Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV
Jul 17, 2026 · 26 min · 7 segments
In this very special episode: A **Project Runway 22** episode 2 recap and review, with a special guest star! Plus: news about The Challenge and a reality TV couple, plus recommendations for two shows…
Andy DehnartHost
Nick GeiselGuest
So the show that premiered and was created as a spinoff of The Real World and Road Rules back in the 1990s, late 1990s, is Abandoning Cable and going to Paramount+.

I was looking at MTV's website and I still need to do a little more research on this before I publish something about it.


The next piece of news from the news is that Matt Rogers and Frasier from Below Deck have decided to, quote, mutually, or excuse me, quote, mutually decided to part ways.

And they told People Magazine today, which is July 16th, 2026, that, quote, they remain friends.

And the only reason I'm mentioning it, because I usually don't do gossipy or, you know, like, there's so much of the personal lives of reality TV stars that it's impossible to track it all, even for the tabloids.

I just find it to be amazing that they announced their breakup in an exclusive to People magazine.

to do if you're an actor or reality star is you must keep yourself in the news at all times.

So the show that premiered and was created as a spinoff of The Real World and Road Rules back in the 1990s, late 1990s, is Abandoning Cable and going to Paramount+.

I was looking at MTV's website and I still need to do a little more research on this before I publish something about it.


The next piece of news from the news is that Matt Rogers and Frasier from Below Deck have decided to, quote, mutually, or excuse me, quote, mutually decided to part ways.

And they told People Magazine today, which is July 16th, 2026, that, quote, they remain friends.

And the only reason I'm mentioning it, because I usually don't do gossipy or, you know, like, there's so much of the personal lives of reality TV stars that it's impossible to track it all, even for the tabloids.

I just find it to be amazing that they announced their breakup in an exclusive to People magazine.

to do if you're an actor or reality star is you must keep yourself in the news at all times.
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