Nation Mar 14 Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race By Associated Press
Arts Jul 01 Watch 8:30 History of reality TV and impact on society chronicled in new book ‘Cue the Sun!’ Reality TV dominates television today. It’s estimated that almost 80 percent of adult viewers watch reality TV shows. But how did we get here? Amna Nawaz spoke with Emily Nussbaum, author of the new book, “Cue the Sun!” that traces… By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre
Nation Aug 19 Watch 5:50 How the ongoing writers’ strike impacts reality and unscripted TV Writers and actors are still on strike as broadcast TV networks head into the fall season, meaning there will be no new episodes of scripted dramas and comedies. Networks are now filling their prime time schedules with 38 hours of… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara
Politics Dec 09 Trump is keeping his business connection to ‘Apprentice’ reality show President-Elect Donald Trump's continued stake in a TV series is yet another unusual aspect of the election of a businessman and reality star to the presidency. Questions have been raised on how his extensive holdings may intersect with his actions… By Lynn Elber, Associated Press
World Dec 05 Why ‘Survivor’ trumps ‘The Apprentice’ in Russia Peter Pomerantsev, a Russian-born British author who had been hired to go to Moscow to help create and produce Western-style reality TV shows in the 2000s, shares his observations about why knock-offs of some Western Reality TV hits flopped and… By Margaret Warner
Dec 05 Watch 3:26 Why ‘Survivor’ trumps ‘The Apprentice’ in Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch TV Writers Vote to End Union’s 3-Month Strike Members of the Writers Guild of America returned to work Wednesday, after voting to end a 100-day strike that left many out of work and TV shows in reruns. Michael Winship, president of the WGA-East, discusses the details of the… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch After Talks Collapse, Writers Guild Strike Continues Negotiators continue to seek a compromise to end the Writers Guild of America's ongoing strike. Jeffrey Brown discusses the strike with Carl Diorio, labor editor for The Hollywood Reporter. Continue watching