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Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

MTV - Music Television (ended 2006)

Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County is the MTV reality series that follows the lives of teenagers living in the seaside community of Laguna Beach. The pristine enclave of Orange County is known for beaches and multimillion dollar homes, and MTV took us inside the lives of the young people living in this glamorous and drama-filled town. The show began focusing on Lauren Conrad, aka LC, and her friends Lo, Christina, Kristin, Morgan, Trey, Talan, and Stephen, joining them as they take on high school and teenage life. We see friendships and relationships blossom and fall apart, with plenty of drama along the way, as these teens grow up together. In three seasons we follow LC as she graduates high school, leaving for college and making way for the new cast focusing on Tessa Keller in season 3. The series lead to spin-off series like The Hills, which followed Lauren as she took on Los Angeles, college, and her career. See the stories of the teenagers of this glamorous beachfront town in MTV's Laguna Beach.moreless
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The Sing-Off

NBC

Vocal-only groups get a chance to compete for a recording contract from Sony Music in this NBC take-off on American Idol.
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Making the Band 4

MTV - Music Television (ended 2009)

In Season 1, 26 talented boys vie for a spot on Diddy's all-male. In Season 2, the boys from Day 26 are joined by Season 1 cast member Donnie Klang, as well as Danity Kane, to record their albums. In Season 3, the three artists return to head on a head-lining tour. In the second part of Season 3, Danity Kane deals with the departure of Aubrey and D. Woods, Day26 starts work on the second album and Donnie's future at Bad Boy is determined. Broadcast History: The series originally premiered Mondays at 10:00pm (ET). The second half of Season 3 premiered Thursdays at 9:00pm (ET).moreless
184
Room Raiders

MTV - Music Television

Premiering in October 2003, Room Raiders is now in its 4th Season and more popular than ever. This reality show puts a new twist on the dating show where contestants choose a date not by looks or charm, but by what's in their bedrooms. The catch: These unsuspecting singles have no idea their rooms are going to be raided until after they're kidnapped from their house. Let the hijinks ensue! Room Raiders airs 5 days a week at 4:30 PM on MTV.moreless
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Iron Chef Japan

Fine Living

Iron Chef is an innovative cooking competition from Japan. Originally produced by Fuji TV, Iron Chef combined the excitement of a one on one sports competition with gourmet cooking.

The title Iron Chef comes from the original Japanese title, Ironmen of Cooking.

This innovative game show was always popular in its native Japan, but it found international success when the Food Network bought the series and began airing English dubbed episodes. It became a cult c as viewers were treated to exotic ingredients and innovative cooking techniques. No expense was spared. Chefs seemed to have almost limitless supplies of the most exotic and expensive gourmet ingredients.

The competition is hosted by Chairman Kaga, an over-the-top master of ceremonies. He introduced a "secret ingredient" that the challenger and the chosen Iron Chef had to incorporate into every dish. Originally, the program was 30 minutes long, but it was soon expanded to an hour format. Each chef presented his/her dishes to a panel of 3-4 judges who rated the dishes to crown a winner. All of the competitions occurred in a specially designed "kitchen stadium".

The New York Times once described Iron Chef as "kamikaze cooking". Iron Chefs and their competitors became celebrities in their own right. Storylines developed between groups determined to defeat the Iron Chefs.

The show was so successful in English speaking countries that several spin-offs, specials, and updated versions were produced. On May 5, 2008, Fine Living, a sibling channel of Food Network owner Scripps Howard, began airing the show under the title of Iron Chef Japan, as not to confuse it with Food's Iron Chef America spin off series. They also assigned new production codes and replaced the old music with something different.moreless
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Food Network Challenge

Food Network

Food Network Challenge is a series comprised of various challenges placed upon real chefs who are working in the culinary world, whether their specialities be pastry, sugar, ice, or otherwise. Who can make the best cupcakes? The best BBQ? Who's the fastest bartender in the country or even the world? Join the judges as they find the answers to those very questions on the Food Network Challenge.moreless
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Top Chef Masters

Bravo

Season four relocates to Las Vegas, and the challenges will no doubt reflect the glitzy new atmosphere. Twelve chefs, some repeaters from seasons one and two, compete for cash prizes that will be donated to their selected charities. Each round has $15,000 up for grabs from Quickfire and Elimination challenges. The chefs compete singly or in teams for a spot in the final and a shot at the $100,000 grand prize with its Top Chef Master title.

