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

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

We can't wait: the highly anticipated premiere of Top Chef All-Stars airs tonight at 9 p.m.! In the show's eighth season, Bravo's pitted top contenders from each of the previous seasons against one another in what can only be described as the pinnacle of reality TV cooking competition. On the heels of head judge Tom Colicchio's warning that the show "gets a little messy," we've sized up the Read more

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This Summer, there's no shortage of food competition on television. Top Chef returns, and this Sunday, June 6, at 9 p.m., the Food Network is back in action with the sixth season of the Next Food Network Star. The series, hosted by Bobby Flay, is the most-watched show in the channel's history. This time, it takes place in LA and boasts a star-studded cast of celebrity chefs as judges. But it's Read more

ABC's The Bachelorette is back May 24! That means that when the rest of my favorite shows go on hiatus in these next couple of weeks, I'll have yet another guilty pleasure to fill my evenings (oh, TV, I just can't seem to quit you). This season, Bachelor contestant Ali Fedotowsky is back to find a replacement for Jake, and she has plenty of options — 25, to be exact. Here's your early look at Read more

Can you believe it's that time again? The 14th cycle (count 'em — 14!) of America's Next Top Model is fast-approaching on March 10, and we're already getting a sneak peek at the young women who will be vying for the title. Last season's contestants will be hard to top — I can't imagine anyone being quite as charming to watch as Laura — but a few in the bunch are snagging my attention (even Read more

Clear your Sunday night schedules, because season five of The Next Food Network Star kicks off June 7! The last competition — which produced both Aaron McCargo and Adam Gertler — proved to be a major success, and this crop of contestants looks to be every bit as talented. Read on to find out who they are. Source Read more

Although it doesn't begin until January 29th (at 9 p.m. on Fox), I've got the inside scoop on the participating contestants of Hell's Kitchen Season 5. Sixteen aspiring chefs will have the chance to win a "head chef" position at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The only thing that will stand in their way is the formidable Gordon Ramsay. Interested in getting to know the Read more

Get excited Top Chef fans. Bravo has announced the latest set of 17 cheftestants who will unpack their knives on the upcoming season of Top Chef. Mark your calendar: the competition kicks off on Nov. 12 at 10 p.m. Shot in New York City, this season promises to be the biggest yet. So without further ado, here are the competing chefs and judges. Photos courtesy of Bravo. Read more