2019-03-12 02:16
Finale - Night 1Chris Harrison and the producers get into a van to hunt down Colton, Live PD style. Eventually, they retrieve an emotionally exhausted and dejected Colton walking down the st… Read More
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2019-03-10 20:39
Week 9 - Fantasy Suites and Women Tell AllIt's Fantasy Suite week and we've been waiting all season for it. Not because we want to see Colton bang (but the show does), but because he finally… Read More
2019-03-03 23:34
Week 2Reem finds out Edge of Extinction has no defined timeline except her own personal limits, so if at any time she wants to quit she can raise a flag. So she spends her time starving and… Read More
2019-02-27 00:12
Week 8 - Hometown DatesCaelynn kicks off hometown date week at the highest level: a horsedrawn carriage to get soft serve ice cream. Then comes the whole meeting-the-family-part where appare… Read More
2019-02-24 20:40
Week 1Fourteen new castaways are preparing to be marooned in the middle of the ocean for the 38th season of Survivor, but they're not alone. No, not the camera crew. There are four returnees… Read More
2019-02-20 00:48
Week 7So long Asia, we're heading home! No, literally home for Colton because they're off to Denver, Colorado. After the warning from three different women that there are still girls in the… Read More
2019-02-19 00:18
It's cold as heck around the country, but thankfully we'll be transported to the sunny beaches of Fiji yet again for Survivor: Edge of Extinction. The 38th season is a battle of will power a… Read More
2019-02-12 22:54
Week 6At the Rose Ceremony, Colton easily cuts Onyeka and Nicole because it was obviously coming and also they spent the whole cocktail party throwing each other under the bus. Both are upse… Read More
2019-02-06 01:15
Week 5Heather gets the first 1-on-1 date in Thailand and if you thought "Will Colton lose his virginity?" was an annoying question, imagine a whole date around "Will Heather have her first k… Read More
2019-01-30 03:11
Week 4The girls are released from their California mansion prison and jet set off to Singapore in their first destination of love.Tayshia receives the first 1-on-1 date in Singapore and whil… Read More
2019-01-23 00:53
Week 3The first group date girls head off to a live pirate show where the two best lady pirates battle head-to-head in front of a crowd (Tracy and Caelynn). Hannah B confesses to Colton… Read More
2019-01-16 01:18
Week 2Comedians Megan Mullaly and Nick Offerman host the first group date where all the girls have to share their "firsts." It's boring overall minus Megan and Nick's cursing and sexual over… Read More
2019-01-09 00:43
Week 1Colton the former NFL playing virgin is The Bachelor! I point out the virgin thing because it's apparently the crux of the entire season to get this guy laid - oh, and to find tru… Read More
2018-12-28 17:16
Week 13 - FinaleEveryone goes idol hunting after the double play last week. Angelina finds then loses a clue to the Hidden Immunity idol, but she at least successfully found the ladder to cl… Read More
2018-12-19 00:27
Week 12Best friends are fun in the game... until the end. Nick fakes finding a Hidden Immunity Idols to throw others off the hunting scent, but his bestie Davie does find the latest idol via… Read More
2018-12-10 23:58
Week 11It's Survivor family visit time which gives loved ones a chance to see how smelly and emaciated their loved ones are and get probed by Probst with real softball questions. Competiting… Read More
2018-12-03 23:43
Week 10Alec helps his reward challenge team come from behind and win a picnic, letters from home, and the physical anguish of puking and pooping from the overeating. It's a great distraction… Read More
2018-11-26 15:52
Week 9Davie celebrates the massive blindside of John the Mayor of Slamtown by whipping out the jacket he now possesses, which in this jacket-obsessed season is the ultimate coup. The Davids… Read More
2018-11-21 01:10
Week 8The Goliaths are pretty much ready to sacrifice their numbers advantage to get rid of Angelina after catching her red-handed trying to manage the jury with the Elizabeth boot. The Davi… Read More
2018-11-13 00:32
Week 7Pack up your bags and drop your buffs: it's merge time! Donning some beautiful sky blue buffs (a welcome reprieve from season after season of black merge buffs), the Davids and Goliath… Read More
