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Family reality show woes: Shark Tank now beating CBS’ weak There Goes the Neighborhood after NBC’s Road Trip ends

Last November, CBS paid “a premium fee” for Mike Fleiss’ reality show There Goes the Neighborhood, according to Variety. Was it worth it? And why didn’t either of the two family-focused reality shows catch on this summer, especially since at least one was highly anticipated? Last night, 3.91 million people watched CBS’ walled-off neighborhood competition, …

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Shark Tank, Neighborhood, Millionaire’s return get low ratings, but Big Brother still strong

Two new reality shows and one returning game show didn’t get many viewers Sunday night, but one show did, Big Brother 11. The Hollywood Reporter says the three new shows “delivered disappointing ratings,” as the return of Who Wants to be a Millionaire— one week shy of its 10 year anniversary, when it kicked off …

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CBS’ There Goes the Neighborhood encloses families behind 20-foot wall; hosted by Idol’s Matt Rogers

CBS’ neighborhood competition series Block Party has been renamed There Goes the Neighborhood, and for it, producers constructed 20-foot-tall walls around houses in Kennesaw, Georgia. In a brief press release, CBS describes the seven-episode series, which debuts Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. ET, as “the ultimate social and family bonding experiment” in which they are …

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