Reality TV

A dose of reality for two former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" stars.   Teresa Giudice was sentenced late Thursday to 15 months in prison on conspiracy and bankruptcy fraud charges.  Her husband, Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice was sentenced to 41 months in prison earlier in the day.  T...

"Dancing with the Stars" is one of the most popular competition reality shows, and now we know who will be hoofing it on the upcoming season...

It was recently revealed that the folks behind 'American Idol' were planning to wipe their entire judges table clean and start anew admist plummeting ratings. But with the series at a personal all-time low, could a past 'Idol' standout reinvigorate it? It's been revealed that former contestant and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson has signed on as judge for the next season.

It's Spring Break and Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson is opening for the first time this season.  It was that show that we all didn't admit to watching.  "Jersey Shore" on MTV.  But now they're back all of them together again here in Ocean County helping out at Six Flags Great Adventure this weekend!

Every Olympics spawns stars. Some names of Olympics past; Kerri Strug, Apolo Ohno, and of course Michael Phelps. This time around you can't turn on the TV or go online without hearing Ryan Lochte's name.

How did you feel after last night’s American Idol?   If you’re like me, you felt excited, spent, and a little nauseous…like you had just been on a rollercoaster ride.

It's time to start voting! American Idol has whittled down the field to the Top 24 (or, as they're calling it, The Top 24 + 1, the judges will pick one more, no doubt in dramatic fashion, next week). Big congrats to our friend Adam Brock for making it to the live shows! Check out the whole list after the jump.

As American Idol moves on to Hollywood Week, the standouts really start to...well, stand out. Justin Louis talked to contestant Adam Brock, who blew the judges away with his version of "Walking in Memphis" this past Wednesday.

Last week I wrote about how, so far, I've been pretty underwhelmed by American Idol this season. I felt like the show was focusing more on story and less on talent, and like more mediocre contestants were getting golden passes to Hollywood than would have before.

If you watch game shows and competition shows on TV, you may have noticed that most have disclaimers at the end saying, in general, that portions of the program may have been edited. Usually it's just studio chit chat and things that have no impact on the show that are excised before broadcast. But what about reality TV shows, is everything that we see actually real?