Reality TV
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What is Mark Cuban's net worth?
In Depth Not every Trump-era billionaire has gone full MAGA
By David Faris Published
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Why are we so obsessed with The Traitors?
In the Spotlight It's the BBC's most scheming, manipulative and treacherous show – and viewers can't get enough
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
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The complaint that could change reality TV for ever
In the Spotlight A labour complaint filed against Love Is Blind has the potential to bolster the rights of reality stars across the US
By Abby Wilson Published
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Meet the Rees-Moggs: a 'surprisingly lowbrow' venture from the divisive MP
Talking Point Jacob and Helena Rees-Mogg chart a new path after Westminster
By The Week UK Published
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I'm a Celebrity 2024: 'utterly bereft of new ideas'?
Talking Point Coleen Rooney is the star attraction but latest iteration of reality show is a case of 'rinse and repeat'
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK 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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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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Big Brother, Gary Goldsmith and a Traitors twist: the beginning of the end?
Talking Point 'Pitiful' line-up makes new reality TV series 'tired and flat' say reviewers
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Traitors: the best reality show on television?
Talking Point With the gripping second season now under way, critics say the hit game show has entered the canon of 'truly great reality TV'
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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Nigel Farage and I'm a Celebrity: another case of 'funwashing'?
Talking Point The former Ukip leader will join celebrity campmates in the Australian jungle
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Banged Up review: an illuminating reality TV series about prisons
The Week Recommends Celebrities are sent to a decommissioned prison in Channel 4's entertaining new show
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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