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'Storage Wars' Lawsuit: A&E Strikes Back at Claims Show Is Fake 15 weeks ago

A&E says in a legal filing that former "Storage Wars" star David Hester concocted a "tabloid-worthy drama" when he...

By Tim Kenneally

TLC Gets in Bed With 'Plastic Wives' for Latest Reality Venture (Video)

January 9, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 18 weeks ago

"Plastic Wives" revolves around spouses of cosmetic surgeons, and the extreme procedures they undergo

TLC's 'Best Funeral Ever' Runs Reality TV Into the Ground

December 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 22 weeks ago

Life is like a roller coaster, and so is one funeral on TLC's latest

Top News, Reality TV Talent Agency N.S. Bienstock Adds Adam Block

November 28, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 24 weeks ago

N.S. Bienstock, which represents news heavyweights like Anderson Cooper and Bill O’Reilly, has added Adam Block as a packaging agent

WGAE Reaches Deals With 2 Non-Scripted TV Producers

July 25, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 42 weeks ago

Writers Guild of America East reaches first-ever agreements for writer-producers at reality and documentary producers Lion Television and Octomen Productions in New York

USA Network Names Scott Friedman VP for Reality TV

June 25, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 46 weeks ago

The executive's hiring marks a shift toward more original reality television

Dina Lohan Hanging Out With Hollywood Ex-Wives on VH1 Reality Show

May 30, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 50 weeks ago

VH1's "Hollywood Exes" will find Dina Lohan spending time with the ex-wives of Eddie Murphy, Jose Canseco, R. Kelly, Prince and Will Smith

'Storage Wars' Season 3 Premieres on June 5

May 14, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

A&E's most-watched show, "Storage Wars," returns with 26 new episodes

Newly Single Chris Harrison: 'I'm Not Going to Be 'The Bachelor'

May 10, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

'The Bachelor' host recently separated from his wife, but he says he's not going to be looking for love on reality TV

A&E Orders 'Southie Rules' Reality Series

May 9, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

The new show will focus on one family dealing with the gentrification of its South Boston neighborhood

'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter Launching 'Outlaw Empires' on Discovery (Video)

April 24, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Sutter will executive produce and appear on camera in the series that tells the inside stories of the Crips, Irish mob, Italian mafia and, of course, bikers

Dick Wolf and Mark Burnett Doing Military-Style Reality Show for NBC

April 5, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Stars Earn Stripes," from Mark Burnett and Dick Wolf, will put celebrities through military exercises with the prize money going to charity

'American Idol' Contestant Jermaine Jones Booted From Show

March 13, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The Top 12 American Idol contestant tweeted his ouster with the words: "Awww I will no longer b on the show."

'Mob Wives' Throw Down at a Christening in FunnyorDie Spoof (Video)

February 7, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Actual "Mob Wives" stars pop up in surprising roles

Pee-wee Herman Returns to the Alamo on 'Top Chef' (Video)

February 2, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Pee-wee eats some yummy pancakes

'Silence of the Lambs' for Real: 'Dark Minds' Uses a Serial Killer to Catch Serial Killers

January 25, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Starting Wednesday night, the new Investigation Discovery series pairs a crime author and a criminal profiler with their own Hannibal Lecter

VH1: Dr. Drew's Back for Rehab, Without the Celebs

January 16, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

"Rehab With Dr. Drew" will follow the "real-life experiences of young adults" at the Pasadena Recovery Center

Next on A&E: 'Bates Motel,' Norman Bates, the Teenage Years

January 13, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

The cable network is developing "Bates Motel," a "Psycho" prequel about the serial-killing, mama's boy hotel owner

Will Jillian Michaels Return to 'Biggest Loser' After 'Doctors' Exit? 'Never Say Never' (Update)

January 4, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Michaels says 'The Doctors' gig wasn't a good fit

NC-17 TV: No Need to Leave the House for 'Shame' … Just Turn on Your TV

December 2, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Virgins, gigolos, vintage porn, weed dealers, moonshiners -- reality TV has it all

'X Factor': Why It's the Most Exhausting Show on TV

November 3, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

And will anyone still be in the mood to watch "American Idol" after seven more weeks of Simon Cowell's long-winded talent show?

'Real Housewives' Shows Russell Armstrong Threatening to Sue, Banned From Party

November 1, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Late businessman appeared on the Bravo series for the first time this season Monday

Chaz Bono to 'DWTS' Judge Bruno: I'm Not a 'Fat Troll' or Ewok!

October 26, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Bono's angry "DWTS" judges made such an issue of his weight

'DWTS': Cher Tweets Her Anger After Chaz Bono Booted (Video)

October 26, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Chaz Bono received a standing ovation when he was voted off after his "Phantom of the Opera"-themed tango received the lowest scores of the week

'Real Housewives' Footage: Russell Armstrong Wanted to Sue Co-Star for Comments

October 25, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

A preview of next week's episode shows the late Armstrong discussing how he planned to sue co-star Lisa Vanderpump for talking about him in a magazine