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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wheelhouse Entertainment's Courtney White on How Streaming Has Changed Unscripted TV
When Courtney White started working at HGTV in 2005, the standard episode order for a new series was no less than 65 episodes. Today, as the president of Wheelhouse Entertainment, White is tasked with juggling a busy portfolio of unscripted series for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. As White explains on the latest episode of Variety podcast 'Strictly Business,' the days of getting double-digit episode orders for even the most successful series are long past. More from Variety NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards Launches Sports Docuseries 'Year Five' With Wheelhouse (EXCLUSIVE) Wheelhouse Entertainment Promotes Courtney White to President, Glenn Hugill to Chief Creative Officer and Head of Wheelhouse Studios Jimmy Kimmel's Kimmelot Banner Exits Out of Brent Montgomery's Wheelhouse 'The reality, which is a harsh one for the business, is there are very few really high-volume shows anymore,' White says. 'So it really is about the six- or eight-episode order. That that is the norm.' White details the structure of Wheelhouse Entertainment, part of Brent Montgomery's Wheelhouse group, where she oversees seven busy production labels that are experts in specific genres and sub-genres of production. It allows Wheelhouse to make the most of each title that flows through the company. A TV series is no longer just a series but a concept that can be built out as a documentary, a podcast, a digital extension, merchandise and e-commerce and more. Among Wheelhouse's latest offerings are the Netflix series 'Million Dollar Secret' and Hulu's 'Got to Get Out.' 'We think of ourselves as the Avengers. We've got specialists in all of those sub genres, and they share resources. Our digital teams support all of those labels,' White says. 'Those digital teams are really charged with building out the content from a vertical standpoint, but then we also have things like our legal and our production management team that is centralized. The idea is that the labels all areare quite specific and they're scrappy and really development focused. And when they get series up and running, they plug into our centralized machine. And our centralized machine is also quite scrappy, because we find every project is bespoke and needs a specialty team.' White spent 17 years as a top programming executive for Food Network and HGTV. She joined the Wheelhouse group in 2022 when she stepped down as president of Food Network in advance of the merger that created Warner Bros. Discovery. White also explains why Wheelhouse has invested significant resources to host networking events — dubbed 'Ladies Who Launch' — for creatives in New York, L.A. and other cities. In a world where most pitches now take place on Zoom, Wheelhouse wants to create that environment of spontaneous chit-chat that sometimes leads to huge breakthroughs. 'When you now pitch an idea on Zoom, it's a very controlled half hour pitch. You pitch the idea, then you click off. And what executives and producers say a lot is that [traditionally], the real business didn't get done in that pitch. It used to be that time when you'd walk to the elevator. That's when something unplanned happened,' she says. 'So many shows were birthed that way, and so this is about bringing people together who might not otherwise intermingle, and it's about the magic of collaboration.' 'Strictly Business' is Variety's weekly podcast featuring conversations with industry leaders about the business of media and entertainment. (Please click here to subscribe to our free newsletter.) New episodes debut every Wednesday and can be downloaded at Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud and more. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
After he lost his house in the Palisades fire, Spencer Pratt is back on TV; here's what his new role is
Spencer Pratt returns on TV not as The Hills' villain, but as a man rebuilding after losing everything. After losing his home in the Palisades fire , Spencer Pratt is working hard and has turned to reality TV and TikTok sales in a determined effort to rebuild. Is Spencer Pratt still playing the reality TV villain? Now starring in Hulu's Got To Get Out , he's changing his image while still doing whatever it takes to support his family. 