The Real World

Parents, Get Your Kids to Watch This Show!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.20.2012

Andy Ostroy

It's music to my ears when Sophie asks, "Do we have any Shark Tanks taped?" This kid knows more about sales, profits, balance sheets and corporate valuations than I could ever have dreamed she would at this age.

More 'Real World,' 'Challenge' Coming To MTV

Posted 03.30.2012

"The Real World" is sticking around MTV. The network has renewed the series for a Season 28. Along with "The Real World," MTV handed out another seaso...

'The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes': The Final Three

Posted 03.22.2012

The final three teams left on "The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on MTV) got to visit Iceland in all its snowy winter beauty. H...

'The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes': Final Four

Posted 03.15.2012

On "The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on MTV) the final four couples battled it out in the Final Elimination Challenge to determine...

Ty Almost Quits 'The Challenge' After Emily Pulls Blackface Prank

Posted 03.08.2012

"The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on MTV) marked the third time Emily and Ty have appeared on a reality show together. They fi...

CT And Diem Have Huge Argument On 'The Challenge'

Posted 04.30.2012

The entire premise of "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on MTV) is to put two people who were formerly in a relationship back tog...

Camila Gets Drunk, Lashes Out On 'The Challenge'

Posted 02.23.2012

One of the things that makes "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on MTV) unique in the world of reality competition series is the i...

Tyrie Falls Off Log, Lands On Jasmine On 'The Challenge'

Posted 02.16.2012

When a contestant on "The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on MTV) says, "I'm always nervous of heights and water," it's a pretty saf...

Honey-Soaked Bridge On 'The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes'

Posted 03.27.2012

Fans of MTV reality shows got to welcome back a slew of familiar faces on the Season 22 Premiere of "The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m...

Reality TV Shows That Need To Slow Down

The Huffington Post | Maggie Furlong | Posted 01.03.2012

There's no such thing as too much of a good thing. But when it comes to reality TV, we feel we've been served an excessive amount of some very aver...

'Real World' Reunion: Is Frank A Psychopath?

Posted 02.21.2012

One of the most polarizing figures on any season of "The Real World," Frank Sweeney drove his housemates crazy through the San Diego season with his u...

'Real World': Frank And Nate Fight Over Who Did More Work For Charity Event

Posted 02.14.2012

It was a charity event gone all wrong on the finale of "The Real World: San Diego" (Wed., 10PM ET on MTV). Nate Stodghill was the organizer, but when ...

WATCH: 'Real World' Ping-Pong Fight Turns Ugly

Posted 12.27.2011

The ongoing "Real World" debate over homosexuality and anti-gay bullying seems likely to hit a fever pitch after this week's installment, in which a v...

Teens Are People Too

Leah Seal-Gray | Posted 12.25.2011

Leah Seal-Gray

Lately I've realized that life is a lot like high school, and that adults are a lot like teenagers.

Law School: It Doesn't Have to Mean Anything

Lisa Bloom | Posted 09.19.2011

Lisa Bloom

These blissful, halcyon times would end, and I'd be unceremoniously dumped into that hideous, dark place known as the real world.

11 Things You Can't Get Away With In The Real World

| Posted 05.25.2011

If there's one thing we all know (but often try to deny), it's that college is basically it's own little universe. It's that beer-drinking, bar-hoppin...

'Real World' Alum Assists Wife's Roadside Delivery

people.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The "true story" of how Matt Smith's newborn daughter entered the world is one he will surely never forget! The Real World: New Orleans alum assist...

Auditioning for the Real World Is Too Real

Ryan O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011

Ryan O'Connell

When you graduate from college, you often do things that compromise your dignity. Some people become telemarketers or work at American Apparel. I audition for reality shows like The Real World.

Springerized America: How Reality & Tabloid TV Corrupts Our Politics & Media

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Brian Ross

Reality and tabloid television are a social virus that has infected the American body politic. In the 1980s, "I'm with Stupid" was a put-down. In 20...

Shame on Bravo

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Yes, I understand the appeal of the Real Housewives -- and also the way they dull the minds and intellects of all who watch them. Bravo obviously doesn't own a patent on creating garbage, but it is absolutely an industry leader in its production.

Does Post-Katrina New Orleans Fit the TV Screen?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Danny Groner

If Treme outwardly sent a strong message about New Orleans after Katrina, the Real World tries more implicitly to convey the "wet blanket over the Mardi Gras frivolity."

Does Reality TV Make Us Stupid?

Emily Bennington | Posted 05.25.2011

Emily Bennington

Every channel, it seems, is lining up to showcase the very worst of human behavior -- reality TV. Since college is considered the height of the "formative years," how much of that is seeping in?

It's Not Just the Motion of the Ocean: Why You Should Take a Test Drive Before Settling Down

Ashley Lindley | Posted 05.25.2011

Ashley Lindley

Don't buy the shoes before you walk a line, try the jeans on to make sure your ass doesn't look big and always take the car and the man for a test drive before committing.

Coolest Find on Craigslist? Mansion Living in Seattle, Just $650/Month

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrea Chalupa

When a friend forwarded a Craigslist posting for a 10,000-s.f. mansion on Seattle's Puget Sound, available for rent, the subject line of the e-mail expressed the astonishment of the find: "really, truly, seriously."

'Real World' DC Filming Angers Locals

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011

THE Real World" has de scended on Washing ton, DC -- and the locals are peeved. In fact, a whole blog, the Anti-Real World DC, has been set up to chr...