2018-11-05 01:14
Week 6With Mother Nature taking a few days off, all the drama this week is generated by human interactions. After a cutthroat move to blindside Angelina and get her jacket, the Jebani tribe… Read More
2018-10-31 01:35
Week 5Another massive storm hits Fiji, but this time the cyclone is so strong it requires everyone to be evacuated from the game for 24 hours. We haven't seen this happen since Millennials v… Read More
2018-10-23 00:02
Week 4The David and Goliath tribes come together and Jeff Probst's big news is pre-empted by Bi choosing to quit the game due to her injured MCL. With Bi out, Probst can move along to his an… Read More
2018-10-15 23:30
Week 3The blindsided members of the David tribe take Jessica's elimination hard, while Nick and Christian excitedly celebrate and find a way to pin the blindside on Gabby. Gabby is potential… Read More
2018-10-07 23:00
Week 2The weather is completely miserable, so bad that the tribes are gifted fire making kits and temporary tarps to withstand the cyclone. When the weather does calm down a bit, the game is… Read More
2018-10-02 00:14
Week 1Welcome back to Survivor! Jeff Probst greets the 20 new castaways on a boat in Fiji where they learn they've been divided into tribes based on adversity and advantages: David vs. Golia… Read More
2018-09-19 00:06
While many people believe Pumpkin Spice Lattes are the beginning of fall, I believe that fall begins when Survivor premieres. In its 37th outing, it's a battle of adversity vs. basically pri… Read More
2018-09-13 22:35
FINALEJordan and Jenna receive the most perfect date imaginable: an engagement photoshoot. When the shoot escalates to actual wedding attire, Jenna is uncomfortable at first but Jordan's pos… Read More
2018-09-10 00:34
Week 5Five hours of this show. Five hours. Help us all.After weeks of enduring the will-they-won't-they story of Tia and Colton we discover this entire ruse is a won't they story. Yes, Colto… Read More
2018-09-03 17:36
Week 4Love triangles are all the rage in Paradise this week! Also, semi-non-linear recaps because man is this show hard to cover.Connor arrives with his perfect hair and sweaty neck and want… Read More
2018-08-22 02:53
Week 3Picking up from last week, Tia confronts Chris AKA Goose and breaks things off with him since he was claiming to be into her but smooching Krystal. Of course Goose claims he made this… Read More
2018-08-19 16:23
Week 2The true star of Bachelor Winter Games and my angel Yuki joins Wells behind the bar, the perfect way to bring her onto the franchise. Oh yeah, people are dating so I guess I should get… Read More
2018-08-09 00:29
Week 1Bachelor in Paradise is back! The self-referential opening credits are of course back but the pacing seems off? Anyways, 9 women who dated Arie or Nick and 10 men who probably dated Be… Read More
2018-08-07 02:57
Week 11 - FinaleBecca and her final 2 are off to the Maldives for their final destination because it's the perfect place to declare your love for one and shatter the soul of another. Her fam… Read More
2018-07-31 01:57
Week 10 - The Men Tell AllBecca's rejected men take the stage to yell at each other for one last bit of airtime (until half the cast is on Bachelor in Paradise in two weeks). Instead of para… Read More
2018-07-24 01:57
Week 9 - Fantasy SuitesBecca and her final three hop on long flights for their Fantasy Suite dates in Thailand. Becca is apparently in love with two men and falling in love with a third, whi… Read More
2018-07-17 01:55
The Bachelorette - Week 8 - Hometown DatesBecca begins her hometown visits with Garrett, getting a tour around his California farm on the old John Deere. This is a big visit for Garrett beca… Read More
2018-07-10 02:17
Week 7Becca and her men depart the exotic state of Virginia for the pretty blah Bahamas with it's crystal clear water, smooth sand, and bottomless daiquiris. But first, Becca has to hav… Read More
2018-07-03 01:58
Week 6"Virginia is for lovers!" exclaims Becca about her latest date location. Either they're running out of date locations or the city of Richmond's tourism board ponied up a lot of ca… Read More
2018-07-01 21:51
Week 5 Becca and her fellas arrive in Sin City for their latest stop on the We Hate Arie Tour. The guys bask in the amazing view of their Aria suite and I hope they like it because outs… Read More
2018-06-27 00:04
