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Reality producer Mark Burnett planning new 'Giving Hope' reality series
April 26, 2005
Apparently looking to capture a piece of the growing "feel good" reality programming niche for himself, reality TV uber-producer Mark Burnett has announced plans for his own Giving Hope unscripted aspirational series.
Report: Fox considering bringing 'Paradise Hotel' back this summer
March 9, 2005
Almost a year and a half after it last aired and nearly a year after its "never-ending" Forever Eden sequel was cancelled after only seven episodes, one of the producers of Fox's Summer 2003 Paradise Hotel reality series says the network is discussing the possibility of bringing the show back for a Summer 2005 run.
Fox to air 'Who's your Daddy?' reality adoption pilot on January 3
December 15, 2004
In an announcement that at first glance would appear to push the bounds of bad taste in ways not seen since it announced and later canceled its Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay reality special this spring, Fox has announced that it will air Who's Your Daddy?, a reality series pilot that features a young adopted woman attempting to win $100,000 by picking her biological father from among a group of masquerading impostors.
ABC inks British hit 'Supernanny' ... and Fox greenlights 'Nanny 911' clone
September 2, 2004
The "Great Reality-TV Robbery of 2004" at Fox continues unabated.
Fox's 'The Next Great Champ' wins First Amendment court fight against NBC's 'The Contender'
September 1, 2004
In a battle between competing reality shows, California courts have once again confirmed that commercial speech is protected by the First Amendment.