Joe Reid

Senior Writer

@joereid      

Joe is the senior writer at Primetimer and co-host of the This Had Oscar Buzz podcast. His work has appeared in Decider, NPR, HuffPost, The Atlantic, Slate, Polygon, Vanity Fair, Vulture, The A.V. Club and more.

• POSTED October 5, 2022

  
  Exciting and Not-So-New: 8 Reality Series Inspired by Scripted TV Shows
  The Real Love Boat is the latest reality competition to take its cues from notable scripted series.
• POSTED October 4, 2022

  
  Is House of the Dragon's Criston Cole the King of F*ckboy Mountain?
  The once-dashing knight has soured into a sneering little jerk. But is he the worst Westeros has had to offer?
• POSTED October 3, 2022

  
  20 Years Later, The Mole Is Still Reality TV's Best Active-Watching Experience
  Revived by Netflix, this endlessly engaging competition asks players to find the saboteur in their midst.
• POSTED September 29, 2022

  
  Hulu Holds Strong In September's Streaming Power Rankings, as Prime Video Continues to Climb
  PLUS: HBO Max rebounds with a few intriguing series in development.
• POSTED September 29, 2022

  
  Survivor 43 Crowns Cody the Season's 'Big Character'
  Meanwhile, the power of pairs highlights the season's strategic game so far.
• POSTED September 28, 2022

  
  Recommended: Hostages on HBO
  The Iranian hostage crisis gets an abundance of necessary context in HBO's stellar documentary series.
• POSTED September 26, 2022

  
  From Susan Sarandon to Hilary Swank, Oscar Winners Are Flocking to Network TV Again
  Several Oscar winners are leading network shows this fall. It's a rare occurrence in an age when streaming and cable get all the movie stars.
• POSTED September 26, 2022

  
  Remembering When Kevin O'Leary Totally Tanked on Jeopardy!
  Mr. Wonderful was far from it as a competitor on the venerable quiz show.
• POSTED September 24, 2022

  
  Trailer Premiere: Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale Move Into a House of Horrors in Netflix's The Watcher
  The star-studded limited series from Ryan Murphy has debuted a trailer and release date.
• POSTED September 23, 2022

  
  The 10 Best Celebrity Jeopardy! Contestants Ever
  With Celebrity Jeopardy coming to primetime, we're looking at the game's all-time best performing celebs.
• POSTED September 23, 2022

  
  The View Podcast: New Season, New Co-Hosts, Same Drama
  Catching up with The View three weeks into Season 26.
• POSTED September 22, 2022

  
  Netflix Faces an Uphill Battle Heading Into Oscar Season
  A major player in Best Picture in recent years, the streamer's 2022 woes could extend to a depressed movie awards season.
• POSTED September 22, 2022

  
  Survivor 43's Chill, Character-Focused Premiere Was a Welcome Relief
  After two seasons of breakneck pace and overloaded advantages, Wednesday night's two-hour premiere let us get to know the players.
• POSTED September 20, 2022

  
  An Annotated Guide to Reboot
  Hulu's new comedy about rebooting a classic sitcom has pop culture references galore. Here's your cheat sheet.
• POSTED September 19, 2022

  
  Tales From the Must-See-TV Graveyard: Stark Raving Mad
  Before Modern Family, Steve Levitan brought Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris together as a lunatic horror author and his incredibly nervous editor. It didn't last.