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Fox Reality Channel
Fox Reality Channel
Fox Reality Channel
Launched Owned by Sister channel(s) Website
May 24, 2005 Fox Entertainment Group (News Corporation) Fox, FX, Fox Sports Net, Fox Movie Channel foxreality.com Availability Satellite
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Channel 250 (Channel not available to all customers and packages) Channel 1250 (VOD) Channel 190 Cable
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Fox Reality Channel is an all-reality television channel available on cable and satellite television in the United States. The station was launched on May 24, 2005 and is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group. It features many shows that were previously on the Fox network (or produced by Fox). Fox Reality Channel also features reality shows syndicated from other networks (like ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW and MyNetworkTV), as well as many international shows from the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Unlike Speed and History, this channel’s recent rebranding added the word "channel" to its logo.
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Programming
Original Programming
• The Academy, provides a behind-thescenes look at police recruits of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Academy as recruits go through a 18-week training course to become deputies of the Los Angeles
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Sheriff’s Department. The program premiered in May 2007, and is shared with sister broadcast network MyNetworkTV. American Idol Extra, The official "postgame" show of the immensely popular American Idol. This show includes behindthe-scenes footage and interviews with eliminated contestants. Battle Of The Bods, is a steamy reality show in which five sexy girls rank themselves in order of attractiveness and try to match the rankings of a panel of male judges. The program premiered January 19, 2008. Busted on the Job [Caught on Tape] (aka ’Busted’) is a series about employees who are doing illicit activities when they think no one is watching. Camp Reality, Burton Roberts (Survivor: Pearl Islands) organizes a trip into the California woods for a number of his former reality-show friends for a series of fun contests, including water-orb races and a milk-chugging contest. The friends of Burton’s who participated in this event included Toni Ferrari (Paradise Hotel), Rebecca Cardon (The Amazing Race 6 and Work Out), Brennan Swain (co-winner of The Amazing Race 1), Coral Smith (The Real World and several MTV Challenges), Nikki McKibbin (American Idol), Michelle Deighton (America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 4), and Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton. Corkscrewed, follows American Idol producers Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe as they purchase a vineyard in Paso Robles, California, and experience the ups and downs of the wine business. The program premiered on November 30, 2006. Gimme My Reality Show, has a group of seven former celebrities compete to win their own reality show. Long Way Down, profiles actor Ewan McGregor as they bike through 18 countries from John o’ Groats in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa. Rob And Amber: Against The Odds, follows the lives of reality couple Rob
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Mariano and Amber Mariano as Rob tries to become a professional poker player. My Bare Lady, gives adult film stars the opportunity to try out different careers. The program premiered on December 7, 2006. Paradise Hotel 2, follows a group of single men and women who are given the opportunity to live together in an exclusive resort. The program premiered February 4, 2008 and was shared by MyNetworkTV. Solitary, turns the concept of solitary confinement into a game show. The program, which features an unseen host presiding over "treatments," or challenges, premiered on June 5, 2006. The Search for the Next Elvira, 13 contestants vie for the chance to become Elvira’s newest handmaiden of the dark in a Fox Reality Channel original series. The program premiered October 13, 2007. Smile...You’re Under Arrest!, uses elaborate sting set-ups to lure wantedcriminals out of hiding. Improvisational actors assist with the scenarios before police officers step in to arrest the criminal. The program premiered December 27, 2008. • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Amazing Race American Idol Arrest & Trial Beauty and the Geek The Biggest Loser (UK and AUS) Blind Date Celebrity Boxing Celebrity Mole Divorce Court Don’t Forget the Lyrics! Extreme Dating For Love Or Money Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact Or Fiction Hell’s Kitchen
Fox Reality Channel
• LAPD: Life On the Beat • Maximum Exposure • The Mole • My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance • Outback Jack • Punk’d • Real Stories of the Highway Patrol • Real TV • Sexy Cam • So You Think You Can Dance • Street Patrol • The Swan • Train Wrecks • Who Wants to Marry My Dad?
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See also
• Fox Reality Channel Reality Awards • MyNetworkTV - sister network with a mostly-reality format (except on Thursdays and Saturdays)
Acquired Programming Sample
• Amazing Adventures of a Nobody • Kitchen Nightmares
External links
• Official Fox Reality Channel website
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