I contributed to HitFix’s television coverage with reported feature stories and episode recaps.
Feature stories
- 6 things to watch for this fall in reality TV / Sept. 2, 2014
- ‘The Quest’ and ABC’s summer reality problem / Sept. 4, 2014
- ‘Big Brother’ has immunity: Why do we keep coming back? / Sept. 9, 2014
- Rating the addictively terrible ‘Million Dollar Listing’: LA’s cast of bad actors / Sept. 11, 2014
- Against casting crazy people on reality TV shows / Sept. 17, 2014
- Rating the stars of ‘Shark Tank’ / Sept. 18, 2014
- Why ‘Big Brother’s’ master strategist Derrick should be on ‘Survivor’ next / Sept. 24, 2014
- 7 behind-the-scenes things you should know about ‘Survivor’ / Oct. 1, 2014
- ‘The Chair’ couldn’t get the name ‘Project Greenlight’ – but Damon and Affleck could / Oct. 6, 2014
- Prison-bound Teresa and Joe Giudice explain their behavior, reveal their naiveté / Oct. 6, 2014
- Top Chef Duels ends with a rapid-fire finale / Oct. 9, 2014
- Meet the characters of Chrisley Knows Best’s real-life sitcom / Oct. 14, 2014
- The long history of MTV’s ‘Real World’s’ desperate twists / Oct. 21, 2014
- ‘Threads’ is another ‘Project Runway’ spin-off fail / Oct. 23, 2014
- Confusingly weird reality competition ‘Fake Off’ has mesmerizing performances /Oct. 27, 2014
- Makeup competition ‘Face Off’ needs a makeover / Oct. 29, 2014
- 7 shows that could use the set of ‘Utopia’ / Nov. 4, 2014
- Why ‘Survivor’s’ second ‘Blood vs. Water’ isn’t working so far / Nov. 5, 2014
- How ‘Watch What Happens Live’ turned awkward into success / Nov. 17, 2014
- Why ‘MasterChef Junior’ is so incredibly fun / Nov. 18, 2014
- The Thanksgiving Day reality TV marathon guide / Nov. 26, 201
- Why Anthony Bourdain loves doing ‘The Taste’ / Dec. 4, 2014
- Who will win ‘Survivor San Juan Del Sur’? / Dec 16, 2014
- 5 things to watch for in reality TV this winter / Dec. 25, 2014
- Why Celebrity Apprentice still works / Dec. 30, 2014
- ‘MythBusters’ is changing now that the build team is gone / Jan. 8, 2015
- WWE’s ‘Tough Enough’ fights its way back, again / Jan. 15, 2015
- Bill Nye Wants To Help The World Beat the Asteroids / Jan. 16, 2015
- All of Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” delusion at TCA / Jan. 16, 2015
- How MasterChef Junior’s kids changed the show / Jan. 17, 2015
- Why Survivor’s all-time best season rankings are wrong / Feb. 2, 2015
- Why you should be watching ‘King of the Nerds’ / Feb. 20, 2015
- 8 fascinating things from Survivor’s rule book and contract / Feb. 25, 2015
- Review: ‘Sex Box’ from WE tv / Feb. 26, 2015
- Ellen’s Design Challenge ends with plagiarism controversy / March 6, 2015
- Can Joe Dirt outdo Joe Schmo? / March 6, 2015
- Attraction is overrated, says ‘Married at First Sight’ / March 25, 2015
- Walk of Shame Shuttle tries to be a modern Taxicab Confessions / March 30, 2015
- ‘Survivor’s’ dangerous new game-changing twist / April 14, 2015
- 8 reasons why ‘River Monsters’ is Animal Planet’s most popular show / April 16, 2015
- Why reality TV needs Bruce Jenner / April 27, 2015
- ‘Shark Tank’ expands with new spin-off ‘Beyond the Tank’ / May 1, 2015
- A reality TV pig slaughter causes outrage (again) / May 12, 2015
- Why Robert Irvine does TV’s best restaurant makeovers / May 14, 2015
- 9 burning ‘Naked and Afraid’ questions answered / May 15, 2015
- Reality TV Fights Back Against Decline / May 21, 2015
- How to watch — and judge — reality TV / May 29, 2015
- The 6 most surprising things about summer reality TV (so far) / June 10, 2015
- Married at First Sight union ends in death threats / June 16, 2015
- Big Brother’s transgender cast member: awesome and terrifying / June 17, 2015
- 10 secrets of ‘Big Brother’ / June 22, 2015
- Why I envy Big Brother live feed watchers / June 29, 2015
- Reality TV Emmy nominations: the problem with Betty White / June 30, 2015
- A reality show about Alaska you must watch (really!) / July 9, 2015
- Big changes ahead for America’s Best Dance Crew / July 13, 2015
- A brief history of hidden cameras on reality TV / July 22, 2015
- Trevor Noah: How ‘my angle’ will change ‘The Daily Show’ / July 29, 2015
- How long will Peter Capaldi play Doctor Who? / July 31, 2015
- What to expect from Fear the Walking Dead seasons 1 and 2 / Aug. 1, 2015
Episode recaps
- ‘The Voice’ wins again with new coaches Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani / Sept. 22, 2014
- ‘Top Chef Duels’ ends with a rapid-fire finale / Oct. 9, 2014
- ‘Top Chef Boston’ shakes things up / Oct. 16, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ returns with more Bravo than Valerie / Nov. 10, 2014
- Jane returns to ‘The Comeback’ in the season’s second episode / Nov. 17, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ – ‘Valerie Is Brought to Her Knees’ / Nov. 24, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ – ‘Valerie Saves the Show’ / Dec. 1, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ – ‘Valerie is Taken Seriously’ / Dec. 8, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ – ‘Valerie Cooks in the Desert’ / Dec. 15, 2014
- ‘The Sing-Off’ falls flat / Dec 18, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ – ‘Valerie Faces the Critics’ / Dec. 21, 2014
- ‘The Comeback’ Finale – ‘Valerie Gets What She Really Wants’ / Dec. 29, 2014
- ‘Top Chef: Boston’ crowns a winner in Mexico / Feb. 11, 2015
- ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ crowns a winner / Feb. 16, 2015
- Paula Abdul comes to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ / June 1, 2015