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TV to watch in December, from 'Squid Game' to 'Paris & Nicole'
The Week Recommends A pulpy spy thriller, the reunion of Paris and Nicole and a new season of 'Squid Game'
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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'Beast' of a lawsuit: YouTube star and Amazon sued by contestants over abuse claims
The Explainer Can the breakout YouTube star weather a growing scandal engulfing his forthcoming reality TV competition?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi convicted of fraud
Speed read Former 'Real Housewives' husband Girardi was also part of the legal team depicted in the 2000 film 'Erin Brockovich'
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Reality TV stars charged in 'finfluencer' crackdown
Speed Read Lauren Goodger and Rebecca Gormley among seven stars charged by the Financial Conduct Authority
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Netflix's real-life Squid Game: 'reality epic' or 'shoddy knock-off'?
Talking Point 456 players battle it out for the biggest prize pot in reality TV history
By The Week UK Published
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The Greatest Show Never Made review: stranger than fiction
The Week Recommends An oddly uplifting documentary about people being duped into joining a fake TV series
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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‘Theatre of cruelty’: has the reality TV bubble burst?
Under the Radar A million fewer viewers watched the latest Love Island launch compared to last year
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Jerry Springer: former politician who presided over a tawdry TV circus
feature TV host who died last week earned millions from modern-day ‘freak show’
By The Week Staff Published
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Nadine Dorries and the ‘fake’ Channel 4 show
feature Commons committee condemns former culture minister for ‘groundless’ claims about reality TV programme featuring MPs
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Immunity, Tunisia and Big Brother
podcast Will a drug called Evusheld cut Covid deaths still further? Is the Arab Spring over? And are we ready for the return of reality TV?
By The Week Staff Published
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Could TV viewers still stomach the original Big Brother?
Talking Point Reality show is set to return after a five-year break
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to star in ‘fly-on-the-wall’ Netflix reality show
Speed Read Former minister accuses couple of ‘exploiting’ royal links with big-bucks deal
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Love Island winners: where are they now?
In Depth Former champions gone on to have babies, star in panto and play international rugby
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52 ideas that changed the world: 29. Reality TV
In Depth From British bricklayers to the US president and the Kardashians, ‘real-life’ shows have created a new type of celebrity
By Joe Evans Last updated
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