• Procreation may become a new reality show reward

  July 28, 2004
  Will the next craze in reality TV be driven by the "need to breed"? Three new reality shows proposed in Europe and Asia indicate that it may be.

• NBC casting for American edition of British 'Double or Nothing' gambling show

  July 20, 2004
  Would you trade all of your possessions for 15 minutes of reality television fame and one spin of a roulette wheel on live TV to double your wealth ... or lose it all? If so, NBC is looking for you.

• FOX idea theft controversy continues, with NBC and ABC throwing barbs and FOX crying foul

  July 19, 2004
  FOX's ongoing reality show theft controversy roared to new levels during last week's Television Critics Association summer press tour, with both NBC and ABC chiefs lobbing fresh allegations of creative theft at the Rupert Murdoch-owned network and FOX charging back by calling the accusations "baseless" and "unacceptable." Meanwhile, during its own weekend conferences, a gleeful CBS chief admitted to enjoying just sitting on the sidelines and watching the ruckus.

• 'Survivor' leads pack as reality shows rack up record number of Emmy nominations

  July 15, 2004
  Reality TV is finally coming in from the cold at the U.S. Emmy Awards.

• Fox announces 'Fox Reality Channel' cable network plans... whither goes Reality Central?

  July 13, 2004
  In an announcement that roils the waters of the reality television world, Fox Networks Group today announced the creation of a new cable and satellite network, Fox Reality Channel, that is scheduled to debut in first quarter 2005.

• NBC discloses two new Fox reality shows, 'Big Shot' and 'Who's My Daddy?'

  July 12, 2004
  During the television writers' summer tour, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker disclosed the names and concepts behind two heretofore-unidentified Fox shows that are scheduled to air during the 2004-05 television season.

• Paris Hilton's father Rick launches gambling reality-competition show '777'

  July 1, 2004
  Yet another member of the Hilton family is searching for fame on reality TV.

• Endemol sued for chicken deaths in French reality show

  June 28, 2004
  AFP reports that the French subsidiary of the reality-TV powerhouse Endemol was sued by a French animal-supply organization over the deaths of 16 chickens and the injury to a pony during the filming of a top-rated French reality show

• Reality TV "pioneer" bride Darva Conger returns as GSN's 'Vegas Weddings Unveiled' host

  June 23, 2004
  Does anyone need more proof that reality TV stars will do anything to extend their 15 minutes of fame?

• Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg admits to being huge reality TV fan

  June 16, 2004
  First Michelle Pfeiffer, then Steven Spielberg ... looks like reality TV may have a foothold in Hollywood that extends beyond the Osbourne household and The Surreal Life.

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