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Reality TV Friday Podcast: The Return of Survivor, The Shahs of Sunset Reunion, and More

By Juliet Litman and David Jacoby at 7:45 PM ET

This week, David Jacoby and I decided to go highbrow. We started off with the most respectable reality show, Survivor, but the magnetic pull of Sean Lowe quickly brought us back to discussing The Bachelor and this week's hometown dates. From there we descended even further as we jumped into Bravo's LA trifecta, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Shahs of Sunset, and Vanderpump Rules. We reward you if you make it through the whole podcast with an introduction of a new segment: throwback show of the week! Give it a listen.

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Reality TV Friday Podcast: Sizing Up The Latest Bachelor Batch

By Juliet Litman and David Jacoby at 7:48 PM ET

I have bad news for anyone who was thinking about getting Jacoby or me a Christmas present: an intrepid reader has stolen your thunder. Reader Devin alerted us to the fact that the contestant bios for the next season of The Bachelor have been released, and we had a field day wading through the gals. Not only did we hone in on a few notables, we used the highly reliable data to pick our Season 17 winners. Then we moved on to the highly entertaining Challenge; Lisa Welchel's emotional breakdown on this week's Survivor; and the ray of light that is The Shahs of Sunset.