Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV

The Amazing Race has an iconic, simple format. But the reality is that, during season one, many of the decisions were made while filming was underway—or after it was over. Behind the Scenes Amazing Race behind the scenes: an oral history of CBS’s first race around the world Recommendations The Amazing Race season 39's premiere, CBS The Swan: Behind the Mirror, Hulu Credits Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC. Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

It's a new season of Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV, and today I'm looking at my expectation versus reality of Survivor 51’s premiere, and Wonka's The Golden Ticket. I Was Wrong: Wonka's The Golden Ticket and Survivor 51 What in the chocolate river is AI slop doing in Netflix’s Wonka competition? My Wonka's The Golden Ticket review Survivor 50 finale's preview of season 51   Survivor 51 premiere recap: old is new again! Recommendations The Floor, Fox (behind the scenes) Cocktail Wars, E! Drink Masters, Netflix Credits Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC. Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License. Survivor photo by Robert Voets/CBS Life Advice from Reality TV Aesha on Below Deck Mediterranean season 11 episode 10

In this quick episode: An update on the premiere of Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV season 6, which is coming the morning after Survivor 51’s premiere. Also, a recommendation: Nation's Dumbest on Fox

In this special episode: My husband Nick and I chat about our wedding, some highs and lows, with Emily Post's great-great grandchild, Lizzie Post, in this excerpt from the podcast Emily Post Wedding Stories. Listen to the full episode here, and also check out Emily Post Wedding Stories and Awesome Etiquette—and our great photographers, Live Happy Studio. Credits Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC. Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

After this week’s Big Brother 28 elimination, I’m revisiting an interview I did with Big Brother producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan about the show’s format. Has anything changed in 12 years? What still needs to change? Plus: recommendations for two shows and one podcast episode, and stick around to the end for life advice from reality TV, once again from Mister Rogers. Great Tape: an interview with Big Brother’s producers Is BB28’s Jason vs. Kamu just game? Or a shame? BB28’s players unanimously vote for ‘a boring, boring season’ Will Big Brother ever get out of its rut? Why this was Big Brother’s best cast in years Recommendations Restaurant Impossible: Last Call, Food Network Nation's Dumbest, Fox "The Mel Robbins Griftpocalypse (with Princess Weekes + Kat Tenbarge)" on A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein Credits Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC. Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License. Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan portraits by Sonja Flemming/CBS Life Advice from Reality TV Everyone has lots of ways of feeling, Mister Rogers Neighborhood