TV & ShowbizIs Canceling Cop Shows the Right Move After Protests?PatrickCableCrimeReality ShowsTVTwo popular reality cop shows received their respective pink slips amid protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
TV & ShowbizHas TV’s ‘Vast Wasteland’ Improved in 55 Years?PatrickCableGame ShowsReality ShowsTVFifty-five years ago this week, the then head of the FCC described television as a 'vast wasteland' and challenged broadcasters...
TV & ShowbizNudity on Cable: TV’s Next Big Thing?PatrickDecencyReality ShowsTVIt's not that the concept of nudity on cable is particularly new; it's where that nudity is being seen. So...
TV & ShowbizCasting Call Seeks Teens Who ‘Party Like a Rock Star’PatrickChildrenEntertainmentReality ShowsTVA casting call for underage teens who ‘party like a rock star’ has people speculating about plans for a possible...
TV & ShowbizHow the Duck Dynasty Controversy Could’ve Been AvoidedPatrickCableDiscriminationEntertainmentFaithHomosexualityRacismReality ShowsA&E, which broadcasts the reality hit Duck Dynasty, announced it was indefinitely suspending the reality show's family patriarch over “anti-gay”...
JournalismTV & ShowbizChinese Television Targets Reality TV ShowsPatrickGovernmentJournalismReality ShowsTVThe Chinese government is targeting its reality TV shows for cancellation, citing the programs for committing “low taste” and “excessive...
JournalismTV & Showbiz‘Real World Charleston’ May Not Happen After AllPatrickJournalismReality ShowsTVDespite an outcry from South Carolinians who created a petition to stop MTV’s Real World Charleston from happening, there may...
JournalismTV & ShowbizPBS Station Crafts Fake Reality Shows to Make PointPatrickJournalismPBSReality ShowsTVA New York PBS affiliate is airing promos for fake reality shows to remind people of the value of its...
CelebritiesTV & ShowbizCompany to Celebrities: Shop Somewhere Else!PatrickAdvertisingCelebritiesReality ShowsTVHere’s something you don’t see every day: a company offering to pay celebrities not to use their products! But it’s...
TV & Showbiz‘Must-See’ TV, It Wasn’tPatrickCableReality ShowsTVI’ll admit it: I had no idea that David Hasselhoff even had his own reality show. I’m not surprised to...
Why Would I Care About Lisa’s Lips?PatrickCelebritiesMind BogglingReality ShowsTVTV LandHave you seen promos for the reality show Harry Loves Lisa? Wait, let me rephrase that: have you watched TV...
Why Isn’t PTC Protesting History?PatrickCableDecencyReality ShowsTVThere’s a new spinoff on the way for fans of cable network History’s Pawn Stars, one of cable’s most popular...
Palin Gets Her Show!PatrickCableMind BogglingReality ShowsTVI’m really glad I made a decision to add a category called “Mind Boggling,” because here’s a story that definitely...
The Price is WrongPatrickReality ShowsTVNot long ago, I mentioned that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was trying to sell an idea for a reality...