reality TV
‘Real Housewife’ Heather Gay pens a juicy ex-Mormon memoir
By Jana Riess — February 8, 2023
(RNS) — Mormonism worked well for ‘Real Housewife’ Heather Gay — until it didn’t. She’s not looking back.
Gay ‘Bachelor’ Colton Underwood says relationship with God is ‘best it’s ever been’
By Jillian Cheney — December 8, 2021
(RNS) — In the new Netflix show ‘Coming Out Colton,’ the former ‘Bachelor’ star looks to own his real identity and atone for past wrongs.
Families of different faiths swap houses, lives in Ava DuVernay’s ‘Home Sweet Home’
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — October 11, 2021
(RNS) — In the unscripted TV series, 16 families from different religious, racial and economic backgrounds or sexual orientations trade homes for a week.
Vince Vaughn, Mel Gibson headlined Liberty commencement: Here’s why it matters
By Jonathan Merritt — May 15, 2016
(RNS) Liberty's ceremony solidifies their place as a leader atop the conservative populism movement that's sweeping the nation.
Kardashian pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. to get reality TV show (COMMENTARY)
By Laura Turner — September 10, 2015
(RNS) The young, hip pastor, who married Kanye West and Kim Kardashian last year, has made a career of pastoring some of the biggest celebrities in America. But what does being "cool" have to do with being a Christian?
Why TV’s ‘Broadway Boyfriends’ will keep singing with Hillsong Church (COMMENTARY)
By Jonathan Merritt — August 11, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) “If every gay person leaves their church because they have been treated poorly, nothing will change,” Josh Canfield said. “They still want us, and we feel called to stay."
In ‘I am Cait,’ Caitlyn Jenner is doing the Lord’s work (COMMENTARY)
By Lily Burana — July 26, 2015
(RNS) The show, which airs in 154 countries and in 24 languages, serves as both classic reality TV lookie-loo entertainment and a spiritual exercise. Even the most Kardashian-phobic viewer can get something out of it.
Reality TV’s ‘The Briefcase’ looks at line between need, greed
By Adelle M. Banks — June 12, 2015
(RNS) Financially strapped families must decide whether to keep $100,000 all for themselves, or help another family.
A&E reinstates ‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch Phil Robertson after backlash
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 27, 2013
(RNS) Suspended for his comments about sexuality and race, Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E’s popular “Duck Dynasty” reality show, was reinstated Friday.
‘Church Rescue’ propels unlikely reality TV stars: church consultants
By Katherine Burgess — November 5, 2013
(RNS) So far, six episodes are planned, although the Church Hoppers said they hope to film additional shows. Their targets include a Full Gospel church, a biker church, a cowboy church and even a synagogue.
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