Top Chef Masters is the first of the Top Chef spin-offs. The series is produced by the Emmy Award-winning Magical Elves with Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz who serve as executive producers. Season Three: Season three hits the grill with a sizzle and some major changes. The competition has been retooled so that it is closer to the mother ship in format, has a smaller group of chefs and the resident critics have been pared down to two. What has not changed are the chefs at the top of their games, unique challenges, and a star-studded guest critic list. 12 master chefs compete in Quickfire and Elimination challenges as each one vies for the title of Top Chef Master and $100,000 for his or her charity. This season's challenges will use some of the Top Chef favorites, only with master twists to match these chefs' superior skills. Curtis Stone joins as host, and food critic and author Ruth Reichl begins her tour as judge with James Oseland, who returns from seasons one and two. A Magical Elves production.

Season Two: Season two has arrived, and not content to sit on their laurels, Magical Elves has cooked up new Challenges, Quickfires and intense pressures for the chefs, as well as allowed some familiar faces back into the kitchen. This time around there are only 22 chefs, and the heats will play out over four weeks, instead of six. The two chefs with the highest star scores from each heat will move to the six-week champions round from which the Top Chef Master will be named. Kelly Choi continues her duties as host. Gail Simmons joins the judges' panel full time; her skills burnishing an already stellar group comprising food critic Jay Rayner, culinary expert James Oseland and restaurant critic Gael Greene.

Season One: Twenty-four master chefs at the pinnacle of their professions play for $100,000 awarded to the winner's favorite charity, and the title of Top Chef Master. Let the judges be judged. The first of Magical Elves' Top Chef franchise shows hits the airwaves this summer, and while it may seem very similar to the original, the differences will test these executive chefs in very different ways. During the first six weeks of competition, groups of four will vie in heats with the winner moving forward to the four week champions round. Each night has two parts, an amped twist on a previous Top Chef Quickfire challenge that measures basic skill sets, and then an elimination that tests ingenuity and creativity as the chefs attempt to please both the diners and judges in order to progress to the finals. Kelly Choi hosts this competition tailor-made for foodies with a panel of respected judges, and guest stars that range from the real thing to personalities from Bravo's other reality series including Top Chef judges and contestants.moreless
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Black Gold

truTV

Wildcatters and their crews race each other from location to location as they try to be the first to tap into some of the last remaining oil reserves in Texas. The stakes are higher than they've ever been with the dwindling supply of oil and the risk involved in striking oil in Black Gold.moreless
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Top Design

Bravo (ended 2008)

Bravo's latest reality competition pits 12 aspiring interior designers against each other in a quest to create the next Top Design. The contestants will live together in a plush Los Angeles loft while enduring a series of design challenges meant to separate the wheat from the chaff and leave us with one incredibly talented winner! The second season is set to air on September 3rd. This time the 13 new designers go head to head to see who truly has the "Top Design". This time India Hicks takes the role as Host and Todd Oldham returns for round two as a mentor.moreless
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Queer Eye

Bravo (ended 2007)

