

Andy Dehnart’s Reality in Focus
Reality Blurred LLC and Andy Dehnart
Reality TV news, analysis, reviews, and reality show recommendations from TV critic Andy Dehnart, who has, since 1999, been babysitting television's delightful yet frequently embarrassing child.
Created 02 Aug 2019
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Three reality TV reviews, two recommendations, one fascinating answer30 Jun 2022 • 1 0Dear newsletter friends, Happy Thursday and end of June! How are we already halfway through the year?! I’ve shifted my usual Friday e-mail a day early this week because of the approaching long holiday...
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The next two weeks' reality TV premieres: June 26 to July 9, 202227 Jun 2022 • 1 0Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! With the upcoming Fourth of July weekend in the United States, this preview covers the next two weeks, including that long weekend. Here’s what’s coming to T...
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Great Food Truck Race's route • Ninja Warrior editing • Amazing Race/Survivor • Life Below Zero's spin-off24 Jun 2022Dear newsletter friends, I’ve been in a (virtual) writing workshop this week that includes three hours of intensive class every day, but also lots of reading and writing homework. I feel like a studen...
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This week's reality TV premieres: June 19 to 25, 202219 Jun 2022Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! I’m sending this preview a day early as Sunday is both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, with Monday as the observed federal holiday. Speaking of our newest feder...
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A Squid Game reality show?!? • Survivor mystery • Iron Chef's return • Amazing Race route • and more17 Jun 2022Dear newsletter friends, Greetings from blisteringly hot central Florida! I have a thing for round numbers, empty inboxes, vacuumed carpet, mowed grass. I think it’s anxiety-related: those are things ...
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This week's reality TV premieres: June 12 to 18, 202213 Jun 2022Dear newsletter subscribers, Good evening! I hope your weekend has been either relaxing or productive—or whatever you needed it to be! Here’s your Sunday night look at the week ahead in unscripted TV:...
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CBS's Challenge cast • Chrisley's crimes • new Amazing Race • SYTYCD judge fired • and so much more!10 Jun 2022Dear newsletter friends, It’s been a busy two weeks since we last talked, so there’s a lot of incredible news, fun analysis and reviews, and juicy gossip in the links below. For example, I wrote about...
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This week's reality TV premieres: June 5 to 11, 202206 Jun 2022Dear newsletter subscribers, Hello, and happy Sunday evening! I hope you’ve had a nice two weeks, and found plenty of entertaining and/or distracting reality TV to watch during that time, whether it w...
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Survivor 42's end - Real World's 30th - Celebrity Mole available soon - prison for Josh Duggar - and more!27 May 2022Dear newsletter friends, Before writing about real-life entertainment, I have to acknowledge that it just feels weird to do that during weeks like this, when there was yet again more real-life horror,...
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The next two weeks of reality TV: May 22 to June 4, 202223 May 2022Dear newsletter subscribers, I hope you’ve had a restful, delightful weekend. Before we get to the premieres ahead, a programming note: Between Memorial Day weekend next week, and the impending public...
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