Reality TV

Jon and Kate Plus 8 Jon minus Kate plus eight

The beleaguered couple calls it quits, but the show must go on!
  • Guillotine those rich teens!

    The fledgling blowhards of "NYC Prep" offer a cathartic release for that sickness inside your soul
  • The unbearable lightness of Lauren Conrad

    The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl
  • The triumph of the uncelebrity

    Jon and Kate! Octo-Mom! Speidi! Stars are out, ordinary people are in -- until we render them as soulless as celebs
  • I Like to Watch

    Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises.
  • Biggest "Idol" upset ever

    Kris Allen surprises everyone, including himself, by beating Adam Lambert and winning the show's eighth season
  • Our favorite "American Idol" performances

  • Finale wrap-up: "The Real Housewives of New York City"

    Clash of the self-promotional titans! The "Real Housewives of NYC" end the season going head-to-head in a product-publicity death match.
  • How I learned to love (and hate) "American Idol"

    For seven years I ignored the world's biggest pop culture spectacle. But thanks to my daughter -- and the stunningly original Adam Lambert -- I finally caved.
  • "The Real World's" Ryan speaks

    As he prepares to return to Iraq, the MTV reality show star discusses how it feels to be redeployed -- and to learn about it on camera.
  • Crime, punishment ... and MTV

    As blockbuster rapper T.I. heads for prison, his reality series prompts the nagging question: Can you really scare kids straight?
  • Russell Brand's flexible occupation

    The comedian on sex addiction, making people laugh and yoga.
  • Finale wrap-up: "Top Chef"

    Cheftastrophe! The fifth season boils down to overcooked soufflés, under-salted fish and lots of big, salty tears.
  • I Like to Watch

    HBO's comedy "Eastbound and Down" showcases the arrogant idiocy of a fallen baseball pro. Plus: Does Bravo make TV for idiots, or do idiots make great TV?
  • I Like to Watch

    Will Obama give America an extreme makeover? Will the Europeans rule "Top Chef"? Plus: Gordon Ramsay breaks the swearing sound barrier!
  • Knife play

    "Top Chef" moves to New York City for its fifth season, and the battle begins in a brutal frenzy of slicing and dicing!
  • I Like to Watch

    What do people do all day? A tour through thoroughly modern careers, from family-reuniting expert Troy Dunn of WeTV's "The Locator" to freelance hero Michael Westen of USA's "Burn Notice."
  • I Like to Watch

    Shiny, pretty people work hard to keep their stuff hidden, from the tragicomic celebrity stylist of "The Rachel Zoe Project" to the sleek but suffering suits of "Mad Men."
  • "Project Runway" at the tents

    "Project Runway" finalists take on Bryant Park.
  • Reality shows we'd like to see

    Attention, reality-TV programmers: "I'm From Sky Mall" and "Hangover CSI" -- you're gonna love them!
  • TV without borders

    A guide to classic American shows born overseas.
  • My fair gangsta

    MTV's "From G's to Gents" pits thugs against one another to see who can become the most refined. But what does it take to be a gentleman, anyway?
  • I Like to Watch

    Why "The Bachelorette" hears wedding bells while "The Bachelor" vows to honor and obey his libido alone. Plus: Why "Shear Genius" is anything but.
  • I Like to Watch

    Jeff Lewis of "Flipping Out" embodies the tragicomic hothouse flower, while Nancy Botwin of "Weeds" makes the world safe for lazy, self-involved moms.
  • I Like to Watch

    Happiness is a whoring sea donkey! "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and "Denise Richards: It's Complicated" usher in the summer of the sensitive slut.
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