Kathy
Griffin to Host Bravo Special "Bravo's All-Star Reality Reunion"
9/2/05
KATHY GRIFFIN TO HOST LARGEST REALITY STAR REUNION ON BRAVO WITH
WINNERS, LOSERS, CRIERS AND SCHEMERS SPANNING 20 HIT REALITY SHOWS
MORE THAN 50 STARS FROM AMERICA'S FAVORITE REALITY TV SHOWS UNITED IN
ONE-HOUR SPECIAL "BRAVO'S ALL-STAR REALITY REUNION" ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 11:00 P.M. ET/PT
TELL-ALL REUNION SPECIAL TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW SERIES FINALE OF BRAVO'S
"BATTLE OF THE NETWORK REALITY STARS"
NEW YORK - September 2, 2005 - Bravo will unite TV's most talked-about
reality stars to bring viewers "Bravo's All-Star Reality
Reunion." Host Kathy Griffin will talk with today's biggest stars of
reality television as raw emotions run rampant in a tell-all studio-based
reunion. This one-hour special will air on Wednesday, September 21 at
11:00 p.m. ET/PT immediately following the finale of Bravo's original
series "Battle
of the Network Reality Stars" at 10:00 PM ET/PT.
More than 50 outspoken reality stars will dish out all the dirt from 20
popular reality TV shows, including Charla Faddoul from "The Amazing
Race," Ryan Starr and Nikki McGibbin from "American Idol,"
Omarosa Manigault Stallworth from "The Apprentice," Adam Mesh
from "Average Joe," Tina 'Fabulous' Panas from "The
Bachelor," Will Kirby from "Big Brother," Erin Brodie from
"For Love or Money," Matt Kennedy Gould from "The Joe Schmo
Show," Dat Phan and Jay London from "Last Comic Standing,"
Austin Scarlett from "Project Runway," Mike "The Miz"
Mizanin and Coral Smith from "The Real World," Duncan Nutter
from "Showbiz Moms & Dads," Richard Hatch and Sue Hawk from
"Survivor," and Darva Conger from "Who Wants to Marry a
Millionaire," among others.
"America's top reality star villains, vixens, players and haters
who have made their mark on pop culture will use Bravo as their tell-all
platform in this unprecedented reunion special," said Andy Cohen,
Vice President of Programming & Production for Bravo.
Fans of reality TV will learn the real reason why their favorite stars
got voted off their respective shows, the reasoning for their alliances,
and the scoop behind the hookups, drama and tears.
The show is produced by TWI, the global television division of IMG, for
Bravo. TWI's Executive Producers for "Bravo's All-Star Reality
Reunion" are Robert Horowitz and Steve Mayer.
TWI is the largest independent producer, packager and distributor of
sports programming in the world, producing and distributing over 6,500
hours of original programming annually to more than 200 countries covering
200+ sports. While the strength of TWI's worldwide sports coverage is
unrivaled, the company has recently expanded into award-winning
documentary and reality programming.
In recent years, TWI has produced the Peabody Award-winning Colour of
War for The History Channel and the Emmy-nominated Christopher Reeve
documentary Courageous Steps. Fall 2004 saw the launch of two TWI reality
series, I'd Do Anything, an ESPN series that questions how far a
contestant would be willing to go for their loved ones in pursuit of the
ultimate sports fantasy and Manhunt: The Search for America's Most
Gorgeous Male Model, on Bravo. TWI also produced the Rockefeller Center
Christmas Tree Lighting for NBC. A division of international sports agency
IMG, TWI also manages the world's largest independent sports archive
library, housing over 150,000 hours of programming.
Bravo is the cable network that plugs people into arts, culture and pop
culture with original programming, movies and by showing a whole different
side of celebrities. Currently available in more than 79 million homes,
Bravo is known for breaking exciting new personalities, shaking up the way
we look at style, media, fame and Hollywood, pulling back the curtain on
the creative process and making influential and inventive original
programming. Its critically acclaimed and award-winning original
programming includes "Inside the Actors Studio," "Celebrity
Poker Showdown," "Project Greenlight," as well as the 2004
Emmy winner for Outstanding Reality Program, "Queer Eye for the
Straight Guy." The network's other hits include "Project
Runway," "Blow Out" and "Sports Kids Moms &
Dads."
Bravo is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, a
division of NBC Universal one of the world's leading media and
entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of
entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been
a NBC Cable Network since December 2002 and was the first television
service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in
December 1980. For more information visit www.bravotv.com.