Racquel Gates is an associate professor of film and media studies at Columbia University, where she teaches a variety of courses including one on reality television. She is the author of Double ...

There’s something radical about watching Black people fall in love on reality TV. In a genre built on spectacle, clichés, and cultural erasure, seeing Black love unfold onscreen still feels rare, ...

Poreless skin. Gleaming white teeth. Glossy hair. Turn on a reality television show this summer, and it’s likely the women staring back at you from the screen will have all three, plus an enviable ...

Black reality television is in a state of paralysis. Across networks, unscripted shows centering Black millennials—messy, joyful, aspirational, complicated—are being quietly “paused,” a familiar ...

Ozzy Osbourne, known for his heavy metal music career, unexpectedly became a reality TV star with "The Osbournes." The show presented a more domestic side of Osbourne, contrasting with his wild rock ...

Amazon Prime Video isn't the first streamer people think of when it comes to reality TV - but perhaps it should be. Between the return of Judy Sheindlin and reality mainstays like Pawn Stars, the ...

Kate and one of her 21-year-old sextuplets sons, Aaden Gosselin, are looking back on their time filming reality television. In a TikTok Live, the pair reminisced on their favorite pastimes while ...

In 2004, the world was introduced to Kristin Cavallari on the MTV reality show Laguna Beach. And while the show was the catalyst for her ever-growing platform, she says she's breaking up with reality ...