Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For as long as reality television has existed, so have declarations predicting its ...

Reality shows come in all types — game, dating, competition, and fly-on-the-wall premises — and provide a glimpse into the life of a celebrity, business, etc. There is something for everyone within ...

Reality TV dominates television today. It’s estimated that almost 80 percent of adult viewers watch reality TV shows. But how did we get here? Amna Nawaz spoke with Emily Nussbaum, author of the new ...

The golden buzzer has spoken — “America’s Got Talent” has been crowned America’s favorite reality TV show, according to a new survey. A poll of 2,000 U.S. reality TV fans split evenly by generation ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Squid Game: The Challenge” Season 2 launches with 456 contestants competing for $4.56 million in Netflix’s latest ...

Reality star Harry Jowsey has flirted, broken hearts and lied on TV. But now the 28-year-old Australian says he’s ready to find his soulmate — and he’s nervous. Last month, applications opened on a ...

Demi Engemann from Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives"; Alan Cumming, host of Peacock's "The Traitors; and Simone Biles in Netflix's "Simone Biles Rising." (Chris Smith/TheWrap) For Mike Hurst, ...

Earlier this year, I was on an episode of The Apprentice as an ‘eco-expert’ grilling contestants on their green business attempts. That experience convinced me that unscripted TV can be both escapist ...

Bravo shows used to give us frothy gossip and drunken squabbles. Now they’re toying with unsettling new dramatic engines: abuse, assault and victimization. By Carly Lewis Almost a decade ago, in the ...

RuPaul has sashayed into the history books after landing his 10th Emmy nomination for outstanding host for a reality or competition program for “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The host, producer and mother of ...

Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: Bloomberg / Getty ; Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty; Tasos Katopodis / Stringer / Getty; Joe Raedle / Staff / Getty. But the ambiguities that ...