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Inside the messy scandal ripping apart reality TV fans
It’s been called the Superbowl of reality TV, but how is the most recent affair on Vanderpump Rules different from any other “unscripted” drama, and why should we care?
- by Nell Geraets
Alone again, naturally: Survival show winner says they could have lasted 20 days more
The winner of SBS’s surprise hit Alone Australia insists they could have stayed in the remote Tasmanian wilderness for another three weeks if necessary.
- by Karl Quinn
How Alone Australia went from near-flop to record-breaking smash
The survivalist competition has become the most successful full-length series in SBS’s history – and is even beating once-dominant reality shows on rival networks.
- by Michael Lallo
Cue the sun: How The Truman Show predicted our obsession with fake reality
It’s 25 years since Peter Weir’s The Truman Show became a hit. No one involved expected the movie to be so hauntingly prophetic.
- by Garry Maddox
‘Ethically, it’s questionable’: Jury Duty’s accidental hero opens up on TV experiment
Ronald Gladden had no idea he was the unwitting star of a fake documentary series about jury duty. The show was a hit, and the internet loves him. But where do you draw the line when fooling a subject?
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘Some people lose it’: Couch potatoes and fitness freaks battle it out in The Summit
‘This was never going to be easy or fun,’ says host Jai Courtney, of Nine’s new action-adventure-survival show.
- by Michael Lallo
The Block’s last auction pass-in finally sells for $180,000 below reserve
Dylan and Jenny’s house found a buyer, but it’s unclear what the result means for them in terms of prize money.
- by Elizabeth Redman
MasterChef to air from Sunday, a week after Jock Zonfrillo’s death
Network 10 has announced it will put the new season of its flagship cooking show to air from Sunday night.
- by Karl Quinn
What Jock Zonfrillo’s death means for MasterChef, and for Ten
The shock death of one of the show’s three hosts casts an enormous shadow over the latest season of Ten’s most valuable franchise.
- by Karl Quinn