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‘Love is Blind’ Will Improve Your Cognition

Finlay O'Connell, Minerva University

Reality television allows for viewers to gain a better understanding of social and romantic relationships, as demonstrated by the explosive reaction to the newest season of “Love is Blind."…

March 11, 2024

Woman giving an anatomical heart to someone while a crowd watches and records on their phones.

‘Single’s Inferno,’ Relationships and Beauty for the Audience

Mariana Vaca, Lake Forest College

Audiences react to the latest season of ‘Single’s Inferno’ and find comfort in the interpersonal drama that ensues.…

February 7, 2024

Survivors Are People Too: The Reality Behind Reality TV’s Biggest Show

Havilah Sciabbarrasi, Florida State University

The way the long-standing program has dealt with sexuality, gender and racial issues reminds us that our primetime television is someone else’s reality. …

February 3, 2024

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Why Reality Show Dating Couples Don’t Last

Daniel Reed

Is the love real, or is it all just for the cameras?…

August 17, 2020

The Fab Five of Queer Eye sit on couches together

How ‘Queer Eye’ Both Fails and Succeeds at Representation

Emma Smith, Wesleyan University

The depiction of queer people on the show's fifth season is reigniting questions about how LGBTQ+ characters are portrayed in the media.…

July 18, 2020

Screenshot from Listen to Your Heart, where a person plays the acoustic guitar for someone else on a couch

‘Listen to Your Heart’ Provides a Musical Update to the ‘Bachelor’ Series

Desiree Jaime, Hofstra University

The latest iteration of the long-running reality show franchise mixes song and romance. …

May 28, 2020

Big Ed and Rose from 90 Day Fiance

’90 Day Fiancé’ Is Bringing More Attention to Age Gap Relationships

Asha MacKay, Wellesley College

With their 31 year age difference, Big Ed and Rose are provoking an age-old discussion about love.…

May 23, 2020

Screenshot from 'Love Is Blind,' one of Netflix's new dating shows.

Dating Shows Try New Ground With ‘Love Is Blind’ and ‘Too Hot to Handle’

Vaishnavi Kalyana, College of DuPage

Netflix is going beyond the typical reality TV program with its two latest hits.…

May 5, 2020

"Too Hot to Handle"

‘Too Hot to Handle’ Is Netflix’s Latest Reality TV Experiment

Nanda Illahi, Okayama University

After the success of 'The Circle' and 'Love is Blind,' Netflix has released another dating show with a twist.…

May 2, 2020

Screenshot from 'Too Hot to Handle.'

‘Too Hot to Handle’ Is A Dating Show That Actually Shows Personal Growth

Kali Johnson, Gustavus Adolphus College

On the surface, this dating program sounds like your typical reality show fare, but if you dig a little deeper, you'll see the contestants actually develop as people.…

April 30, 2020

"The Circle Brazil"

If You Liked Netflix’s ‘The Circle’ Then You’ll Love ‘The Circle Brazil’

Mirella Gonzales, Texas Tech University

Netflix's U.S. contestants were fun to watch, but Dumaresq, Gaybol, Lorayne and all the other Brazilian players are bringing even more drama.…

March 28, 2020

Illustration of the rose from the show The Bachelor

5 Most Shocking Moments on This Season’s ‘The Bachelor’

Desiree Jaime, Hofstra University

This popular ABC TV show has reached its 24th season, and, despite its long run, the series still has moments that leaves fans completely astounded.…

February 18, 2020

Pete Weber from latest season of The Bachelor

This Season of ‘The Bachelor’ Is Unbelievably, Unsustainably Dramatic

Vaishnavi Kalyana, College of DuPage

Every new season comes with a brand new set of conflicts and opportunities for sabotage. This time, it might be too much to take.…

February 13, 2020

Cast of MTV Floribama Shore

‘MTV Floribama Shore’ Shouldn’t Be Produced and Here’s Why

Megan Thompson, Montclair State University

The popular reality series sheds light on the toxic issues that come along with reality TV.…

October 21, 2019

90 day fiance

Watch ’90 Day Fiancé’ If You Need a New Guilty Pleasure

Eleanore Belanger, Arizona State University

It’s a reality TV train wreck: It’s bad, but you won’t be able to look away.…

August 12, 2019

songland

Songwriters Are Finally Given a Voice on NBC’s ‘Songland’

Rebecca McKinley Parsons, Wake Forest University

Long pushed out of the spotlight in favor of performers, songwriters are finally getting to be the center of attention.…

July 14, 2019

"Dating Around" gives reality dating shows a fresh perspective. (Image via The Ringer)

‘Dating Around’ Offers a Fresh Take on Reality Dating Shows

Michaela Shea-Gander, Denison University

It puts 'The Bachelor' to shame.…

February 28, 2019

‘Making It’ Is Just Crafting Meets ‘Chopped,’ and I’m in Love

Carly Ristaino, Union College

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman have finally reunited, and all is right with the world.…

August 11, 2018

Lauren Conrad

Years Later, Lauren Conrad Is Still the Best Thing to Come from Reality TV

Study Breaks Staff

Unlike most of her peers, Conrad turned her big break into a career.…

August 11, 2018

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Reality TV Shows Need to Provide Their Contestants Counseling, a Thread

Rachel Hall, Augustana College

In the last decade alone, 21 reality show contestants have taken their lives after the cameras stopped rolling.…

August 5, 2018

Michael Rotondo

4 Reasons Why It’s Screwed Up to Give Michael Rotondo a Reality Show

Vanessa Chen, Franklin and Marshall College

Exploiting a mentally-fragile convicted felon as a source of entertainment borders on reckless journalism.…

June 6, 2018

‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ Was Everything Viewers Expected It to Be

Adriana Luna, Northwest Vista College

The meatballs are back, and they’ve hardly changed a bit.…

April 17, 2018

The Top 5 ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Gifs You Need In Your Life

Ana Greening, Texas State University

Knowing their backstory makes these iconic images a million times more funny.…

April 5, 2018

6 Hits and Misses From the Bachelor Winter Games

Ana Greening, Texas State University

Does combining winter sports, drama and a group of young contestants equal love in 'The Bachelor Winter Games'? …

March 5, 2018

Why ‘The Bachelor’ Is (Kind of) Empowering for Women

Kaitlyn Peterson, UCLA

For several of the contestants, being sent home in a limo was the best thing that ever happened to them.…

June 14, 2017