Reality TV Villains Week
The Gaslighters, Gatekeepers, Girlbosses, and Garbage People who have defined reality TV villainy.
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POSTED August 27, 2023
90 Day Fiancé Villains Are Rare, But They're the Worst of the Bunch
In this franchise, the bad guys' abuse and toxicity is directed toward their real-life partners.
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POSTED August 26, 2023
Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn Owned Her Villain Edit — Until It Owned Her
The Netflix star serves as a cautionary tale for the next generation of reality TV personalities.
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POSTED August 26, 2023
Some of The Bachelor's Most Notorious Villains Were There For the 'Right' Reasons
Ben Higgins, Arie Luyendyk Jr., and Clare Crawley all said they were in love, and that was the problem.
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POSTED August 25, 2023
Project Runway's O.G. Villain Wendy Pepper Proved Manipulation Beats Skill
She wasn't the winningest designer, but she made it all the way to the top.
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POSTED August 25, 2023
How the Villains Owned the Best Survivor Season of All Time
Heroes vs. Villains saw the biggest fan-favorites mowed down by the bad guys, and it was excellent.
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POSTED August 24, 2023
The Hills' Spencer and Heidi Pratt Turned Reality TV Villainy Into Big Business
In an era of manufactured drama, the MTV stars were the puppet masters pulling the strings.
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POSTED August 24, 2023
It's Time to Declare a Winner in Primetimer's Ultimate Reality TV Villains Bracket
The four remaining villains duke it out one last time as they fight for the crown.
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POSTED August 23, 2023
Audiences Loved to Hate Tiffany 'New York' Pollard — Then They Just Plain Loved Her
How did Flavor of Love’s biggest heel emerge as a series favorite and pop culture icon?
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POSTED August 23, 2023
Liars, Cheats, and Bigots Face Off in Round 3 of Primetimer's Ultimate Reality TV Villains Bracket
The Elite Eight delivers a Sandoval vs. Speidi showdown and a clash between girlboss heavyweights Christine Quinn and Tyra Banks.
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POSTED August 22, 2023
Richard Hatch Pushed Boundaries to Define Reality TV Villainy
The Survivor alum unapologetically played the game, making the way for ever more dishonest and manipulative behavior in reality TV.
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POSTED August 22, 2023
Upsets Loom in Round 2 of Primetimer's Ultimate Reality TV Villains Bracket
It's a battle of 2000s heavyweights as Teresa Giudice faces Kate Gosselin and Speidi meets Omarosa.
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POSTED August 21, 2023
The Real World's Puck Was the Alpha Villain of Reality TV
In making Puck an MTV icon, The Real World unleashed a template for toxic narcissism onto an entire genre.
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POSTED August 21, 2023
Dive Into Round 1 of Primetimer's Ultimate Reality TV Villains Bracket
32 stars from across the reality TV landscape face off as they begin their quest to be named the worst of the worst.