http://dir.salon.com/topics/reality_tv/?source=rss&aim=reality_tv en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Aaron Traister Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/22/vick_danza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/22/vick_danza/index.html?source=rss Both men are coming to Philadelphia for high-profile projects. But only one of them has something to teach kids By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/30/gosselin_girlfriend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/30/gosselin_girlfriend/index.html?source=rss Hailey Glassman has a few choice words for her "Jekyll and Hyde" boyfriend By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/16/flipping_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/16/flipping_out/index.html?source=rss From "Flipping Out" to "Saving Grace," wackiness is in this summer By Thomas Rogers Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/11/nycprep_parody/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/11/nycprep_parody/index.html?source=rss How cartoonish are Bravo's reality TV shows? A series of animated parodies lets us laugh with (and at) them By Salon staff Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/08/05/replacing_paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/08/05/replacing_paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss The "American Idol" judge has given her final critique. And we have a few suggested replacements By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/24/reality_tv_domestic_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/24/reality_tv_domestic_abuse/index.html?source=rss 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 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/20/octomom_fox_special/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/20/octomom_fox_special/index.html?source=rss Critics are disgusted by Nadya Suleman's Fox special By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/02/sharks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/02/sharks/index.html?source=rss Smug rich people condescend to hapless entrepreneurs on Mark Burnett's new reality show, "Shark Tank" By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/26/underdogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/26/underdogs/index.html?source=rss TV experiments with the unbearable importance of looks, from "More To Love" to "Dating in the Dark" By Amanda Fortini Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/24/peep_diaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/24/peep_diaries/index.html?source=rss Have we moved from pop culture to "peep culture"? Hal Niedzviecki on an age of Facebook, Twitter and reality TV By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/07/21/paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/07/21/paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss "American Idol" should lose Abdul once and for all By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/19/dark_blue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/19/dark_blue/index.html?source=rss An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip" By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/07/14/miami_social/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/07/14/miami_social/index.html?source=rss Nastiness is the only thing that keeps the hot dummies of Bravo's new reality show from putting us to sleep By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2009/06/23/jon_and_kate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2009/06/23/jon_and_kate/index.html?source=rss The beleaguered couple calls it quits, but the show must go on! By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/23/nyc_prep/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/23/nyc_prep/index.html?source=rss The fledgling blowhards of "NYC Prep" offer a cathartic release for that sickness inside your soul By Thomas Rogers Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/06/04/uncelebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/06/04/uncelebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss Jon and Kate! Octo-Mom! Speidi! Stars are out, ordinary people are in -- until we render them as soulless as celebs By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises. By Sarah Hepola Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/21/american_idol_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/21/american_idol_finale/index.html?source=rss Kris Allen surprises everyone, including himself, by beating Adam Lambert and winning the show's eighth season Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2009/05/21/american_idol_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2009/05/21/american_idol_wrap/index.html?source=rss By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/06/real_housewives_nyc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/06/real_housewives_nyc/index.html?source=rss 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 Gary Kamiya Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/04/19/american_idol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/04/19/american_idol/index.html?source=rss 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 Caitlin Shamberg Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/04/01/ryan_conklin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/04/01/ryan_conklin/index.html?source=rss 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 Baz Dreisinger Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/31/road_to_redemption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/31/road_to_redemption/index.html?source=rss As blockbuster rapper T.I. heads for prison, his reality series prompts the nagging question: Can you really scare kids straight? Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/03/13/russell_brand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/03/13/russell_brand/index.html?source=rss The comedian on sex addiction, making people laugh and yoga.