Hello summer, hello Big Brother! Sure I don't recap Big Brother any more, but I still watch and look forward to trying to get the winner right. I fail miserably, but that doesn't stop me fro… Read More
2018-06-20 23:44
Week 4Picking up after the Clay leaving To Be Continued, the cocktail party continues where Becca tolerates this group of duds. Becca bonds with Blake over their ideal kid count and she gift… Read More
2018-06-12 02:12
Week 3Becca brings a big group of her Bachelor season besties to get pampered by all her men. It's bizarre to watch since odds are none of these dudes are Becca's fiance and chances are high… Read More
2018-06-05 01:59
Week 2Becca's official televised first date as the Bachelorette has the guys getting pampered and suited up. But alas it's not just about looking pretty and doing corny modeling poses (JORDA… Read More
2018-05-31 00:08
Week 13 - Finale!While Donathan's outburst at the last Tribal Council makes his target ginormous, the plan is to target likeable, strong Sebastian. Wendell remembers to call Probst's name af… Read More
2018-05-29 01:56
Week 1Oh another season of reality TV love! After watching Becca Kufrin get dumped by her fiance Arie whatever-his-last-name-is for a solid hour, Becca is still totally cool with this show a… Read More
2018-05-23 00:03
Week 12The unstoppable duo of Wendell and Domenick win the awesome-to-watch spool dropping Reward Challenge and choose Laurel on their Fijian excursion to deliver school supplies (and dine o… Read More
2018-05-16 23:46
Week 11The remaining castaways (and Jeff Probst) are overwhelmed with emotion when the annual family visit rolls around. Sebastian wins the challenge and gets to enjoy a feast with his siste… Read More
2018-05-07 00:29
Week 10With day 39 closely approaching and a lot of players still in the game, Survivor gets right now to business: double elimination. Well, sorta. The ten remaining players are randomly sp… Read More
2018-05-01 00:22
Week 9Guys, a miracle happens: there's a Jurassic Park reference on Survivor! I kid, that's not the miracle but it's cool. No the miracle is that Desiree is finally reading to ditch the Navi… Read More
2018-04-23 20:00
Week 8The first merge boot was easy, but lots of new targets are emerging. Wendell practically carries his entire team (with the help of Lauren) to win a taco party reward, showing what a ph… Read More
2018-04-15 20:55
Week 7After a few switches and the elimination of many Malolos, the tribes merge! What this also means is everyone is immersed in the Domenick vs. Chris beef which cannot be squashed despite… Read More
2018-04-11 00:16
Week 6This episode is brought to you by the failures of Survivor: Micronesia. Yes, this week is full of advantages found that were misplayed back on the first Fans vs. Favorites season. Mich… Read More
2018-04-03 00:19
Week 5Survivor decides to shake things up again and shuffle tribes once again, this time to three tribes (orange, purple, green - Mardi Gras!) Original Malolo is screwed yet again as each ne… Read More
2018-03-28 00:23
Week 4Naviti wins a reward of coffee and pastries and they are extremely passionate about cinnamon rolls. Because cinnamon rolls are amazing. Not amazing: Chris' rap skills. Chris tries to b… Read More
2018-03-18 21:52
Week 3Naviti comes together in an aggressive Reward Challenge to win peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but their division is apparent back at camp. Domenick and Wendall showed their cards… Read More
2018-03-13 00:43
Week 2The 18 remaining survivors are surprised with a tribe swap but since it's happened in all recent 20 player season's it's kind of a given. Since Malolo went to the first two Tribal Coun… Read More
2018-03-06 04:04
Finale!Arie family meets him in Cusco, Peru to help give some guidance that will help him choose between the two women he loves. First up is Lauren who is nervous and dull as ever, but opens… Read More
2018-03-04 22:38
Week 1Ancient relics of Survivor failures past make up Survivor Ghost Island where twenty new castaways will need to reverse the curse or face the thought of being an advantage failure of th… Read More
2018-02-27 03:11
Week 9, Night 2 - Overnight DatesWith the hometown dates in the past, Arie and the final three depart for Peru. Arie is extremely excited for the landscapes and, shocker, could see himself f… Read More
2018-02-26 03:01
