Why the Cornelia Marie won’t be on Deadliest Catch season 13
Deadliest Catch season 13 will not be following the crew of the Cornelia Marie, in what the Discovery Channel called “a very tough decision.”
New Deadliest Catch spin-off, live Bachelor after show
Two well-established reality series announced extensions to their brands today: ABC’s The Bachelor will be followed by an hour-long aftershow for the first month of its new season, while Discovery’s Deadliest Catch will spin off a brand-new series set in a new location.
Shark Tank, Deadliest Catch, Jane Lynch win Emmys
The Creative Arts Emmys were awarded last night, and awards for best reality series went to Deadliest Catch and Shark Tank, while Jane Lynch was best reality TV host for Hollywood Game Night. The outstanding reality competition program award will be presented next Monday during the prime-time telecast. This was the first Emmy win for ABC’s Shark Tank after two nominations; Deadliest Catch won before, …
Cornelia Marie out of Deadliest Catch, all crab boats affected by government shutdown
The government shutdown has affected the people who fish for Alaska red king crab, and are featured on the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch, who are supposed to start fishing Oct. 15 but will not be able to because furloughed workers set the required quotas. Meanwhile, the venerable Cornelia Marie will not be featured on …
Deadliest Catch trailer: “people think we’re out there taking risks for fucking cameras: that’s bullshit”
Discovery’s great documentary series Deadliest Catch returns for its ninth season April 16, and the network has released a long preview/trailer for the season that summarizes what happens on the show–and what makes the show so compelling. In it, Wizard captain Keith Colburn sums up its authenticity, which is a large part of its appeal, …
Deadliest Catch: 100 episodes of the best kind of reality TV
The Discovery Channel’s signature reality series, Deadliest Catch, debuts its eighth season tonight, and that debut also happens to be the show’s 100th episode. The preceding 99 episodes, narrated by Mike Rowe, have turned boat captains into stars and spawned ugly off-camera battles. And, with the death of one of its stars, Phil Harris, the …
Bafta adds a new reality TV category
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which awards Baftas, the UK’s version of Emmys, has added a new category for “reality and constructed factual” shows. The awards already have categories for”best factualy series” and “single documentary,” and one that includes variety, quiz, and game shows, in which The X Factor has won. In …
