in terms of unscripted premieres,...
Phil Keoghan answers our questions • 3 new Netflix shows I recommend • Claim to Fame drama • CBS's fall reality • and much more!
Dear newsletter friends, Amazing Race and Tough As Nails host Phil Keoghan appeared on Rob Has a Podcast this week, and answered questions some of us had...
Reality TV premieres for July 16 to 22, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, I hope you're staying cool and safe this weekend. It's rainy and gray here right now, which is a nice change from the scorching...
Emmy nominee shocks • Top Chef's new host and cities • Drag Race's new all-stars • Project Greenlight's return • and more!
Dear newsletter friends, Starting today, actors are joining writers on the picket lines, withholding their labor from studios. Here's The Mole host Alex...
Reality TV premieres for July 9 to July 15, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, I hope you had a wonderful couple weeks. I'm back with your weekly preview—and wow, are there a lot of shows premiering this...
It's Big Brother, Survivor, and reality blurred anniversary week!
Dear newsletter friends, As much as I'm annoyed by a petulant billionaire destroying Twitter, this week I immediately joined two more social networks this...
⭐️ Bonus: all of reality blurred's June stories
Dear supporters, Hello! I appreciate your support of my work so much, so here's some new bonus content: a simple, quick, scannable list of everything I...
The end of June brought us these reality TV gifts!
Dear newsletter friends, Confession: I cannot stop watching Below Deck! I just rediscovered it, and it's on in the background as I type. The Bravo show...
Special preview! Your reality TV premieres for June 25 to July 8, 2023
Dear newsletter friends, The summer solstice has passed, so even as the days get incrementally shorter, we're headed into the hottest time of year—for...
Reality TV premieres for June 25 to July 8, 2023
Dear newsletter subscribers, The summer solstice has passed, so even as the days get incrementally shorter, we're headed into the hottest time of year—for...