Week 9, Night 1 - The Women Tell AllTo kick off two extremely long nights of this show, it's the Women Tell Air reunion special which is always a special place of hell to watch and then reca… Read More
2018-02-25 21:54
For all the lovers of idols and twists, welcome to Survivor: Ghost Island. Jeff Probst teases the mistakes of the past will haunt the island and a bad choice could cost a player the game (so… Read More
2018-02-20 02:57
Week 8Arie begins his hometown dates in Los Angeles with Kendall mounting taxidermy rats to be a little Bachelor couple. You know, typical date stuff. Kendall is nervous about being vulnerab… Read More
2018-02-13 02:57
Week 7It's off to Tuscany which shockingly Arie does not describe as sexy. He's looking forward to wine, pasta, and romantic dates (in that order). The pressure is on because there's no Rose… Read More
2018-02-06 02:58
Week 6While Fort Lauderdale is an irresistible destination for telling a love story, the show decides to head to Paris, France which now that I think of it is more romantic than Fort Lauderd… Read More
2018-01-30 03:03
Week 5Arie takes the women to Fort Lauderdale, Florida because it's "sexy" and has yachts. Or maybe because he has the habits of a retired man. The only thing more surprisingly than this lam… Read More
2018-01-23 03:05
Week 4The AirBnB rental is up for The Bachelor mansion so it's time to take this dating on the road. First stop: Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Or if you're a contestant on this show: Tahoooooooooe!!Fo… Read More
2018-01-16 02:58
Week 3The group date girls put on their wrestling finest to become GLOB: Gorgeous Ladies of The Bachelor (because you know, trademarks). Actual GLOW wrestlers from the 80s come to train the… Read More
2018-01-09 03:05
Week 2Arie rolls up to The Bachelor mansion on a motorcycle and it's about 50 times less cool than it should be. Becca K hops on the hog with Arie, sadly no sidecar, and they ride up to a pr… Read More
2018-01-02 02:54
Week 1Rev up the racing metaphors: Arie Luyendyk is The Bachelor. You may remember Ari from passionately kissing Emily Maynard all around the world, only for her to choose Jef and his extrem… Read More
2017-12-27 19:16
Finale!After Ben's latest Hidden Immunity Idol play, the group is hellbent on getting out Ben at long last. Chrissy wins Immunity and a reward, which gives her, Dr. Mike, and Devon time to c… Read More
2017-12-18 23:39
Week 12After Ben's idol-playing blindside at the last Tribal Council, all are in agreement to get rid of Ben next "no matter what." Ben spends the entire episode searching for a Hidden Immun… Read More
2017-12-10 23:49
Week 11It's time for the much anticipated (by the castaways, not me) loved one visit and clearly someone forgot to do their homework assignment and scrambled to make a challenge last minute… Read More
2017-12-03 23:44
Week 10After Mike's extremely poor attempt to get votes sent his way and play an idol, him and Joe appear to be sitting ducks for the seven to knock off over the next two votes. But the seve… Read More
2017-11-24 22:52
Week 9Chrissy, JP, Cole, Joe, and Dr. Mike win the Reward Challenge and spend an afternoon chowing down on carbs on a luxury yacht. Other than Joe hacking up a chocolate cake to look for a c… Read More
2017-11-19 22:35
Week 8This week's Survivor episode is like working at a soft-serve ice cream stand: a lot of twists. Lauren notices a piece of parchment in a bag of nails and quickly snags it. She sneaks aw… Read More
2017-11-12 22:42
Week 7The three tribes officially merge into one and celebrate their unity with ribeye steaks, baked potatoes, and Chocolate Thunder From Down Under cake courtesy of the Outback Steakh… Read More
2017-11-06 01:53
Week 6Cracks in the tribes are becoming more apparent, which sets plenty of targets out there for the voting. While a pizza party reward temporarily satiates the Soko tribe, Ali is still see… Read More
2017-10-29 21:26
Week 5Before getting into the game of it all, Survivor has an excellent emotional moment to share after Ben is startled by the bamboo popping in the campfire. The former Marine explains how… Read More
2017-10-22 21:51
Week 4The time has come to drop those buffs and shuffle the tribes! With 15 survivors remaining, the Heroes, Healers, and Hustlers randomly draw buffs to be placed into their new tribe. The… Read More
2017-10-15 00:01
