Fall Reality Show TV Programming

With just one quick stop at http://www.direct.tv/, you can realize the full potential of your television programming for the coming season. The fact is, modern television programming packages are far more expansive than those of even a few years back, meaning that you can watch a wider range of shows, and you can watch them in HD. Such an expansive package might be particularly helpful as we delve into the fall season, where many popular shows are starting up again to the delight of fans. For example, here are a few words on some popular reality shows that are underway this fall:



• The latest season of Dancing With The Stars kicked off on September 19th, and promises to offer its typical dosage of entertaining competition. For those who don’t know, this is a show that pairs celebrities with dance partners to examine their dancing prowess. It is always loads of fun, and often leads to surprisingly fantastic dancing from popular public figures.

• The X Factor also began in late September, and has led to plenty of intrigue, as Simon Cowell’s new American Idol-style show. In fact, it is almost difficult to tell what distinguishes the premise of this reality talent show from Idol, but with Simon on board it is sure to be entertaining.

• The Real World is back as well, for those who still enjoy the popular MTV show that places young adults in houses together. This season, the Real World is in San Diego for the second time, and while this show is less popular than it once was, it still runs in much the same way, meaning that old fans may have a lot of fun picking up with it again.

• Just this week, “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” started, as the latest version of the sort of reality show that takes the public inside a celebrity’s lifestyle. Much like “Meet The Barkers” and “Viva La Bam” before it, this show simply takes us inside the lives of rock legend Gene Simmons and his family.



This list features only a few of the plethora of reality shows on television this fall season. However, they do provide a taste, for reality fans, of the variety available in the genre, particularly with an expansive tv channel package. If you are a fan of reality television, you will definitely want to look into such a package so as to be able to catch all of your favorite shows, such as the ones listed above.

Big Brother 13 Coverage Starts Now

The time has finally come. (Some of) the cast has been announced, and we are assuming the houseguests from season 13 of the reality tv show Big Brother have been sequesterd. Some time tomorrow I think will will find out what is going on, including at least one/some of the twists.

Who is coming back? There has been rampant speculation that some past favorites ( and hateds) will be coming back as "dynamic duos." Speculation includes names like Evel Dick and daughter Danielle, as well as Jeff, Jordan and some other couples or showmances.

Stay tuned for Big Brother Blogging here and well as posts and feeds from the Big brother Blog. As always, you can watch the live feeds with a subscription to the Real Pass program. There are banners on the site, if you are interested, and the subscription comes with a no obligation free 3 day trial.

New Big Brother Reality Show Blog

It's no secret that over the past few years we've been focusing more on our show specific blogs, like the ones for Big Brother and The Amazing Race. This Reality TV Blog has becaome more a hub site for reality television shows in general, more random reality tv news, updates on other shows, and promotion for our core sites.

With Big Brother 13 starting in less than 2 months, we are really gearing up for what might be our biggest summer ever. There is a new blog focused completely on the live feeds that show action from the Big Brother house around the clock- Big Brother Live Feeds. Every year, there are subscriptions that allow viewers to see what they can't see on the show, as well as blogs that recap events from the previous night's live feeds. I'm not sure if this blog will perform the latter or be a hybrid of both.

Reality Rocks Expo, A Reality TV Star Convention

If you are really into reality television, you might be interested in Reality Rocks, a reality television star convention.

According to the LA Times, This Reality Rocks Expo happened last weekend ( I just got the news alert today..)

While I'm a little late with this news, it really looks like we didn't miss much. The big stars were Audrina Patridge and Karina Smirnoff. If you really want to see them, you can just watch Dancing with the Stars or find their pictures in Playboy or, you know, all over the internet.

The editor of realityblurred.com described the lineup as "pretty weak" and that sounds pretty accurate to me. Still, I feel obligated to cover as much reality tv news as I can and this story popped up in my email. Personally, I can't wait for Big Brother to start.

Check Out The Amazing Race Australia Show Recaps and Commentary

Just thought I would make a post for those who are interested in The Amazing Race. Contributor azmouse has been writing up some really good recaps of current season episodes of the The Amazing Race in Australia. Have the teams been running into any Strange Kangaroos? Check out the TAR recaps to find out.

This blog will continue to feature general commentary on a variety of reality tv shows, with some crossover posts from time to time. However, a couple shows are really big events for us and have their own dedicated blogs. For example The Amazing Race at www.theamazingrace.info.

As always, I know people are looking forward to the summer and a new season of Big Brother. We will have a lot of blogging going on about Big Brother 13 over at bigbrotherfansblog.com.

The Amazing Race Premiers on September 26!

It's been a long summer, and we'll segue right into fall with the premiere of TAR. It will be a 1½ hour show on Sunday, September 26th on CBS (and according to the CBS website, it will be at 10:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. Central). So-o-o, either the time is incorrect or the show won't be 1½ hours (because not only will it likely start late because of football, but that will cut right into local news time, which just won't do). They are allegedly beginning the Amazing Race in Boston this season. I will update you as I find out the correct time and when they announce the teams! Stay tuned!

Dancing With the Stars Premiers on September 20th!

The long-awaited announcement has come! Here are the "stars" to be paired with our pros (which won't be announced until Wednesday, allegedly):

Audrina Patridge - Actress from The Hills
Brandy - Actress (Moesha) and singer
Bristol Palin - Daughter of ex-Alaska governor Sarah Palin
David Hasselhoff - Actor from Knight Rider & Bay Watch, among others
Florence Henderson - Actress, Mom from The Brady Bunch
Jennifer Grey - Actress - "Baby" in Dirty Dancing
Kurt Warner - Super Bowl XXXIV winning Quarterback of the St. Louis Rams
Kyle Massey - Actor - Disney Channel That's So Raven and Cory in the House
Margaret Cho - Comedienne (and a pretty funny one, too!)
Michael Bolton - Singer/Songwriter
"The Situation" - Mike Sorrentino, reality show guy from Jersey Shore
Rick Fox - 3-time NBA Champion basketball player with the LA Lakers; retired

I'll update everyone with their Pro Dancers when I get the info!

On a sad note, it's reported that Edyta will not join the Pros this year - or again - on DWTS. She's allegedly going back to school and has decided not to be a dancer all her life. (No way would I quit doing what gives me that kind of body!!!) There are rumors that she's had a major falling-out with the producers over their limited "use" of her hubby, Alex Mazo, which the producers denied. I'll keep checking the wires and we're sure to find out the real story sooner or later. If it's true, though, I can only imagine the viewers the show will lose without all the straight men watching the show!!!!

Big Brother 12 Updates Feed Added

The Big Brother TV Show on CBS is undoubtedly one of the biggest reality tv shows in the history of television. While this blog posts on reality tv shows in general, each season of Big Brother is a summer tv event with popularity that far exceeds most reality programming.

Therefore, our writers spend most of the summer over at Bigbrotherfansblog.com, watching Big Brother Live and making updates on that blog.

As we posted last time, Big Brother 12 has started. There is a new twist this year, but as always the Big Brother house is action packed.

I have just added a Big Brother Updates feed from the Big Fans Blog to the widgets on this blog. If you look at the bottom of the right sidebar on this blog, you will find the most recent 5 posts on Big Brother 12. Read the headlines and if any of them catch your eye click on through to read the latest Big Brother updates.