Matt Kunitz (born November 5, 1968) is a television producer known for his work on reality television programming. Kunitz was supervising producer of The Real World, one of the first reality television shows to gain a national audience, and is executive producer of NBC's Fear Factor. Kunitz spent six years in an overall production deal with NBC Universal Studios. While at NBC, Kunitz also was the executive producer of Dog Eat Dog (game show) and Late Friday and served as a consultant on Lost and Treasure Hunters. In March of 2006, Kunitz left NBC Universal and began a new two year overall deal with, reality powerhouse, Endemol USA, producers of Fear Factor, Deal or no Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Big Brother. Kunitz's first assignment at Endemol was to adapt and executive produce Endemol's U.S. version of the singing competition "Operacion Triunfo" for ABC, retitled The One: Making a Music Star. Kunitz is currently in pre-production on a new stunt based competition for ABC. The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... For other uses, see The Real World (disambiguation). ... This article refers to the American television show by this title. ... Ulrika Jonsson, UK Host of Dog Eat Dog Dog Eat Dog was a reality British game show on the BBC hosted by Ulrika Jonsson, which ran from 2001 to 2003. ... Friday Night Videos was a music video show broadcast on the American NBC television network from July 29, 1983 to May 24, 2002, and was considered network television’s answer to MTV. // History In the beginning, MTV was still a phenomenon that very few people actually could see in their... Lost was a reality television show screened in the USA and UK in late 2001. ... A treasure hunt can be one of a number of things. ... This article refers to the American television show by this title. ... Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was produced by Dutch producer Endemol. ... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an ABC reality television series that began broadcasting in 2003 in which a familys house, including all rooms, exterior and landscaping, is made over by a team of builders and designers in seven days. ... Big Brother is a reality television format. ...

Kunitz was named number 69 on Bernard Goldberg's list of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken is #37) (ISBN 0-06-076128-8) is a book by Bernard Goldberg that was published in 2005. ...

External links

• IMDB.com entry for Matt Kunitz