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo ALSO READ: Big trouble for 'Waiting for Tonight' singer: Jennifer Lopez may be grilled in Diddy's trial as legal team scrambles to erase 1999 club shooting from record He stars in Hulu 's Got To Get Out , promotes Heidi Montag 's viral music success, and even sells luxury bags on TikTok. The former Hills villain is solely focused on finding a new home for his family. Live Events Over the years, he has become a popular figure on the internet, sharing his passion for crystals and hummingbirds, being open about his house burning down in the Palisades wildfire, and supporting his wife's musical endeavors. He first gained fame on The Hills as Heidi Montag's provocateur boyfriend, as per reports. What's Got To Get Out all about? He most recently participated in the brand-new Hulu competition series Got to Get Out, which pits ten famous people such as Pratt and Omarosa Manigault Newman against ten up-and-coming people in a mansion. They have ten days to split the $1 million grand prize with the other competitors, or they can try to flee the mansion and take some of the winnings with them. Pratt acknowledged that his actions on The Hills had an effect on reality TV, but he told Yahoo Entertainment that he believes not the on-screen talent but rather "it's mainly just producers" were influenced by his behaviour, as quoted in a report. "It's pretty basic, you know, you need a drama of some kind, an antagonist, and someone who is willing to do it," he stated. 'Messages on a Blackberry were used back then. Producers these days probably text lines to anyone they know is down.' Pratt adopts a more passive stance in the first episode of Got to Get Out than he has in previous episodes. When rivals and a traitor are engaged in a heated argument, he coolly reminds everyone that it's only a game. How did the fire change Spencer Pratt's life? In a February interview with The Cut, Pratt stated, 'That house was our stock; it was our bitcoin." "Over the past nine years, we have worked hard for every dollar.' 'We put anything that generates revenue on social media into this house, including the Hills reboot.' Pratt told Yahoo Entertainment that his objective is simply to earn "enough to buy his parents a house, and his family a house again as soon as possible," since more people are supporting him now than they were during his social media redemption period or when he was at the top of his game on The Hills. How is Heidi Montag's music helping their comeback? He intends to support Heidi Montag's music on a global tour or sell used high-end designer handbags on TikTok Live. Whether it's selling secondhand high-end designer handbags on TikTok or getting more television, he also wants to support his family's future pursuits. A shirt featuring Montag's image, which went viral on TikTok and reached the top of the charts in 15 countries, is worn by Pratt on the show. He thinks that supporters of her song, "I'll Do It," who streamed it in support of their home loss in January, and social media's penchant for highlighting resurgent earworms contributed to the song's success. FAQs Why has Spencer Pratt returned to reality TV now? After his family lost everything in the Palisades fire, Pratt is doing whatever it takes, including reality TV, to rebuild and purchase a new home. What is Spencer's role in Got to Get Out? He's competing for a cash prize, demonstrating a more composed side of himself while navigating drama with both celebrities and newcomers.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spencer Pratt didn't set out to play a reality TV villain again. He just wants his old life back.
It's been a while since Spencer Pratt was truly a reality TV villain. He first made headlines as Heidi Montag's provocateur boyfriend on The Hills, but over the years, he's become an internet darling: Posting about his love for crystals and hummingbirds, speaking candidly about how his house burned down in the Palisades wildfire and supporting his wife's music career. Most recently, he competed in the new Hulu competition series Got to Get Out, which brings together 10 familiar faces (like Pratt and Omarosa Manigault Newman) in a mansion with 10 newcomers, making them all compete against each other. For 10 days the grand prize inches closer to $1 million, which they can split with their fellow contestants — or they can try to escape the mansion and run out with a portion of the winnings. Pratt knows that the way he behaved on The Hills made an impact on reality TV, but he told Yahoo Entertainment he thinks 'it's mainly just producers' who took inspiration from his behavior, rather than the on-screen talent. 'It's pretty basic, you know — you need an antagonist, and you need some type of drama, and you need somebody who's willing to do it,' he said. 'Back in the day, it was messages on a Blackberry. I'm sure nowadays producers text lines to whoever they know is down.' 'Producers know how to stir it up, and there's always somebody like me who's like, 'Oh, you're gonna pay me to say that? Sure! Deal!'' he said. In the first episode of Got to Get Out, Pratt takes a more passive approach than he has been known to take in the past. During a big confrontation between competitors and a traitor, he calmly reminds everyone that it's just a game. Of course, it could all be a ruse to lull people into a state of complacency. It's difficult to consider the career phase that Pratt is in right now without considering how he recently lost everything. 'That house was our stock; it was our bitcoin,' Pratt told the Cut in a February interview. 'Every dollar we've hustled for in the last nine years. The Hills reboot, anything that makes money on any social media, we put into this house.' With more people rooting for him now than they ever did at the height of his fame on The Hills or during his redemption era on social media, Pratt told Yahoo Entertainment that his goal is just to make 'enough to buy my parents a house, and my family a house again as soon as possible.' 