Andy Cohen’s ‘Ex-Rated’ Dating Show Is a Confessional Exercise in Discomfort: TV Review

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are empty nesters.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIf quality were measured in good intentions, “Q-Force” might be the show of the year.Netflix’s new animated series sets out to tell a James Bond-style espionage tale about a gay man, Steve Maryweather (Sean Hayes), who’s been marginalized from a fictionalized version of the CIA — here called the AIA — due to his sexuality.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“American Rust” is set on the opposite end of Pennsylvania from Easttown, where Mare solved crimes earlier this year. On that great HBO series, the town seemed to pulse with life and emotion — look past the chewy accents and Wawa sandwiches, and a sense of Easttown emerged through the slump of characters’ shoulders, the way they engaged with one another.

Canadians can get ready for a dating show like no other with Tuesday’s announcement that “Ex Rated with Andy Cohen” will be making its debut later this month on Slice.

Mike Shouhed and Paulina Ben-Cohen are engaged! The couple shared the news on part 1 of the season 9 reunion on Sunday night. «I want to share something with you guys,» Shouhed announced with Ben-Cohen by his side.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIn a premise that seems borrowed from “Black Mirror,” Adrian Grenier’s Nick Brewer appears in a startling web video near the start of Netflix’s “Clickbait, holding a sign indicating that once his taped confession of abuse gets 5 million views, he will die. The clip, of course, goes viral.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticAnyone who reads her work knows that Cindy Adams can’t be still.In normal times, the columnist — now 91 and still publishing multiple times a week — goes out to do reporting for her column in the New York Post. The column is a strange mélange of quotes from celebrities, conservative political analysis, invective against foes real and perceived, anecdotes about the peculiarity of life in Manhattan, and aphorisms and puns.

Andy Cohen, 53, better watch out because Nicki Minaj, 38, may actually be hosting The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion, and the series’ Grande Dame, Karen Huger, 58, is here for it. “Fingers crossed she will roll through!” Karen told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, when asked about Nicki wanting to host the reunion during a new episode of TVTalk on Aug. 18. “No one can take Andy’s place, but can they compliment Andy? Hello!”

Prince Harry didn’t take offence to Orlando Bloom’s portrayal of him in “The Prince”, according to series creator Gary Janetti.

Shahs of Sunset star Destiney Rose, 38, has had a lot of flirtatious moments during season 9 with co-star Nema Vand, 39. But after revealing to Andy Cohen, 53, that he’s crushing hard on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Garcelle Beauvais, 54, she’s all for a hook-up! ” I want to say that I think that is so hot,” Destiney told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY during an episode of TVTalk on Instagram Live on August 4. “I think she is so beautiful.”

Lisa Rinna is under the microscope

We’ll just have to watch what happens with Andy Cohen and Sarah Jessica Parker at this year’s Met Gala. 

Lisa Rinna went on Watch What Happens Live! last night and was asked how she feels about her daughter Amelia dating Scott Disick.

Andy Cohen and Sarah Jessica Parker always attend the Met Gala together. The pair always walk the red carpet together, and have done so for several years.

's season 14 cast is coming together, so says  executive producer Andy Cohen.«You know what? We are noodling with the configuration of as we speak,» Cohen tells ET's Matt Cohen while promoting his new Peacock series .

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThere’s an obvious grabbiness to the premise of “Fantasy Island” — the 1977-84 ABC drama now revived as a Fox summer soap. In the show’s first run, Ricardo Montalbán and Hervé Villechaize were hoteliers able to alter reality per guests’ cravings, often in frightening ways.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticNicole Kidman’s recent outings in scripted series TV — “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing,” both on HBO — made similar propositions to the viewer: Explore an exclusive world through the eyes of a woman who cannot see it fully. Both featured Kidman as a privileged woman hiding from an obvious truth about her life.

Andy Cohen is addressing  fan concerns from coast to coast. A few cities in the now 15-year-old franchise hit a hiccup in the last year or so, thanks mostly to the coronavirus pandemic.