Dallas is getting the reality television spotlight with several reality tv shows set in North Texas.  Gene & Julie talk with Dallas blogger Cynthia Smoot of OhSoCynthia.com about Texas on our TVs.

Who doesn’t love playing spot-the-location when Texas is featured on television?  We will get that opportunity with all the new reality series and docudramas filming in Texas.  Here are the Texas-based shows you should be watching:

Big Rich Texas – Sundays at 8pm Central on Style Network
Not Texan enough for Hollywood? Actors for this “docudrama” have been brought in from California to play Texans at a “Dallas” country club.

Texas Women – premiers Wednesday at 7pm Central on CMT
This show tags along on the exciting lives of 4 Fort Worth women on the rodeo circuit.  One of the ladies is also trying to start up a country music career.

Top Chef: Texas – This Fall on Bravo
Bravo’s top-rated series has been filming in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas. Emeril Lagasse and Hugh Acheson will join judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and host Padma Lakshmi.

Donna Decorates Dallas – Mondays at 9pm on HGTV
HGTV Design Star Donna Moss brings her decorating know-how to Dallas.  The show follows her as she runs a boutique, That’s Haute!, and brings lavish decor to area homeowners.

Most Eligible Dallas – premiers tonight at 9pm Central on Bravo
Bravo is moving away from housewives and focusing on singles in their new series. In fact, they have already cast singles for Chicago and New York. There’s a red carpet premier tonight at Highland Park’s Village Theater.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll see tonight!