Here's Why Bravo Probably Chose to Go to Maryland for Real Housewives of Potomac
Real Housewives of DC was doomed from the beginning. Bravo’s Andy Cohen attributed the failure of the off-shoot to cast members Michaele and Tareq Salahi, who crashed a White House state dinner, casting a pox on the entire endeavor. But that incident is indicative of a much larger problem the season faced: the DC that…
David Spade Thinks President Obama's Reality TV Appearances Are 'Thirsty'
David Spade was not amused by the recent episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls featuring Barack Obama, saying he “thought a president should have a little more dignity.” A clip from TMZ shows Spade being asked about a recent tweet in which he questioned the president’s appearance on the wilderness survival reality…
The Rise and Fall of Trading Spaces, the Home Design Show That Ruled the World

Sitting at home on a Saturday afternoon scrolling through television channels in the year 2015, it hardly seems as though home design shows could ever have been groundbreaking stuff; they’ve become so plentiful that they have a network devoted to them. But in the early 2000s, there was one home design show that…
Oh, Sweet Relief: Ladies of London Is Back in September
Pour yourself a celebratory wine spritzer, because Ladies of London, the ever-so-slightly classier London-based equivalent of The Real Housewives, has finally set a premiere date for season 2.
Chris Harrison, Don't You DARE Give Bachelor in Paradise an After-Show
ON THE HEELS of an EARTH-SHAKING casting announcement (bad lipstick Juelia! Two crazy Ashleys! “My name is” Carly! FREAKING TANNER WITH THE SEXY ROSACEA, #TEAMTANNER, HELLO!), Bachelor in Paradise host Chris Harrison has made the VERY CONTROVERSIAL decision to do a weekly after-show called After Paradise, effectively…
I Wanna Marry Harry Winner Reveals How Crazy the Show Made Her Feel
Remember I Wanna Marry Harry? Yes, last summer was a long time ago, so let’s refresh: it was a quickly cancelled reality television show on FOX in which American woman were flown to England and then told they were competing to date Prince Harry. How exactly were they fooled? The answer will not shock you, but it will…
Kylie and Kendall Jenner May Get an E! Spinoff of Their Very Own
Like reality television cockroaches, the Kardashian-Jenner klan is not only indestructible—they're multiplying. E! is considering a spinoff show for Kendall and Kylie Jenner, because of course they are. This follows the news that Kris Jenner just signed a new multi-million dollar contract with the network.
These Donnie Loves Jenny Ads Are Offensive to Romance Novels
The show you didn't want, the show you actually pleaded A&E not to make, the show you're screaming about right now, Donnie Loves Jenny, premieres tonight. In anticipation, the network has released some ads making Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy look as though they're on the cover of some old romance novels. No. No.…
Bachelor in Paradise Reenacts Affair Cast Member Had With Boom Mic Guy
What's the point of a reality television show if you have to use fake footage to get your point across? That's a question that was brought up on Monday night's episode of Bachelor in Paradise when the show tried to explain the mysterious exit of cast member Michelle K., who was secretly doing something with a crew…
Valentines for the Trashy TV Fan in Your Life
Did you totally forget to buy Valentine's Day cards for your friends, co-workers, or loved ones? Are you that lazy? If so, then you probably watch a lot of TV, right? Probably a lot of reality TV. Well, you're in for a treat. Pairing the romantic, heart-felt musings of reality stars with the equally mature aesthetic…
Dance Moms Just Isn't What it Used to Be
In order for camp, as a genre, to be truly enjoyable it needs to rely on the naïveté of its subjects. It needs to be unintentional Like on the first season of Dance Moms, when kiddie choreographer Abby Lee Miller and the moms whose children are enrolled in her studio didn't realize just how fucking ridiculous they…
Reality TV Turning Little Girls Evil
The Girl Scouts of America, those delightful scamps, keep tirelessly working to promote not only delicious cookies, but also real social issues affecting girls today. The latest output from one of the last Feel Goodery outposts of American girldom addresses reality TV, and the results are in. Turns out, reality…
Stylista Winner Quits Elle, Burns Bridges
Johanna Cox, who won a job at Elle on Stylista, has left the magazine. In a bridge-burning blog post, Cox describes "working on the real-life set of that Meryl Streep movie" under a "very senior person" who was...less than collegial.

