ESPN Reality Shows
Reality television exists even in the sports world. ESPN offers several reality shows, all centered, of course on sports and athletics. Some of the shows even feature professional athletes competing against each other.
NBA Live: Bring It Home - "NBA Live: Bring It Home" is a reality series on ESPN in which the best players of EA's video game "NBA LIVE 07" compete against each other. The eight players will vie for a cash prize of $100,000 as well as bragging rights.
The show is hosted by columnist Scoop Jackson and will also have appearances by NBA pros such as Carmelo Anthony, Baron Davis, and Vince Carter. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who recently did a stint on Dancing with the Stars, will also make an appearance.
Varsity Inc. (ESPN 2) - "Varsity Inc." focuses on the 2007 football season of the Louisiana high school team, the West Monroe Rebels. The Rebels draw almost 14,000 fans a game. Over the past 14 years, they have won six state championships and two national titles. West Monroe has produced two NFL players - Bradie James, a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys and Andrew Whitworth, an offensive guard for the Cincinnati Bengals.
The show focuses on the lives of the coach and team and delves into how football touches many different aspects of their lives.
American Gladiators (ESPN Classic) - "American Gladiators" is a competitive series that pits the show's Gladiators against contestants. Each show, the Gladiators and contestants compete in events that test both their strength and agility. Events included the Assault, the Joust, Breakthrough and Conquer, Powerball, and The Wall. The winner is awarded a cash prize, which varied through the years.
The show originally began airing in 1989 and reruns are shown on ESPN. The show features both male and female contestants going up against some of the Gladiators America has come to know and love such as Nitro (Dan Clark), Diamond (Erika Andersch), Siren (Shelley Beattie), Turbo (Galen Tomlinson), and Laser (Jim Starr).
Battle of the Gridiron Stars - This is a show in which NFL football players from the American Football Conference (the Americans) go up against those from the National Football Conference (the Nationals). Archie Manning is the coach of the National team and Ken Stabler is the coach of the American team. The players compete against each other in events such as basketball, bowling, and soccer. They also run through an obstacle course, hit in a home run derby, and have a tug of war match. The show is filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Florida.
Some other reality tv shows on ESPN include: The Contender
Latest Recaps on Reality TV
Big Brother: Enzo Wins the POV; Lane Puts up Hayden
Posted: 2 Sep 2010
Enzo finally got to take off the penguin costume that “Big Brother” made him wear as part of one of the competitions. Everyone was so excited, they had a ceremony. Um yeah, I think they need to get these people out of the house soon.
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America’s Got Talent: Michael Grasso, Fighting Gravity, Jeremy Vanschoonhoven, Jackie Evancho, and Studio One Young Beast Society are in the Finals
Posted: 1 Sep 2010
The final twelve semi-final acts for the “America’s Got Talent” learned their fate tonight. First up were Debra Romer, Michael Grasso, Murray, and Nathaniel Kenyon. Oh, things didn’t look good for Debra, Murray, or Nathaniel and they weren’t. Michael is moving on to the finale.
After an awesome performance by Le Reve, we saw Fighting Gravity [...]
Dancing with the Stars Season 11 – pairings
Posted: 1 Sep 2010
Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars begins on Monday, September 20th. Here are the pairings for the upcoming season (celebrity first, with the professional partner listed second).
Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower
Brady and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel
Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough
David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson
Florence Henderson and Corky [...]
America’s Got Talent: The Last 12 Semi-Finalists Perform
Posted: 31 Aug 2010
The final five “America’s Got Talent” finalists will be chosen this week. First up was Alice Tan Ridley with her big voice. Piers called her voice “incredibly strong” and he was so right on that. However, he didn’t feel the love tonight for Haspop. He buzzed him. Sharon said that she wasn’t so keen on [...]
