MTV’s announcement of RealityCon has been treated by the entertainment press as if it’s a brand-new idea. But it’s been tried before.
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What creates reality TV’s most annoying sound effect, and how it started with Survivor
Eeeee, aaaa! Survivor is partially to blame for the screeching sound effect used to illustrate tension and drama on so many reality shows.
How much ads cost for network reality shows: The Voice, Bachelor, Survivor, Idol, and more
See how much advertisers pay for the ads you fast-forward through on your favorite network reality shows.
RuPaul’s Drag Race finally wins the Emmy for outstanding reality competition
Drag Race broke The Voice’s streak and became only the fourth show ever to win the outstanding reality competition Emmy.
Three reality shows won 12 of the 24 reality TV Emmys
Here’s who won Emmys among reality TV shows, documentary series, and nonfiction programs, including the award for best reality TV host.
CBS forces Les Moonves to resign after more reports of sexual harassment, assault, and retaliation
Moonves continued to play an active role in CBS’ reality TV shows, including approving final casts of shows such as Big Brother and Survivor; he also previously defended Big Brother’s bigotry and bad behavior.
The reality TV winners of the Television Critics Association’s 2018 awards
Five reality shows and four documentary series were nominated TCA Awards, including Nailed It, The Great British Baking Show, Queer Eye, Wild Wild Country, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Here’s who won.
The Emmy-nominated reality TV shows and hosts
The 2018 Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and they are very, very familiar. Again.
The TCA Award nominees include five reality TV shows, four documentary series
This is perhaps the strongest slate and toughest competition I’ve seen in the eight years that the Television Critics Association has recognized outstanding reality television.
The 80 reality TV hosts and 205 reality shows eligible for an Emmy
Emmy nomination voting started today, and the nominating ballots reveal which reality TV shows, hosts, and crew members are eligible to be nominated.
Fall broadcast reality TV increases by one hour, thanks to ABC
ABC has more reality TV shows on the fall 2018 schedule than all other broadcast networks combined.
The most-popular reality TV shows of 2017
Of the top 400 shows to air on television last year, 188 of them were reality TV.
A few reality stars who bought social media followers and bots
Shark Tank’s Lori Greiner, RHONY’s Sonja Morgan, GBBO’s Paul Hollywood, and others who used the services of a company that offers fake followers to follow and retweet and make celebrities look better.
The Oscar-nominated documentaries and their trailers
Watch previews for the 10 Oscar-nominated documentaries—and watch some of the films, including on Netflix and PBS.
How much ads on 21 broadcast reality shows cost
The Voice and the upcoming reboot of American Idol are the reality TV shows that have the most-expensive 30-second ads. They’re followed by The Bachelor and Survivor. Variety’s report on 2016-2017 ad prices shows that, of the 25 most-expensive shows on broadcast television, only four are reality TV shows—and they’re actually two shows that each air twice… continue reading