In this edition of Ask Andy, questions about one of my favorite competition shows of all time, The Great Pottery Throw Down, and about the TV industry’s trend toward shorter seasons.
TV industry
The 74th annual Emmy Awards delivered a surprise in the one reality TV category, while a reality TV star won two Emmys and gave an awesome shout-out to Survivor.
All except one of the 2022 reality TV and documentary Emmys were awarded Saturday night. Here’s the full list of winners, with some repeats and some unexpected wins!
Jeffrey Marx, who placed fourth on ABC’s The Glass House, writes about his journey from Real World fan to We’re Here casting producer to his Emmy nomination for casting Love on the Spectrum.
Here are all the winners of 2022 TCA Awards, given by the Television Critics Association, including two reality TV shows (!), and one documentary series.
The Television Academy continues its tradition of just voting for the same reality TV shows and hosts year after year, though there’s a new entry in the competition category, and a slight change to the hosts.
Survivor, Big Brother, Drag Race, and The Real World: To appear on reality television shows like these, people sign long, detailed contracts that control their behavior before, during, and after a reality TV show’s production. Read those contracts here.