Reality TV
The brazenly honest Beauty and the Geek pair taking on Travel Guides
Former reality show contestants Karly Fisher and Bri Auty have replaced “outback cowgirl twins” Stacks and Mel on Nine’s chaotic race around the world.
- by Bridget McManus
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MasterChef overhauled its judging line-up. Has it worked?
The behemoth cooking show has a new group of judges, and they’re reminders of the program’s core values.
- by Ben Pobjie
How Stephen Fry ended up hosting the Australian version of Jeopardy!
The popular quiz-show relies on quick-fire answers, though in person the polymath writer, actor and comedian relishes the art of conversation.
- by Ben Pobjie
Australia takes on the world in an Olympic-year Lego challenge
Master builders from Germany, France, Denmark and the US will face off against Australian teams in the new season of the popular Lego Masters.
- by Ben Pobjie
Opinion
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Polyamory should be a gold mine for reality TV. What went wrong?
Couple to Throuple is billed as a dating show exploring a new frontier of relationships; what transpires is probably not what the show’s creators had in mind.
- by Ariel Fowkes
Gordon Ramsay is impatient and opinionated. He’s also dynamite TV talent
In his latest show, Ramsay and entrepreneur Janine Allis compete against each other to find Australia’s best food-business talent – and neither host is a shrinking violet.
- by Debi Enker
Wet, cold, miserable and totally unmissable: Alone Australia is back
For its second season, Alone has crossed the ditch to New Zealand. But while the locale has changed, the challenges the 10 Australian contestants face haven’t.
- by Karl Quinn
Opinion
Married At First Sight
It’s fine to be fake – just stop calling MAFS an ‘experiment’
The next time a Married at First Sight cast member tells another of their cohort they’re not being serious about “the experiment” I’m going to spew.
- by Kate Halfpenny
The Icarus of reality TV: Did Vanderpump Rules fly too close to the sun?
Thanks to Scandoval, Vanderpump’s previous season was its biggest and most shocking ever. Will it be able to maintain that momentum, or will it run out of steam?
- by Nell Geraets
Ready Steady Cook is back, but these are the food TV shows we’d really like to see return
The garish ’90s cooking show returns tonight, but while we’re at it, how about remaking Iron Chef, Surprise Chef or Come and Get It, too?
- by Ben Pobjie
Miguel Maestre wants you to know that not all food shows have to be taken seriously
There’s a cheerful and unpretentious vibe to the reboot of Ready Steady Cook, which has the ideal host in the boisterous Spaniard.
- by Ben Pobjie