Authentic Entertainment Explained

Authentic Entertainment, LLC is a Burbank-based reality television company that has produced television series that cover a wide range of subjects (e.g. Ace of Cakes, Weird Travels, Toddlers & Tiaras, All on the Line, Surprise Homecoming, Flipping Out, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Auction Kings, Off Limits, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo), and most recently Cheer Perfection and Is Your Dog A Genius? and air on multiple networks, including Bravo, the Food Network, TLC, and the Discovery Channel. Authentic produces about 200 hours of programming a year. Endemol has been the majority owner of Authentic Entertainment since 2010.

History

Authentic Entertainment was founded in 2000 by Lauren Lexton and Tom Rogan, who were familiar with each other in their work as freelance reality production staffers.^{[1] [2]}

On August 10, 2010, Endemol B.V. announced the acquisition of a majority share of Authentic Entertainment Inc. by Endemol North America,^[3] with unverified reports claiming the deal worth US$60–70 million.^{[4] [5]}

Marketing

Authentic is represented by the Creative Artists Agency.

Awards

Authentic has been named to Realscreen magazine's "Global 100" list for six consecutive years, starting in 2007,^[6] and continuing in 2008,^[7] 2009,^[8] 2010,^[9] 2011, and 2012.

Four of their shows' episodes have received CINE Golden Eagle awards: Ace of Cakes, Toddles & Tiaras, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate in 2010,^{[10] [11]} and Flipping Out in 2008.^[12]

Productions

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• Weird Travels
• Weddings Away
• Weddings Altered
• Travel Channel Secrets
• The Running of the Brides
• The Other Nostradamus
• The 750 Pound Man
• Scene of the Crime
• Reasonable Doubt
• My Husband's Three Wives
  • Incredibly Small
• Help I'm A Hoarder
• Haunted Hotels
• Ghost Moms
• Destination USA
• Clinically Wild Alaska
  • Christmas Specials (Crazy for Christmas, Dazzling Holiday Lights, Christmas Fun in the Sun)
• Beyond The Bull
• Beach Eats
• Will Work For Food
• The Sun
• Pop School
• Night (TV series)
• Lock 'N Load
• g word
• Cities of the Underworld
• Mysterious Journeys
• Science Of The Movies
• The Unpoppables
• Traveler's Guide to Life
  • Track Me If You Can
• You're Wearing That?!?
• Surprise Homecoming with Billy Ray Cyrus
• Amsale Girls
• The Originals with Emeril
• Howe and Howe Tech
• High Stakes Sweepers
• 10 Things that Make Me Happy
• Out of Character with Krista Smith
• Sugar High
• Ludo Bites America
• All About The Food
• Raising Fame
• Family Beef
• LA Sugar
• Big Mama's Kitchen
• Bidding War
• The Next Game Boss
• Geek Love
• Living Country
• How Human Are You?
• Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis
• Off Limits
• The Best Thing I Ever Made
• Flipping the Block
• Jersey Belle
• You Can't Lick Your Elbow
• My First home
• Is Your Dog A Genius?
• Cheer Perfection
• White Collar Brawlers
• Auction Kings
• It Takes a Church
• All on the Line with Joe Zee
• Duff Till Dawn
• Waterfront House Hunting
• Guilty Pleasures
• Top 5 Restaurants
• Ace of Cakes
• Toddlers & Tiaras
• The Best Thing I Ever Ate
• Flipping Out
• Knife Fight
• Vacation Home Search
• Christmas Show
• The Poor Bastard
• Food Firsts
• His & Hers
• Paradise Found
• Married Like a Movie Star
• Growing Up Hollywood
• Venom Hunters
• Trip Testers
• Star Plates
• Smartest Guy In The Room
• Cake Masters
• Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
• The Perfect Fit
• Breaking Bass
• Trading Spaces
• Listing Impossible

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002-12-08 . About Us . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021208164813/http://www.authenticent.com/aboutus.html . 2002-12-08 .
2. News: 22 December 2010. Endemol to acquire Authentic Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222171113/https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/endemol-to-acquire-authentic-entertainment-1118022749/. 2020-02-22. Variety. 9 August 2010. Littleton, Cynthia.
3. Web site: 2010-11-22 . Endemol - News . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122051511/http://endemol.com/news/article/endemol-acquires-authentic-entertainment.html . 2010-11-22 .
4. News: Endemol to acquire Authentic Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821112202/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118022749.html?categoryid=4076&cs=1&nid=2562. 2010-08-21. Variety. 9 August 2010.
5. News: 22 December 2010. Endemol acquires Authentic Entertainment. RealScreen. 9 August 2010. Walsh, Barry.
6. News: 22 December 2010. The Global 100 - Intro & G100 List. RealScreen. 1 April 2007. Christie, Brendan.
7. News: 22 December 2010 . The Global 100 . RealScreen . 1 March 2008 . Staff . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712082902/http://realscreen.com/global100/index.cgi/ . 12 July 2012 .
8. News: 22 December 2010. The Global 100. RealScreen. 1 March 2009. Gibb, Lindsay. Walsh, Barry. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100106023628/http://www.realscreen.com/articles/magazine/20090301/global1002009.html. 6 January 2010.
9. News: 22 December 2010 . The Global 100 . RealScreen . 1 March 2010 . Realscreen Editorial Staff .
10. Web site: Golden Eagle Award. CINE. 22 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031121/http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/fall-2010/telecast-non-fiction/. 28 September 2011. dead.
11. Web site: Golden Eagle Award. CINE. 22 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031151/http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/fall-2010/telecast-televised-series/. 28 September 2011. dead.
12. Web site: 2011-09-28 . CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031243/http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/fall-2008.php . 2011-09-28 .
13. Web site: 2006-10-05 . comingsoon . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061005023710/http://www.authentictv.com/comingsoon.html . 2006-10-05 .
14. Web site: 2016-01-13 . Productions . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113121721/http://www.authentictv.com/Productions . 2016-01-13 .
15. Web site: our full show archive . 2023-07-08 . Authentic TV . en-US.