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Topic: Reality TV

Taylor Frankie Paul in "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" (Disney)

ABC cancels "Bachelorette" season

Alex Galbraith
Tyra Banks (Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images)

America's worst top role model

Melanie McFarland
Johnny Knoxville in "Fear Factor: House of Fear" (Serguei Bachlakov/FOX)

The "Fear Factor" reboot is disgusting

Andi Zeisler
President Donald Trump watches Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture unfold in Washington on January 3, 2026. (Donald Trump's Truth Social Account/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump treated Venezuela like must-see TV

Andi Zeisler
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Lisa Vanderpump and Venus Binkley in "Vanderpump Rules" (Casey Durkin/Bravo)

"Vanderpump Rules" is Bravo's losing bet

Coleman Spilde
Love Island USA cast members (l-r) Bryan Arenales, Amaya Espinal, Iris Kendall, Huda Mustafa, Nicolas "Nic" Vansteenberghe, Ace Green (Kim Nunneley/Peacock)

Trump has killed escapist TV

Sophia Tesfaye
Charlie Zakkour and Riley Burruss on "Next Gen NYC" (Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo)

Gen Z finally has a great reality show

Coleman Spilde
Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne (KMazur/WireImage/Getty Images)

How "The Osbournes" derailed reality

Melanie McFarland
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Light Wire perform on "America's Got Talent" (Trae Patton/NBC)

Reality TV's lies about our meritocracy

Melanie McFarland
Julie and Todd Chrisley (Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images)

Trump pardons reality TV stars

Alex Galbraith
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer and Alex McCord attend "The Real Housewives of New York City" season 2 premiere party (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

There will never be another Scary Island

Coleman Spilde
(l-r) Ashley Darby and Nick Montefour on "Love Hotel" (Ana York/Bravo)

The "Housewives" have never been so real

Coleman Spilde
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Lisa Vanderpump in "Vanderpump Villa" (Disney/Andrea Miconi)

Reality TV has moved past "Housewives"

Coleman Spilde
Jay Manuel and Pamela Chavez in "Jay and Pamela" (Courtesy of TLC/Warner Bros. Discovery )

The “good” disabled trope on reality TV

Kristen Lopez
(l-r) Angie Katsanevas, Andy Cohen, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay during "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" reunion episode (Clifton Prescod/Bravo)

Trump stole the "Housewives" playbook

Coleman Spilde
Rose Mary menu (Matt Haas)

Where Italian and Croatian flavors meet

Michael La Corte
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Jessel Taank, Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Andy Cohen, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva and Racquel Chevremont in the Reunions episode of "The Real Housewives of New York City" (Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo)

Can "RHONY" survive its epic crash out?

Coleman Spilde
Top Chef Logo and James Beard Foundation Award Medal (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

"Top Chef" alumni shine at James Beard

Michael La Corte
Ben Frisone in "The Joe Schmo Show" (Courtesy of TBS and Warner Bros. Discovery)

"The Joe Schmo Show" finds its "goat"

Melanie McFarland
Love Is Blind (Netflix)

"Love Is Blind" stars deemed employees

Nardos Haile
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Disney/Randy Holmes)

Kimmel: Reality hosts better than Trump

Nardos Haile
Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey in "Love is Blind" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Whether "Love Is Blind" isn't the point

Melanie McFarland
Jessi Ngatikaura, Jennifer Affleck, Mayci Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul, Mikayla Matthews, Layla Taylor and Demi Engemann on "The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives" (Disney/Fred Hayes)

Mormon MomTok scandal explained

Nardos Haile
Jenn Tran in "The Bachelorette" (Disney/John Fleenor)

The cruelty of "The Bachelorette" finale

Hanh Nguyen, Nardos Haile
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