Reality TV

Usher, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Julianne Hough are set to co-host the Global Citizen competition series from CBS, The Activist. The five-week reality series premieres at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, on CBS and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.



The Activist is a competition series that features six inspiring activists teamed with three high-profile public figures working together to bring meaningful change to one of three vitally important world causes: health, education, and environment.




Activists go head-to-head in challenges to promote their causes, with their success measured via online engagement, social metrics, and hosts’ input. The three teams have one ultimate goal: to create impactful movements that amplify their message, drive action, and advance them to the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy. There, they will meet with world leaders in the hope of securing funding and awareness for their causes. The team that receives the largest commitment is celebrated as the overall winner at the finale, which will also feature musical performances by some of the world’s most passionate artists.

Ahh yes. Instead of CBS and these celebs donating money to actual organizations, they decide to put millions into production and still profit off social justice. Great idea CBS! You continue to prove why your network is trash every single day. I’m glad social media is ripping this awful idea to shreds.

Distasteful doesn’t begin to cover it.

Also, someone should ask Julianne Hough about the pay-to-play “women’s empowerment” virtual retreats her company is running. G R O S S.

Literal performative activism. It’s embarrassing.

Cynical, thoughtless, reductive and utterly vile.

Will Gal Gadot be singing “Imagine” as the theme song?