'Whether that means I try selling used luxury designer purses on TikTok live, if that's going to do it, I'll do that. Hopefully, it's Heidi's music — going on a world tour,' he said. 'I'll help however I can with that. Maybe it's more television. Whatever it is, I don't care, I just want my old life back.' On the show — and during our Zoom call — Pratt wears a shirt with Montag's image on it. Her song, 'I'll Do It,' went viral on TikTok, hitting No. 1 on iTunes and, according to Pratt, topped the charts in 15 countries. Its success came in part from fans streaming her music in support of the loss of their home in January, and partially because social media loves to give attention to resurfaced earworms. 'I've been wearing these shirts for … six years or seven years,' he said. 'I've been wearing them for years because I always believed that her music was as good as it is now. There are people that are just supporting because they're trying to help us — then there are our real, pre-our-house-burning-down, real Heidi music fans. So I, like them, want to share in that part of pop music history.' He said it helps that they're comfortable and custom-made in Newport Beach, Calif. 'I work out in them. I sleep in them. I wear them every day,' he said. 'I just love repping Heidi.' Pratt said that before their house burned down, he had at least 200, and his closet was 'all black shirts.' 'Then, when our house was burning down, my evacuation bag — I even filmed it because I didn't think our house was really going to burn down — it was just Heidi shirts and like three pairs of shorts,' he said. Now he has at least 30 — though he's not sure if that's the exact number, because he likes giving them away. He keeps a clean one on hand for fans in his backpack at all times. 'This is the OG one — the [Superficial album] cover,' he said, showing his shirt on Zoom. 'They're all different Heidi-related graphics.' Catch Spencer Pratt and his shirts on Season 1 of which is now streaming on Hulu.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Omarosa has been on reality TV for 20 years. The secret to her success? ‘I just happen to be really, really interesting.'
For more than 20 years, people have known who Omarosa is. In 2004, Jet magazine dubbed her the "woman America loved to hate" when she made her mark on pop culture as a ferocious contestant on the first season of The Apprentice, the Donald Trump-hosted reality show. Since then, she's appeared on other unscripted television series like Celebrity Big Brother, Fear Factor and House of Villains, showcasing her signature fearlessness. She even did a brief stint as an aide in the 2016 Trump administration. She's now part of the cast of Got to Get Out, a Hulu reality competition series that pits 20 people against each other in a mansion to compete to earn $1 million. Over the course of 10 days, the grand prize inches higher, and contestants have the chance to try to break out of the house with part of the money or stay and split the grand prize. There are 10 reality stars from shows like The Bachelor and The Hills, and 10 TV newcomers in the cast. Omarosa told Yahoo Entertainment that in honor of her second decade of reality TV stardom, she asked her agent to find her something 'big' and 'unique.' 'He kept pitching me some weird, whack shows. I was like, 'I'm not doing that,'' she said. 'I want to do something people will talk about.' She was looking for something like Fear Factor, on which she appeared on toward the beginning of her career. 'There were like, snakes and bugs and airplanes and race cars,' she said. 'I wanted something like that. This is crazier than that.' It didn't hurt that there was $1 million at stake, along with a massive mansion and an 'incredible cast.' On set, Omarosa found that her reputation put her at a disadvantage. 'You needed people to trust you, and you know — I wouldn't trust me!' she said. 'I had to find creative ways to get into the action — to get clues and build rapport. At the end of the day, I just had to outwork people. I was around corners and closets. I was eavesdropping. I was reading lips. You name it … I had to do it.' She wasn't afraid to take her gameplay to the extreme, either. 'I always want to make sure that my fans get what they tune in for,' Omarosa said. 'I have to tell you — I skirted the lines on this. Some of the rules and some of the things [I did] pushed the limits. I hurt a couple of people's feelings.' 'Please forgive me, but I played a good game. I'm proud of the game I played,' she added. In the first episode, one of the contestants gets caught trying to trick the rest of his housemates. Omarosa responded with an equally vicious and hilarious quip. 'Don't believe anything anybody says in this house, they're all freaking psycho liars,' she said on-screen, referencing the scheming contestant. 'He looks like the biggest weasel.' Omarosa told Yahoo Entertainment that the key to dishing out soundbites like that is that 'you have to be your authentic self.' 'I just happen to be really, really interesting,' she laughed. 'No, seriously! In all seriousness, I love reality TV, and I'm really grateful for all the people who've gone on this journey with me for the last 20 years.' Season 1 of is now streaming on Hulu.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What to Watch This Week: 35+ Premieres, Finales and More