Queer Eye is an Emmy award-winning American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003. The program's name was changed from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy after the third season to broaden the scope of its content. The series was created by openly gay executive producer David Collins and his straight producing partner David Metzler, and produced by their production company, Scout Productions. The show is premised on and plays with the stereotypes that gay men are superior in matters of fashion, style, personal grooming, interior design, and culture. In each episode, the team of five gay men known collectively as the "Fab Five" perform a makeover (in the parlance of the show, a "make-better") on a person, usually a straight man, revamping his wardrobe, redecorating his home, and offering advice on grooming, lifestyle, and food. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted in 2003 and quickly became both a surprise hit and one of the most talked-about television programs of 2003. The success of the show led to merchandising, franchising of the concept internationally, and a woman-oriented spin-off, Queer Eye for the Straight Girl. The show's name was shortened to Queer Eye at the beginning of its third season to reflect the show's change in direction from making over only straight men to including women and gays. Queer Eye ended production in June 2006 and the final 10 episodes aired in October 2007. The series ended October 30. The "Fab Five" in the show, consist of: Ted Allen: "Food and Wine Connoisseur", expert on alcohol, beverages, food preparation, and presentation Kyan Douglas: "Grooming Guru", expert on hair, grooming, personal hygiene, and makeup Thom Filicia: "Design Doctor", expert on interior design and home organization Carson Kressley: "Fashion Savant", expert on clothing, fashion, and personal styling Jai Rodriguez: "Culture Vulture", expert on popular culture, relationships, and social interactionmoreless
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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

ABC (ended 2011)

Impassioned chef Jamie Oliver is determined to take on the high statistics of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the United States. By talking to people in their communities, Oliver will attempt to show people the incredible rewards or cooking for themselves and the people they love. Oliver invites viewers to take a stand and change the way they eat.moreless
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Amazing Wedding Cakes

WE - Women's Entertainment

Go behind the scenes in the high-stakes world of wedding cakes and meet the cake designers who work under pressure to turn out confectionery masterpieces.
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Khloé & Lamar

E!

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom tied the knot in 2009, since then they have been piecing their lives together and falling more and more in love. Khloe and Lamar have decided to let cameras into their daily lives and into their home, where Khloe's brother Robert Kardashian has become a semi-permanent house guest.moreless
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Lingo

GSN - Game Show Network

TV Rating:
Canada: (Varies by episode from G to 14+)
USA: (Varies by episode from TV-G to TV-14) Lingo is the word game that's taken the Game Show Network by storm. Hosted by Chuck Woolery (Greed/Love Connection/Scrabble), with assistance by 2004 Miss America, Shandi Finnessey, who directs the play and acts as word judge. The team in control has up to 5 chances to guess the mystery word. The first letter is provided to start. Each guess must be spelt out, and must begin with the given letter. It doesn't really matter what word is said, as long as they spell a five-letter word. The board will then indicate whether each letter is in the word and if it is in the right place. The team that gets the word will then draw two Lingo balls that correspond to their own board. To get a Lingo you need 5 across, up and down, or diagonally. The team will lose control if they fail to spell a five letter word, if they run out of time, if they draw a red ball, or if they haven't correctly answered after five attempts. The point values are 25 for a word and 50 for a LINGO. In round 2 the points are doubled and 3 "?" balls are added, which act as wild cards. This means that they can be used anywhere on the Lingo board. Bonus Lingo: The team that wins then goes on to play bonus Lingo. They get two minutes to try to guess as many words as they possibly can - this time instead of 1 letter they get 2 letters to start each word, with an option to enter bonus letters which help them. They get 1 bonus letter for winning the game and 1 for every Lingo they get during the game. In this round, the team gets $100 and one LINGO ball for each word they get right. A new board is presented with 12 spaces already filled. They then draw those balls for the chance to win $5,000. If a team gets a LINGO on the first pull, prizes are as follows: Season 2: Trip to Jamaica and the $5000. Season 3: Trip to Lake Tahoe and the $5,000. Season 4: $10,000 cash. Season 5 forward: Progressive, starting at $10,000 and rising by $1,000 each game until won. Lingo became GSN's top rated original series of all time upon its debut, almost singlehandedly rescuing the network from ratings failure, and has retained that title through season 6. At the start of season 5, a new interactive Lingo tournament was added for viewers, who can compete for cash prizes, and a chance to play on future episodes. Some of the best contests have been between teams of online winners and former champions. There have been some celebrity and 'themed' episodes where the prizes were higher, and a tournament of champions at the end of season 3.moreless
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High Stakes Poker

GSN - Game Show Network

This is the first poker-based show that features cash games instead of tournaments. In High Stakes Poker we get to see the very elite in the poker world and some rich amateurs battle it out at the exclusive casinos in Las Vegas. No final table at the World Series or at the World Poker Tour features this many professionals at the same time. The players can buy in for any amount ranging from $100 000 to $1 000 000 and can then reload if they would lose all of their money.moreless
196
Yo Momma

