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David Lyle, who helped make reality TV ‘the cornerstone of modern television,’ has died
David Lyle, a longtime television executive who worked primarily in reality TV, from American Idol to the Fox Reality Channel, died Thursday from cancer.
The Voice wins the Emmy for competition reality show. Again.
NBC’s The Voice won its third consecutive Emmy for outstanding reality competition program, because the Television Academy doesn’t care about reality TV. At least, that’s my cynical takeaway. The award was presented by Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani and accepted by executive producer Audrey Morrissey, who said she accepted “on behalf of our Voice family.”… continue reading
Emmy winners for reality TV host and 24 other reality categories
The Television Academy awarded Emmys in the creative arts categories last night. Here are all the winners.
Leah Remini, Ken Burns, and O.J.: Made in America win TCA Awards
The Television Critics Association presented awards two one documentary filmmaker and two nonfiction series as part of its 33rd awards last night.
All of the Emmy nominations for reality TV and nonfiction shows
All nominees for reality TV, documentary, and nonfiction television Emmy awards, including reality host, reality TV casting, and technical awards.
Jeff Probst never took himself out of Emmy consideration
The rumor that Jeff Probst removed himself from Emmy consideration, after his fourth consecutive win, is false, the Survivor host says.
TCA Award nominees announced, including six reality TV shows
The Television Critics Association just announced its nominees for the 2017 TCA Awards, and that includes the two nonfiction categories. The reality TV category has a mix of documentary (The Circus, The Keepers), docudrama (Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath), and competition (The Great British Baking Show, Shark Tank, and Survivor Game Changers). O.J.: Made… continue reading
The 70 reality TV hosts and 293 reality shows eligible for an Emmy
The 2017 Emmy ballots are out, and here are all the reality show hosts and documentary/nonfiction/unscripted reality TV shows that are eligible.
Why logos and art are sometimes blurred on reality TV shows
Why do producers of reality shows obscure product labels and names, either with digital blurs or tape or some other process? There are several reasons.
What fall 2017 broadcast reality TV will look like (hint: like last year)
Everything we learned about broadcast network plans for fall 2017 reality TV—and those plans are very similar to last year’s schedules.
Reality show casting can now win an Emmy
A long overdue award has been added to the Emmys by the Television Academy: casting for reality shows and competition series.
O.J.: Made in America won the Oscar for documentary feature; White Helmets wins short
ESPN’s five-part documentary series O.J.: Made in America won the Oscar for best documentary feature during the 89th Academy Awards.
The most-popular reality TV shows of 2016
Data from FX Network Research ranked all 1,267 primetime TV shows that aired in 2016. Here’s how some reality TV shows performed.
Reality producers ranked cable networks in first-ever survey
The Nonfiction Producers Association surveys producers about how much they enjoy working with cable networks. Here are the results.