 Variety.com - Reality TV Updated : Vadas to head CW's reality dept. Reality TV: Oxygen exec in discussions with network -- The CW is in talks to recruit Oxygen exec Kristen Connolly Vadas to take over its reality department. Publ.Date : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST Islam televangelist tries reality TV Reality TV: Amr Khaled aims to recruit young preachers -- Charismatic Egyptian Islam televangelist Amr Khaled is branching out into the world of reality television with a show that aims to recruit a new generation of young preachers. Publ.Date : Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:42:23 EST Sci Fi Channel to play 'GameQuest' Reality TV: Videogamers square off in reality competition -- Sci Fi Channel has greenlit production for reality competish series "GameQuest." Publ.Date : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:59:05 EST Post-election shuffle hits networks Reality TV: News outlets shift programming, personnel -- The post-election shuffle of programming and personnel began quickly for TV newsies on Wednesday, even as most news outlets spent the day parsing the what-it-all-means factor of Tuesday's returns. Publ.Date : Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST TV Land welcomes Rivers, Burnett Reality TV: Network greenlights 'So Rich,' 'First Love' -- TV Land has greenlit two more nonscripted original series, placing orders for "How'd You Get So Rich?," produced by Mark Burnett and featuring Joan Rivers, and Brit format adaptation "First Love, Second Chance." Publ.Date : Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST Spike TV adds 'Deadliest,' 'Disaster' Reality TV: Network renews 'DEA' for second season -- Spike TV announced a significant bolstering of its male-skewing nonfiction lineup Wednesday, with the addition of two series and the second-season renewal of "Cops"-like reality skein "DEA." Publ.Date : Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EST Bravo sews up projects Reality TV: 'Fashion Show' conducting casting calls -- While the ultimate fate of its hit "Project Runway" franchise has yet to be determined by a Manhattan court, Bravo is moving on by greenlighting another fashion-themed reality-competition skein and announcing a development slate of five fashion- and lifestyle-themed reality projects. Publ.Date : Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:00:54 EST NBC launches 'Superstar Dancers' Reality TV: Michael Flatley is set to host competition -- NBC’s getting into the dance business, picking up the reality competish “Superstar Dancers of the World.” Publ.Date : Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:52:18 EST 'Flip This House' creator wins lawsuit Reality TV: Davis awarded $4 million from A&E -- A federal jury in Charleston, S.C., has awarded "Flip This House" creator Richard C. Davis $4 million in damages in his suit against cabler A&E. Publ.Date : Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:23:20 EST TV Land to make 'My Day' Reality TV: Network orders hidden-camera series -- Continuing its push into original nonscripted skeins, TV Land has ordered a hidden-camera series, "Make My Day," from producer Michael Davies and Sony Pictures Television. Publ.Date : Sun, 9 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST CMT renews 'Gone Country' Reality TV: Reality series set to return for a third season -- CMT has renewed celeb-themed reality series "Gone Country" for a third season. Publ.Date : Sun, 9 Nov 2008 13:34:34 EST CBS plays games with Mike Fleiss Reality TV: Network orders up series from reality guru -- CBS has given a seven-episode commitment to a new reality gamer from "The Bachelor's" Mike Fleiss. Publ.Date : Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST MTV eyes 'Beauty and the Geek' Reality TV: Cabler in talks to revive reality franchise -- "Beauty and the Geek" may live on, via MTV. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST South Africa dances 'Laaste Wals' Reality TV: Amateur dance show holding auditions -- Hot on the heels of the craze for dance reality TV shows, Afrikaans-language channel Kyknet has bowed an original reality skein for amateur hoofers, "Die Laaste Wals." Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:32:42 EST E! has 'Party' plan for Cabo Reality TV: Network gets real in Mexican Riviera -- E! has greenlit a reality-competition series pitting party planners in a contest to see who can throw the biggest celeb bash on the Mexican Riviera. Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:16:15 EST Controversy buoys 'Whale Wars' Reality TV: Hit show's extreme tactics come under fire -- The second installment of Animal Planet's docuskein "Whale Wars" garnered more than 1.1 million viewers in its second week. However, that Nielsen bump comes amid (and very possibly because of) a storm of controversy that has surrounded the series, which chronicles the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to prevent whaling. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:19:30 EST Lifetime tries to move 'Runway' suit Reality TV: Channel aims to take case to federal court -- Lifetime is trying to move the litigation surrounding "Project Runway" to federal court. Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:27:18 EST 'Idol' gives back $64 million Reality TV: Benefit contributes grants to six charities -- "American Idol" has allocated more than $64 million in grants to six U.S. and international charities from contributions to its "Idol Gives Back" fundraising event. Publ.Date : Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:20:28 EST 'Amazing Race' heads to Latin America Reality TV: Pan-regional production begins in January -- Disney Media Networks Latin America and Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic are to produce a local version of long running reality show "The Amazing Race" for the entire region. Publ.Date : Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:08:09 EST Lifetime files 'Runway' countersuit Reality TV: Network seeking exclusive rights to series -- The legal brawling over "Project Runway" has intensified as Lifetime has filed a countersuit in a Manhattan federal court against Bravo, NBC Universal and the production company at the center of the dispute, the Weinstein Co. 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