To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025. This week, you'll find six new shows (including the Jon Hamm drama Your Friends & Neighbors and the Simu Liu-hosted reality series Got to Get Out), nine returning favorites (including Black Mirror, Doctor Who, Hacks and The Handmaid's Tale) and 14 finales (including 1923, The Pitt, The White Lotus and Yellowjackets). More from TVLine Every New Scripted Show Confirmed to Premiere in 2025 — Save the Dates! What to Watch in April: 100+ Premieres Across Broadcast, Cable and Streaming The Neighborhood Will Introduce First Spinoff Character Sooner Than Anticipated - See Photos Want scoop on any of the following shows? Email us and your question may be answered in Matt's Inside Line. 📺 1923 Season 2 finale (Paramount+)📺 3 pm NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Game (ABC)📺 6:30 pm Collector's Call Season 6 (MeTV)📺 8 pm An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile (CBS concert special)📺 8 pm When Hope Calls Season 2 (Great American Family)📺 9 pm Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue limited series finale (MGM+)📺 9 pm The White Lotus Season 3 finale (HBO)📺 10 pm David Blaine: Do Not Attempt Season 1 finale (NatGeo) 📺 8:30 pm NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game (CBS)📺 10 pm The Hunting Party Season 1 finale (NBC, next day on Peacock)📺 10 pm Paradise Season 1 broadcast premiere (ABC) 🎥 (Disney+ documentary)The film explores the untold story of A Goofy Movie, following a young creative team tackling their first Disney feature, its initial disappointment, and its surprising resurgence decades later. 🤣 Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed (Netflix comedy special) 📺 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)The docuseries follows the Boston Red Sox during the 2024 MLB season with unprecedented access to players, coaches and executives. 📺 (Prime Video, four-episode binge)The docuseries explores the story of 15-year-old Blake Robbins, who filed a lawsuit claiming that his prestigious public school was spying on him when he was accused of selling drugs. 📺 The Handmaid's Tale final season (Hulu, three-episode premiere)📺 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Caitlin Clark (Netflix)📺 8 pm Finding Your Roots Season 11 finale (PBS)📺 9 pm Denise Richards and Her Wild Things Season 1 finale (Bravo) 📺 (Netflix, three-episode binge)The docuseries explores the shadowy world of child influencers, honing in on the disturbing allegations of abuse surrounding popular internet celebrity Piper Rockelle and her momager, Tiffany Smith. 📺 Unicorn Academy Chapter 3 (Netflix, 10-episode binge)📺 Million Dollar Secret Season 1 finale (Netflix, two episodes)📺 9 pm Good Cop/Bad Cop Season 1 finale (The CW) 📺 North of North (Netflix, eight-episode binge)A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage. 📺 Black Mirror Season 7 (Netflix, six-episode binge)📺 Gremlins: The Bad Batch Season 2, Part 2 (Max, five-episode binge)📺 The Kardashians Season 6 finale (Hulu)📺 9 pm Hacks Season 4 (Max, two-episode premiere)📺 9 pm The Pitt Season 1 finale (Max) 🎥 (Prime Video movie)When the G20 summit comes under siege, the president of the United States (Viola Davis) becomes the number one target. 📺 (Hulu, eight-episode binge)Lies and lunacy collide in this exhilarating competition series where an outrageous mix of reality icons and crafty gamers must conspire to get out; Simu Liu hosts. 📺 (Apple TV+, two-episode premiere)Jon Hamm plays a disgraced hedge fund manager who resorts to stealing from the homes of his affluent neighbors. 📺 The Great American Baking Show Season 3 (The Roku Channel, six-episode binge)📺 Surface Season 2 finale (Apple TV+)📺 Yellowjackets Season 3 finale (Paramount+ With Showtime) 🎥 (The Roku Channel documentary)The film shares the legendary story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers' almost-Championship season. 🎥 (Disney+ documentary)Bryce Dallas Howard's film explores the extraordinary relationship that exists between animals and their people, all around the world. 🎥 (Peacock documentary)A behind-the-scenes look that features never-before-seen footage of the 1993 Las Vegas extravaganza, Wrestlemania IX, that promised fans a WWE event unlike any other. 📺 Doctor Who Season 15 (Disney+) What are you watching this week? Take stock of everything above, then drop a comment with your lists below. Best Streaming Deals This Month View List Best of TVLine Weirdest TV Crossovers: Always Sunny Meets Abbott, Family Guy vs. Simpsons, Nine-Nine Recruits New Girl and More ER Turns 30: See the Original County General Crew, Then and Now The Best Streaming Services in 2024: Disney+, Hulu, Max and More
