Reality TV

A&E Michael Vick vs. Tony Danza: Who's the boss?

Both men are coming to Philadelphia for high-profile projects. But only one of them has something to teach kids
By Aaron Traister Aug 22, 2009

  • Who wants to date a domestic abuser?

    The grisly tale of VH1 star Ryan Jenkins is the latest chapter in a dark history of reality TV's violent offenders
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams August 24, 2009

  • Octomom of the year

    Critics are disgusted by Nadya Suleman's Fox special
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams August 20, 2009

  • Who wants to be a billionaire?

    Smug rich people condescend to hapless entrepreneurs on Mark Burnett's new reality show, "Shark Tank"
    By Heather Havrilesky August 2, 2009

  • Embrace the reality TV underdogs!

    TV experiments with the unbearable importance of looks, from "More To Love" to "Dating in the Dark"
    By Heather Havrilesky July 26, 2009

  • Why we can't stop looking

    Have we moved from pop culture to "peep culture"? Hal Niedzviecki on an age of Facebook, Twitter and reality TV
    By Amanda Fortini July 24, 2009

  • Hey, hey, Paula! Consider this a divorce

    "American Idol" should lose Abdul once and for all
    By Heather Havrilesky July 21, 2009

  • When summer TV goes bad

    An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip"
    By Heather Havrilesky July 19, 2009

  • Miami sociopath

    Nastiness is the only thing that keeps the hot dummies of Bravo's new reality show from putting us to sleep
    By Heather Havrilesky July 14, 2009

  • Jon minus Kate plus eight

    The beleaguered couple calls it quits, but the show must go on!
    By Heather Havrilesky June 23, 2009

  • Guillotine those rich teens!

    The fledgling blowhards of "NYC Prep" offer a cathartic release for that sickness inside your soul
    By Heather Havrilesky June 23, 2009

  • 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
    By Thomas Rogers June 19, 2009

  • 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
    By Heather Havrilesky June 4, 2009

  • I Like to Watch

    Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises.
    By Heather Havrilesky May 31, 2009

  • Biggest "Idol" upset ever

    Kris Allen surprises everyone, including himself, by beating Adam Lambert and winning the show's eighth season
    By Sarah Hepola May 21, 2009

  • Our favorite "American Idol" performances

    May 21, 2009

  • 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.
    By Heather Havrilesky May 6, 2009

  • 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.
    By Gary Kamiya April 19, 2009

  • "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.
    By Caitlin Shamberg April 1, 2009

  • 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?
    By Baz Dreisinger March 31, 2009

  • Russell Brand's flexible occupation

    The comedian on sex addiction, making people laugh and yoga.
    March 13, 2009
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