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Corporate Grind is a reality TV series that connects thriving CEOs with at-risk youth in a unique business challenge. In essence it is the merging of two popular pre-existing shows - A&E's Scared Straight and NBC's The Apprentice. The series will consist of seven half-hour shows…

This dissertation is a contribution to the depth and breadth of prison media history. I position prison media of the 1970s as key antecedents to the prison reality television of the 2000s and today. The purpose of this arrangement is to bring attention to an era of prison media …

The primary purpose of this study is to predict the future trends and possibilities of the reality television genre, using historical data and input from professionals in that field. This study focused on the major events in television history that have collectively made modern …

This work considers the commercial and ideological implications of History's branding shift as exemplified by the debut of its reality programming slate in 2007. History's blue-collar infotainment, which focuses on men in rugged and traditional forms of work, represents a mascul…

Survivor is often credited with launching the reality television fad of the 2000s and remains a widely popular show today, yet very few empirical studies have focused on this topic. This paper examines the factors affecting whether an alliance will stay together or break apart. …