Celebreality is a term that combines the words celebrity and reality and is generally used to refer to television programming in which celebrities star and participate in reality television shows. A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized (famous) in a society and commands a degree of public and media attention. ... Reality in everyday usage means everything that exists. The term Reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that is, whether it is observable, accessible or understandable by science, philosophy, theology or any other system of analysis. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people over professional actors. ...

The first known published use of the word was by Michael Gross, writing for the Toronto Star on May 12, 1991, who used it in reference to celebrities looking like everyday people at the 1991 Oscars. The next known published use of the word was by Joyce Millman, writing for the New York Times on January 5, 2003 [1], who used the word in its commonly accepted form. Since then, the word "celebreality" has become increasingly popular, in part because the genre of television programming it was used to describe started to gain popularity. The Toronto Star is Canadas highest circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 19, 2004, Viacom applied for trademark registration of the word [2]. Since December 5, 2004, Viacom subsidiary VH1 has used the word "Celebreality" as the title of its block of reality shows featuring B and C-list celebrities, but the term is also commonly used by writers about pop culture to describe this type of program (examples: Dancing with the Stars, Skating with Celebrities, The Osbournes). November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Viacom is a high-growth media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), video gaming (part of Sega of America), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... VH1 (spelled VH-1 (Video Hits One) until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications and then-current owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... The A-list is the list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood. ... Countries with their own version Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ... Skating with Celebrities is a reality show on the FOX network that began airing on January 18, 2006. ... The Osbournes is an Emmy Award-winning American reality television program broadcast by MTV in the U.S., by CTV in Canada, Channel 4 and MTV UK in the UK, Network Ten,MTV Australia in Australia and TV2 in New Zealand. ...

Season One

The first season of Celebreality premiered on January 9, 2005. Anchored by the fourth season of The Surreal Life, which VH1 picked up from The WB, the block of reality TV also debuted the inaugural season of Celebrity Fit Club and a Surreal Life spin-off from the previous season: Strange Love which followed the relationship between Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of out-of-the-spotlight celebrities and showcases them in a Hollywood Mansion in the Hollywood Hills. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... Celebrity Fit Club is an ITV series following 8 overweight celebrities, as they try to lose weight for charity. ... Strange Love is Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flavs new reality show. ... Flavor Flav, complete with clock, at Power 106 FM in California. ... Brigitte Nielsen (born July 15, 1963 in Rødovre, Denmark as Gitte Nielsen) is a Danish actress who became very popular in 1980s B-movies, most notably as the titular character in Red Sonja, due to her stature (she stands at 6 ft 1 in, or 185 cm, tall) and...

Season Two

Celebrealty made a comeback on July 10, 2005. Once again, The Surreal Life was the main attraction. Celebrity Fit Club returned for its second season, and Hogan Knows Best, a reality show documenting the life of wrestler Hulk Hogan and his family, premiered. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hogan Knows Best is an American reality television show, centered around the family life of professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. ...

(Part Two)

The second season of Celebreality featured more than twice as many shows as the first. Since both Hogan Knows Best and Celebrity Fit Club were both five episode shows, and The Surreal Life featured ten, two new shows picked up for the two concluding shows as the second half of The Surreal Life continued. The new shows were Breaking Bonaduce, chronicling the life of former Partridge Family star Danny Bonaduce, and My Fair Brady, another Surreal Life spin-off, which followed the relationship between Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry. Both shows premiered September 11, 2005. Breaking Bonaduce is a celebreality show on VH1 that stars Danny Bonaduce and his wife Gretchen. ... Opening title card The Partridge Family was an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who traveled around in a very colorful bus to different venues to perform songs. ... Danny Bonaduce, in a still from The Partridge Family. ... My Fair Brady is a Celebreality show on VH1 that follows Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch, and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of Americas Next Top Model, a year after they met and fell in love on The Surreal Life. ... Christopher Knight in a recent publicity photo Publicity photo of Christopher Knight as Peter Brady for The Brady Bunch Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor famous for his role on the television series The Brady Bunch, on which he played the role of Peter Brady... Adrianne Curry Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6, 1982 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American model and reality television contestant. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

(Part Three)

The third part of the second series of Celebreality continued the series of My Fair Brady and Breaking Bonaduce (both ten episode shows), but also introduced a replacement for the concluded The Surreal Life. This was But Can They Sing? a five episode singing competition featuring stars who are famous for things other than singing (boxing, acting, modeling). But Can They Sing? is a reality television series that premiered on October 30th, 2005 on VH1 as part of its celebreality programming. ...

Season Three

The third separate series of Celebreality began airing on January 1, 2006. Unlike all previous installations, it did not debut a new season of The Surreal Life. However, Celebrity Fit Club did return for season three, and Flavor of Love, a dating competition starring Flavor Flav premiered. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Flavor Flav, complete with clock, at Power 106 FM in California. ...

(Part Two)

Once Celebrity Fit Club and Flavor of Love had concluded their ten episode runs, two returning favorites took their place. These included another new season (the sixth) of The Surreal Life and season two of Hogan Knows Best (both premiering March 19, 2006). The second season of My Fair Brady premiered May 28, 2006. Flavor of Love returned April 2, 2006 for its reunion show. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Season Four

The fourth season of Celebreality will begin on August 6, 2006 with season two of Flavor of Love and season four of Celebrity Fit Club. Breaking Bonaduce will resume in October 2006. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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