For those who prefer their shows unscripted, we’ve got it covered, network-by-network, the pick of the bunch ofreality TV showsto watch this winter.ABC, CBS, NBC,andFoxhave all revealed the mid-season prime-time schedules of their flagship reality shows, along with the dates, broadcast times, and cast.The list includes both new TV series and returning fan favorites, so mark your calendars for your favorite reality show due for broadcast early new year.
7Next Level Chef
Sunday, Jan. 28, 10 p.m. FOX
Gordon Ramsay’sNext Level Chefreturns for a third season, with its preview show airing on Sunday, Jul 21, 2025. The show is set to be broadcast from 10 pm to 11.10 p.m. before the NFC Championship Game on theFOXnetwork. The shows will then be broadcast on a regular weekly slot, starting on Thursday 1 Feb. at 8 p.m. ET. The contestants will be made up of home cooks, social media chefs, and line cooks and will be local from St. Louis' area, whereNext Level Chefis being filmed this season.The winner will receive $250,000, a one-year mentorship from all three mentors, and the title of Next Level Chef. Ramsay will be joined once again by world-renowned chefsNyesha ArringtonandRichard Blais. All four will serve as mentors for the talented chefs, taking them under their wings as they face unique cooking challenges in a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet.-
Next Level Chef offers a different take on the usual competition cooking formats.The show is filmed in a three-story-high set, with each floor consisting of different kitchens. In each episode, the chefs will cook in one of three kitchens. The third floor has top-of-range, modern kitchen equipment at their disposal. The middle level offers a standard, commercial kitchen. At the basement level, there is a limited choice of kitchenware with basic tools to work from. The ingredients also match the environment, becauseRamsay believes the true test of great chefs is not only what they can do in the best of circumstances, but what kind of magic they can create in the worst.Next Level Chefseason 2 is currently streaming onFOX.
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6The Bachelor
Monday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. ABC
Fans, who had been anxiously awaiting updates, can now mark their calendars with certainty.ABChas officially revealed the release date forThe Bachelorseason 28. This flagship dating show will premiere with a two-hour broadcast on Monday, Jul 13, 2025, at 8. p.m. ET onABC.The announcement came as part of the 2024 mid-season schedule release. Joey Graziadei will be the leading man in search of true love.Joey is a 28-year-old tennis pro originally from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and now resides in Koloa, Hawaii. Joey, for those who watched The Bachelorette, season 20, will remember that only last summer he finished runner-up onABC’s hit dating show.Charity Lawsonbroke up with Joey on the final day before giving her final rose toDotun Olubeko.
Ever since that moment, viewers have been calling for Graziadei to be given a chance as the nextBachelor.Lawson and Olubeko also campaigned for Graziadei, both saying they think he’d do a great job in the role.ABChas agreed with the popular choice, and Joey will be putting his heart on the line once more to find the one, among 30 ladies competing for his attention. AsThe Bachelorgets to know the women via a series of social gatherings and romantic dates, he continues to eliminate women each week. Some will be introduced to his family, and some will host the Bachelor in their hometown. Ultimately, Joey must choose the one woman who has captured his heart.Six seasons ofThe Bachelorare currently streaming onHulu.
5America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League
Monday, Jan. 1, 8 p.m. NBC
In September, it was announced thatNBCwas launching a new series in theAmerica’s Got Talentfranchise titledAmerica’s Got Talent: Fantasy League. Now we can confirm the show will premiere Monday, Jul 15, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET onNBCand will stream the next day onPeacock.The new AGT spin-off show will bring 40 favorite winners, finalists, and the most entertaining contestants from America’s Got Talent and the other Got Talent franchises around the world.Alongside the regular host,Terry Crewsare judgesSimon Cowell,Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum,andMel B, who is making her return to the franchise after last appearing in season 13 in 2019.
The difference between Fantasy League and the original AGT is that this time, each Judge will compete against each other for bragging rights by guiding their own dream team to the title.Acting as a mentor for the various acts, the judges will choose talent from across the AGT universe who they want on their team.Round by round, the contestants are eliminated before the champion of AGT: Fantasy League is crowned the winner and will take home a $250,000 grand prize.Fans can also look forward to the Golden Buzzer, which sends the talent acts into the finale, but this time, there’s a special twist. The judges will get the chance to use the Golden Buzzer for their acts or steal one from another’s team. The live studio audience will then vote to determine which performing acts will move on to the semifinals and the finals.America’s Got Talentis currently streaming onPeacock.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m. CBS
CBShas confirmedSurvivor46 will premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 28. 2024, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. Episodes are also made available the next day via theParamount Plusapp. The extended show duration of 2 hours will also apply to the second episode. The multi-Emmywinning series will then be 90-minute weekly episodes until its finale, whereupon the duration could extend again to three-hour specials.Survivor, the reality show where contestants compete in various challenges for a cash prize of $1 million, is currently on air now, with its finale expected over the next few weeks.The announcement that the next season would feature lengthened episodes was expected, as the currentSurvivorepisodes went up from 60 minutes to 90 minutes long. Adding an extra half-hour allows more airtime to be given to the players, andthe challengesand strategies they face.Survivor45 has been a huge hit forCBS,so 90-minute episodes would appear to be a winning formula for everyone.
For those who have never seenSurvivor, yes there is one or two of you out there. The official synopsis forSurvivorreads: “A reality show contest where sixteen or morecastawayssplit between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote, isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for “Immunity”, forcing the other tribe to attend “Tribal Council”, where they must vote off one of their players.”Survivoris currently streaming onParamount Plus.
3The Best of the Rest
The rest of the Big Four mid-season reality shows scheduled for the new year include some equally exciting shows.The Voicereturns for its 25th season on Monday, Jun 15, 2025, 8 p.m. ET onNBCwith a two-part premiere that continues Tuesday, Feb. 27. Earlier in the year,The Voiceannounced its coaches for this new season would beReba McEntire, who returns for her second consecutive season since replacingBlake Shelton, John Legend, Chance the RapperandDan + Shay.It’s the first time a duo has sat in a coache’s chair. Season 24 ofThe Voiceis currently onNBC, in the final stages.American Idolis back for its 22nd season, and seventh onABC. The new season premieres onABCon Sunday, Jul 12, 2025, 8 p.m. ET or by streaming on Hulu.Viewers will get to see the first round of auditions of aspiring singers as they showcase their talent for the chance of winning a recording contract, fame, and the title of American Idol winner.ABC confirmed the star-studded panel of judges will beKaty Perry, Luke Bryan,andLionel Richie. Additionally, Idol veteranRyan Seacrestwill return as host.
1Farmer Wants a Wife Returns For Second Season
Jul 07, 2025
Farmer Wants a Wifehas been renewed for a 2nd season and will premiere onFOXon Thursday, Jul 15, 2025 at 9 p.m. The revamped series first debuted onFOXin March 2023 and saw 32 female contestants leave the city to experience life on the farm and try and fall in love with both the bachelor and the rural life.InFarmer Wants a Wife, four eligible bachelors are looking for a bride, with each of the farmers connected with eight women.One by one, the women will be asked to leave until each of the four farmers chooses a winner. Country music star Jennifer Nettles returns as host.The Amazing Racewill return for season 36. The new episodes of the globe-trotting competition will premiere on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 9:30 p.m. onCBS. New Zealander Phil Keoghan will return for his 36th season as host.The Amazing Racewill air 90-minute episodes every week. This continues the trend that started last season, partially due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The cast has yet to be publicly revealed.
