Andy Dehnart | writer, TV critic, teacher

I’ve published three stories recently: In Pacific Standard‘s September/October issue, my in-depth look at how humor can help persuade people—through the lens of the truTV show Adam Ruins Everything. In Vulture, I explored about what the departure of...

I reviewed the revival/reunion of Jersey Shore’s cast, which MTV is calling Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. The Chicago Tribune’s Nina Metz also wrote a story that includes an extensive interview with me for a story about the show’s return. In that interview...

A few shows I’ve reviewed so far this year: American Idol, now on ABC Rose McGowan’s Citizen Rose Tabatha Coffey’s Relative Success A&E’s Undercover High Netflix’s The Big Family Cooking Showdown
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On Thursday, I was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered by Audie Cornish, and talked about the most recent awful thing to happen on a reality show: a possible sexual assault while cameras filmed.
I also wrote about other incidents of on-camera violence for Vulture: A Brief History of Violence on Reality TV. Alas, those are just a few of the examples....