Week 3In a group of young'ns, Lauren feels vulnerable about her place on the tribe. Her best bet for staying alive is if the tribe turns on Patrick and his fail at a social game is definitel… Read More
2017-10-09 23:34
Week 2Strong partnerships are starting to form across all the tribes. With the "core four" dead on arrival after the first Tribal Council, Chrissy uses her actuary skills to use data to sele… Read More
2017-10-01 20:26
Week 1Toot the conch shell: a new season of Survivor is here! Jeff Probst corrals three tribes of Heroes, Healers, and Hustlers on a boat and unleashes the traditional insanity of the maroon… Read More
2017-09-23 00:21
Move aside, Pumpkin Spice. The true sign of fall is a new season of Survivor, and the 35th season is a three tribal battle of Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers. In all my seasons of (inaccurat… Read More
2017-09-12 01:54
Week 5 - FinaleThe end is nigh for Paradise and only serious couples are allowed to stay. So begins the mass breakup morning at Playa Escondida! Jack Stone makes an offer to Christen: let's… Read More
2017-09-06 01:02
Week 4 - Night 2Jaimi from Nick's season (quelle surprise) is dubbed the "wildcard" because she's bisexual so she could ask anyone on a date. The speculation is much bigger than the actual r… Read More
2017-09-05 02:04
Week 4 - Night 1Blake, the guy who hates Whaboom and still won't stop talking about it, comes to Paradise and no one is very receptive to him and his sweat glands. Blake invites Kristina on… Read More
2017-08-30 01:17
Week 3 - Night 2Picking up from the prior night, Daniel the Canadian (not shown: Canadian flag speedo) arrives just in time to play Rose Ceremony hero for Christen or Jasmine. But Daniel act… Read More
2017-08-29 02:04
Week 3 - Night 1Alexis plays a game called "What's That Going In Your Mouth?" with Jack Stone which is not as dirty as you'd expect until she tries to put a dead crab in his mouth. If there… Read More
2017-08-23 01:23
Week 2 - Night 2This week the men are in control at the Rose Ceremony, so the women hope to keep up their connections. Except new girls are here! Sarah from, you guessed it, Nick's seas… Read More
2017-08-22 02:28
Week 2 - Night 1The women are dying for attention since the guys have turned Paradise into a frat party bro down. In comes Adam and he's ready to date, inviting Raven to join him for margari… Read More
2017-08-16 01:57
Week 1 - Night 2While Bachelor in Paradise's production was shut down, the show sort of went on. Evan and Carly, who met on the show last summer, are getting married and of course the camera… Read More
2017-08-15 02:00
Week 1Are you ready for the most awkward season of Bachelor in Paradise? A shoeless Chris Harrison tries to explain this is meant to be summer fun and to find love (ehh), but there was the m… Read More
2017-08-08 02:54
Week 10 - FinaleBefore kicking off the three hour finale, Chris Harrison brings Rachel out at the live audience viewing and gets to give commentary.Last time we saw Rachel and Peter, they we… Read More
2017-08-01 01:58
Week 9 - Men Tell AllAfter filling 10 minutes with a best of the Men Tell All segment, the men of Rachel's season are brought out to the stage. Whaboom vs. Lucas is briefly touched upon befo… Read More
2017-07-25 02:00
Week 8Before the final three can get to Fantasy Suites AKA the Bone Zone, they must face the biggest challenge yet: Rachel's family. But Rachel's dad the judge isn't there so that's a slight… Read More
2017-07-18 01:59
Week 7Rachel heads to her first hometown date with Eric in Baltimore, Maryland. They shoot some hoops, get a visit from Eric's friend/wingman, and hear more about Eric's tough life growing u… Read More
2017-07-11 01:57
Week 6It's off to Geneva, Switzerland this week with Rachel's finale six, though of four of them you have any vested interest in (unless you like terrifying doll likenesses). This week there… Read More
2017-06-28 01:58
Week 5 - Night 2Kenny and Lee's 2-on-1 date continues with lots of bleeping as Kenny gets upset about the lies. Rachel decides to dump Lee on the date and continue the date with Kenny to see… Read More
2017-06-27 01:59
Week 5 - Night 1Picking up where we left off, it's still the never-ending group date finally ends with Bryan making out with Rachel and getting the date rose. Lee and Kenny continue to go at… Read More
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