Big Brother

  1. Episode 11 Finale
    Big Brother Recap: The Finale Makes a Political Cartoonist More Cynical Than the Iraq War Did The winner made him despair for his country.
  2. Episode 10 Week 9, Rachel as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: When Times Get Tough, Tori Spelling Steps In She shows up to visit ‘90210’ fetishist Adam and gives him the strength to actually win something.
  3. Episode 9 Week 8, Porsche as HOH
    Which The Wire Character Is Each Big Brother Finalist Acting Like? Plus: The Jury House cures cancer!
  4. Episode 8 Week 7, Jeff as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: The Zingbot Will Rule Us All The robot returns, and our recapper tries to match him zing for zing.
  5. Episode 7 Week 6, Daniele as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: Return of the Walking Dead Brendon returned this week. Sigh.
  6. Episode 6 Week 5, Kalia as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: The Myth of Sisyphus That is actually mentioned in this episode.
  7. Episode 5 Week 4, Daniele as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: Hitting the Debt Ceiling And some fake skis.
  8. Episode 4 Week 3, Rachel As HOH
    Big Brother Recap: Alliances Split, and the Word Gameplay Is Liberally Spoken Julie Chen: “Wow, you guys are serious gamers.” Me: “This is the least fun game in the history of gaming.”
  9. Episode 3 Week 2, Jordan as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: A Week 3 Summary Composed Only of Lists Like, “Things contestants said that are probably true, which makes them sad.”
  10. Episode 2 Week 1, Rachel as HOH
    Big Brother Recap: Dress Up Like a Superhero or a Pastel Cow Recapper David Rees barely survives week No. 2.
  11. Episode 1 Houseguests Arrive
    David Rees, Unwitting Big Brother Virgin, Recaps the Premiere “Evil Dick looks like a partially deflated Motley Crüe Macy’s parade balloon.”
  1. Episode 14 Week 5
    Big Brother Recap: Big Hogg Energy The week featured some of the most surprising, provocative, and satisfying game moves of the season.
  2. Episode 11 Week 4
    Big Brother Recap: Chaos Is a Ladder In the course of about three days, and for no better reason than gossip, this season’s strongest alliance was rendered effectively obsolete.
  3. Episode 8 Week 3
    Big Brother Recap: Gossip Girl Will Isabella’s ill-advised gossip spree make her the next major household target? Our weekly Big Brother power ranking says yes.
  4. Episode 5 Week 2
    Big Brother Recap: Ovi and Out Well, Christie couldn’t have had a more tumultuous HOH rule if she’d tried.
  5. Episodes 1 and 2 Week 1
    Big Brother Premiere Recap: Notes on Camp This season might have a touch of Lost about it.

The Latest Reality TV News

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    Tom Bergeron, Erin Andrews Hang Up Their Dancing Shoes The ABC reality show is apparently going in a “new creative direction.” By Halle Kiefer
  2. tens across the board
    A Legendary Legacy Pride Month may be over, but the ballroom competition series’ unapologetic celebration of Black queerness keeps its spirit alive. By Chris Murphy
  3. vulture online sports
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  4. emmy insider
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  5. bachelor nation
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  6. a joyful noise
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  7. racism on tv
    Black Survivor Contestants Say They Were Edited Into Stereotypes on the Show And that racial slurs were edited out. By Jackson McHenry
  8. made men
    Mob Crime Still Alive and Well in the RHONJ Universe The charge involves a wedding at the Brownstone. By Rebecca Alter
  9. close reads
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  10. spin-offs
    TLC Locks Down a Brand-New 90 Day Fiancé Spin-Off The network makes it official with Before the 90 Days stars Darcey and Stacey Silva. By Halle Kiefer