The Real World

Uncovered: Trump Pick’s Sex-Fueled Days on ‘The Real World’

Former “Real World” contestant turned congressman and Fox News personality Sean Duffy seems to have had a very good time on the MTV reality show.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Rep. Sean Duffy, R-WI, questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during his testimony before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the "Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress", at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2018.

REALITY BITES

Trump Picks ‘The Real World’ Star to Be Transport Secretary

It’s also the second time the president-elect has picked a Fox News star for nomination.

Matt Young

Photo illustrative gif of a tv with Real Housewives of New York, The Bachelor, and Survivor

‘CUE THE SUN’

‘F*cking With Reality’: The Rise of TV’s Guiltiest Pleasure

Veteran TV critic Emily Nussbaum takes us on a journey through the often disturbing evolution of reality television.

Nathan S. Webster

A photo illustration showing Peppermint and Trishelle from The Traitors.

FAIR IS FOUL AND FOUL IS FAIR

‘The Traitors’ Stars Still Haven’t Spoken After Elimination

Has Trishelle reached out to Peppermint after incorrectly labeling her a Traitor? She considered it, “But I was like, maybe it’s still too fresh.”

Laura Bradley

15 MINUTES?

How All-Star Seasons and Fan Favorites Are Saving Reality TV

Bringing fan favorites back to spice up a stale franchise used to seem desperate. But shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” prove they’re the best kind of reality TV.

Chika Ekemezie

The Daily Beast’s Obsessed

This Week Has Been Hell. Here Are Some Nice Things to Watch.

Let’s not talk about this week. Instead, let’s just talk about the really fun, unabashedly feel-good series that are here to distract us.

Kevin Fallon

The Real World

Uncovered: Trump Pick’s Sex-Fueled Days on ‘The Real World’

Trump Picks ‘The Real World’ Star to Be Transport Secretary

‘F*cking With Reality’: The Rise of TV’s Guiltiest Pleasure

‘The Traitors’ Stars Still Haven’t Spoken After Elimination

How All-Star Seasons and Fan Favorites Are Saving Reality TV

This Week Has Been Hell. Here Are Some Nice Things to Watch.

Inside Netflix’s Horny, Silly Stab at Pandemic ‘Real World’

‘The Real World’ Botches Its First #MeToo Scandal—Again

Fox Host Still Thinks Dems Used COVID to ‘Steal’ Election

Andy Cohen’s Reality-TV State of the Union

‘The Real World Homecoming’: How the Show Changed America