The Gossip Game is an American reality television series on VH1 that debuted on April 1, 2013, and chronicles the lives of seven media personalities who cover the urban entertainment market and reside in New York City. Cast member Vivian Billings confirmed via her blog in June 2013 that the series will not be returning for a second season.
Odd Folks Home is a half-hour documentary/reality television program showing the homes and collections of people who collect macabre and other curiosities. It is a spin-off of Oddities, and features notable personalities from that show. It is hosted by New York City playwright, and Obscura customer, Edgar Oliver. The show premiered on November 22, 2012 on the Science Channel. However, regularly scheduled episodes did not start until February 9, 2013.
Start-Ups: Silicon Valley is an American reality television series on Bravo. The series debuted on November 5, 2012. Citing low viewership, Bravo chose not to renew the series for a second season.
Stevie TV is an American comedy television series that stars Stevie Ryan and airs on VH1. The series, which premiered on March 4, 2012, parodies movies, TV shows, and actors. It was announced in April 2012 that the series has been renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 31, 2013.
Fight Master: Bellator MMA is a mixed martial arts based reality television series. It centers around the promotion Bellator Fighting Championships and airs on Spike TV. The series debuted on June 19, 2013.
Top Hooker is an American reality competition television series that premiered June 2, 2013 on Animal Planet. As of June 2013, casting for a second season is taking place.
The Fairy Jobmother is an American reality documentary television series on Lifetime. The series premiered on October 28, 2010. The series also airs internationally on Channel 4 in the UK.
Born to Explore with Richard Wiese is a first-run syndicated educational program airing weekly on ABC. Host and explorer Richard Wiese travels the world on this adventure travel show in search of unique stories, people and wildlife. An educational vehicle, Born to Explore introduces and highlights cultures around the world to an audience of children and families.
In each episode, Born to Explore travels to unpublicized corners of the world. Its stated mission: to seek out unique people, celebrate the diversity of world cultures, explore the animal kingdom and discover the natural wonders of the planet. In addition, the series strives to dispel cultural stereotypes and promote a more unified worldview.
Born to Explore fuses science, travel and storytelling against a backdrop of exotic locations. Ranging from Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, where Wiese became the first foreigner to visit an isolated nomadic village, to taking part in aboriginal rituals in Australia’s Northern Territory, and tracking polar be
Armed & Ready is an American adventure/reality show that airs on the Travel Channel. It follows the exploits of its host, Kevin Michael Connolly, who was born without legs, as he travels around the United States pursuing various challenges, such as learning how to street luge, joust, or move around in zero gravity.
World's Worst Tenants is an American television series on Spike. It premiered on June 12, 2012. The eviction specialists are Todd Howard, Rick Moore and Randye Howard. Though billed as a reality program, it does not document actual events; the show's producers admit that the program depicts "reenactments of many of the actual confrontations that Howard and his team have experienced". The program does not make it clear until the closing credits that the events depicted are in fact reenactments. On November 13, 2012, Spike announced that the series has been renewed for a second season which debuted on March 12, 2013.
Holmes was a 30 minute news and current affairs show presented by Paul Holmes on Television One in New Zealand between 1989 and 2004. The show moved to Prime in 2005 after failed contract negotiations between Paul Holmes and TVNZ. The shows run on Prime however was short lived due to low ratings.