Will You Watch the Dance Moms Spinoff?


Updated 01/20/12 1:40 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Dance Moms Spinoff

Welcome to Miami! Like most reality shows, the runaway ratings hit Dance Moms on Lifetime has seen its share of drama. The original follows instructor Abby Lee Miller, the girls' fiercely competitive instructor, as she tells it like it is — little girls' and their mothers' feelings notwithstanding. Like its predecessor, Toddlers and Tiaras, Dance Moms has proven to be as much about the Read more

Helicopter Moms Get the Reality-TV Treatment


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Lenore Skenazy Free-Range Parenting Reality Show

Forget Nanny 911, there's a new parenting sheriff in town, and her name is Lenore Skenazy. Readers may remember her as the famous or infamous — depending on which parenting circles you run in — New York columnist who was dubbed the "world's worst mother" for allowing her 9-year-old son to ride the subway solo in 2008. Instead of backpedaling and trying to save face in front of all those Read more

Did You Tune Into The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs?


Updated 10/31/11 12:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs Premiere

The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs premiered on Food Network last night. Just as expected from the lineup of the accomplished and talented chefs, the competition was fierce. In the last installments of The Next Iron Chef, just appearing on the show was a feat in itself; the tables have turned this season. All of the contestants have an established following — most even have a restaurant or two up Read more

The 9 Deadly Sins of Reality TV Women


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Reality TV Bad For Girls

As grown women we find entertainment and redeeming qualities in our favorite guilty-pleasure reality TV shows, but many of them aren't meant for a prepubescent audience — and for good reason. New research from the Girl Scouts says that reality TV is making girls meaner and vainer, with a higher percentage of the girls who watch reality TV saying that gossip is normal between girls and that a Read more

Bravo Confirms: Top Chef 9 Will Be in Texas


Updated 08/12/11 2:40 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Top Chef 9 Will Be in Texas

We've been wondering for some time: how will Bravo top last season's Top Chef All-Stars? The answer, we're assuming, lies in the location. After more than a month of speculation in the blogosphere, the folks at Bravo have finally confirmed that Top Chef is headed to Texas. According to the announcement, the season will take place in "not one, but three cities — Austin, Dallas, and San Read more

More Details on Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2


Updated 07/20/11 4:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2 Airs Aug. 24, 2011

Gail Simmons revealed to us that the second season of Top Chef Just Desserts would air before the end of the year, and now Bravo's finally unveiling more details. The latest season of the Top Chef spinoff will premiere Aug. 24 at 10 p.m. on Bravo. It'll be led by the usual suspects — Gail Simmons as host, Johnny Iuzzini as head judge, with Hubert Keller and Dannielle Kyrillos as regular judges Read more

Gail Simmons on Season 2 of Top Chef Just Desserts


Updated 06/24/11 4:39 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2 Details

Top Chef Just Desserts is back and better than ever: just ask the show's returning host, Gail Simmons. Simmons talked shop about the Bravo show's second season, not confirming an air date but hinting that "the second season will air before the end of the year." Will season two have the same frenzied, diva- and drama-filled cast of characters that the first season had? "The chefs, the pastry chefs Read more

Will You Watch the Latest Cooking Reality TV Shows?


Updated 06/06/11 2:09 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Food Network Star Premieres June 5; Masterchef Premieres June 6

Many of you said that when it comes to food reality TV shows, the novelty has completely worn off. But this type of culinary programming hasn't let up; last night was the premiere of Food Network Star, and tonight Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliott, and Joe Bastianich will return for the second series kickoff of Masterchef. Will you watch these two new cooking shows? Photo courtesy of Read more

Next Food Network Stars: Where Are They Now?


Updated 06/05/11 4:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Next Food Network Stars: Where Are They Now?

Get excited: Food Network's number one series, Food Network Star, premieres its seventh season tonight at 9 p.m. As we once again count down to more hopefuls competing for their own show (get acquainted with the new cast!), we take a look back at winners and finalists from seasons past and come to a conclusion: what happens on the Food Network stays in the Food Network. To see what we're talking Read more

Are You Over Cooking Reality TV Shows?


Updated 07/01/11 11:17 AM · Posted by · 12 comments

Food Network Show Extreme Chef Premieres June 30

Between the Top Chef franchise, Next Iron Chef, and Food Network Star, there are probably enough reality TV cooking competitions to comprise an entire network. But the buck doesn't stop there. On June 30, Food Network's Extreme Chef will air, taking a set of brave chefs to a new level of thrill and adventure. We're talking gathering ingredients from a bucket of rattlesnakes, cooking off a hot Read more