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September 21, 2008: WGA calls Emmy reality focus an 'injustice'
Comments: 1 | Categories: Emmy , Reality Show , WGA

WGA president Patric Verrone, still looking for dragons to slay, slams the Television Academy's embrace of reality television this year at the Emmy awards as...

August 8, 2008: A&E shot pilot with controversial Christian biker gang
Comments: 0 | Categories: A&E , Reality Show , Set Free Soliders

A&E prides itself on its gritty, street-level reality shows. Now it's gotten involved with an outfit that might be too hardcore even for the home...

August 6, 2008: 'Tori & Dean' break Oxygen ratings records
Comments: 4 | Categories: Oxygen , Ratings , Reality Show , Tori & Dean

This is what happens when a tabloid-friendly reality couple produces offspring on TV: "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" shattered Oxygen’s ratings records Tuesday night....

August 1, 2008: Scooby Doo, 'Project Runway,' 'Wipeout'
Comments: 2 | Categories: Cartoon Network , Project Runway , Ratings , Reality Show

-- There will be a third live action/CG "Scooby Doo" movie, but debuting on Cartoon Network instead of in theaters. Weirdly, this makes the project...

July 23, 2008: 'Wipeout' rebounds to top Tuesday
Comments: 3 | Categories: ABC , Ratings , Reality Show , Wipeout

The big question Tuesday night was whether ABC's "Wipeout" would rebound in the ratings after taking a hit last week due to Fox's presentation of...

July 22, 2008: 'High School Musical' is Monday's lowest-rated show
Comments: 4 | Categories: ABC , High School Musical , Ratings , Reality Show

The second episode of ABC’s "High School Musical: Get In The Picture" reality show fell 18% in the ratings from its already dismal Sunday premiere...

July 20, 2008: Sarah Jessica Parker lands show at Bravo
Comments: 14 | Categories: Bravo , Magical Elves , Reality Show , Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker's art competition reality show has found a home at Bravo. The network has picked up the series from Parker's Pretty Matches production...

July 17, 2008: The Zen teachings of Ashton Kutcher
Comments: 0 | Categories: ABC , Ashton Kutcher , Reality Show , TCA

TCA -- On a panel for ABC’s "oh shoot let’s pick up something quick for fall" game show "Opportunity Knocks," executive producer Ashton Kutcher dispensed...

July 17, 2008: 'Project Runway' premiere tops cable
Comments: 0 | Categories: Bravo , Project Runway , Ratings , Reality Show

The final season of "Project Runway" on Bravo was effectively on par with last November's debut, off just a tenth in the ratings. "Runway" (2.9...

July 14, 2008: Darnell: 'Wipeout' won't hurt 'Hole' chances
Comments: 0 | Categories: Fox , Hole in the Wall , Mike Darnell , Reality Show

TCA -- "It's unbelievably entertaining," said Fox's president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell, "way better than our expectations." Darnell is referring to his upcoming Japanese-inspired...

July 11, 2008: New cable reality shows up 536%
Comments: 0 | Categories: Reality Show

TCA -- "In 2002 there were 27 new reality shows introduced to broadcast and 22 new shows to cable. This year there will be 32...

July 9, 2008: 'MXC' creator says 'Wipeout' yanked YouTube video
Comments: 15 | Categories: MXC , Reality Show , Wipeout

Last week, Spike TV teased ABC’s summer hit "Wipeout" about "ripping off" its long-running show "MXC." But it turns out the co-creator of "MXC" is...

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