MTV - Music Television

Host Wilmer Valderrama searches Los Angeles,New York,and Atlanta looking for the best trash-talkers. This unscripted comedy competition series pits trash-talkers up against each other in a battle for $1,000 cash and a chance to advance to the final tournament for the chance at another $1,000 in cash and some extra prizes. Yo Momma airs daily.moreless
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The Rachel Zoe Project

Bravo

Celebrity fashion stylist Rachel Zoe opens up her life to Bravo's cameras as she works to take her business to the next level. Together with her growing fashion team and her husband, Rachel works to further herself as a stylist-in-demand.moreless
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Australian Idol

Network Ten

For the past five years Australian Idol has been a platform for many young artists to jump start their careers. Producing such artists as Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll and The Young Divas. Now it's back, and better than ever! Through auditions, concerts and voting by the public, one person will be crowned 'Australian Idol' and will receive a one million dollar recording contract and national fame. Hosted by Channel [V]'s hosts Andrew G, James "Jimmy" Mathison and (as of 2008) Ricki Lee Coulter; and judged by Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands, this the only competition that is sure to produce more than one star but only one Australian Idol. Australian Idol won the 2005 and 2006 Logie Award for "Most Popular Reality Program" and has been nominated for six others.moreless
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Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

VH1

Fans of the '80s pop metal band Poison won't want to miss this Flavor of Love-style VH1 reality show as the frontman Bret Michaels sets off on a determined search for a mate. Michaels needs a woman who can handle his rockstar lifestyle--someone who won't get jealous of his main mistress: music. Bret will design challenges to test each girls' ability to handle every aspect of his life. The women that rock his world will be given VIP passes and will be allowed to stay in his house. The others will be sent home until in the end when one lucky lady will be a true Rock Star Girlfriend.moreless
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I Love Money

VH1

Over the past three years 100 plus young men and women have competed on eight record-breaking VH1 shows (Flavor of Love, I Love New York, Rock of Love and Real Chance of Love). All of them were on a quest to find true love. Unfortunately, very few of them found it. Now, the show that gave reality's biggest love seekers a chance to win something else (a large sum of money), is back! "I Love Money 2" gives 17 new, wild and crazy, All-Star cast members from these "of Love" series, the chance to battle it out for a quarter of a million dollars. Last time most of these cast members competed it was for the heart of Bret Michaels, New York, Flavor Flav, Real or Chance, but on "I Love Money" the stakes are arguably higher - and definitely "greener" so the competition will be fiercer than it has ever been. The cast (made up of favorites like Tailor Made, Buddha, Becky Buckwild, Saaphyri, Frenchy, and "I Love Money: Season 1" veterans Heat and The Entertainer) will pack their bags and head to Beautiful Huatulco, Mexico. It is here in this exotic, tropical location that the will live together while competing against each other. Each hour-long episode will include an outrageous challenge, inspired by some of the most famous and iconic moments from the "of Love" shows. From battling with giant boxing gloves in a ring, suspended high above the ocean, to competing in a Big Boob Triathlon, to diving in an enormous mud pit in search of gold coins, the action and insanity is like never seen before. Back again to guide these money hungry contestants is host Craig J. Jackson (X-show, 30 Seconds to Fame). However it is not Craig that decides who goes home -- the power is in the contestants' own hands. Specifically, each episode gives a single cast member the power of ultimately deciding who is eliminated. Alliances will be made and broken. Friendships will be formed and shattered. And, once again, love interests will spark up and burn out faster than a match, under the powerful lure of money. It will be a true, cutthroat competition as cast members sharpen their backstabbing skills in the fight for their fortune. It's the cast of eight record-breaking shows rolled into one. It's the audience of eight recording-breaking shows tuning in. It's the hysterical; envelope-pushing content America's come to love. And it's a concept designed to give the biggest characters the biggest challenge of their lives with the ultimate prize -- Money!moreless
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