CBS has promised that its chief reality shows — “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” and “Love Island” — will now feature a cast that is 50% non-white.
In an announcement on Monday, George Cheeks, president and chief executive officer for the CBS Entertainment Group, said that minorities are especially underrepresented in reality entertainment, adding that he hopes to switch that.
“The reality TV genre is an area that’s especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling,” said Cheeks. “As we strive to improve all of these creative aspects, the commitments announced today are important first steps in sourcing new voices to create content and further expanding the diversity in our unscripted programming, as well as on our network.”
As noted by Entertainment Weekly, the show “Survivor” has long suffered charges of lacking diversity and racial representation. This past summer, contestants Sean Rector and Jolanda Jones formed The Black Survivor Alliance with the aim of “bringing light to our collective experience with implicit bias and racism on and off the show.” According to Rector, racism and implicit bias kept him from being invited back for an “All-Stars” season.
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In an announcement on Monday, George Cheeks, president and chief executive officer for the CBS Entertainment Group, said that minorities are especially underrepresented in reality entertainment, adding that he hopes to switch that.
“The reality TV genre is an area that’s especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling,” said Cheeks. “As we strive to improve all of these creative aspects, the commitments announced today are important first steps in sourcing new voices to create content and further expanding the diversity in our unscripted programming, as well as on our network.”
As noted by Entertainment Weekly, the show “Survivor” has long suffered charges of lacking diversity and racial representation. This past summer, contestants Sean Rector and Jolanda Jones formed The Black Survivor Alliance with the aim of “bringing light to our collective experience with implicit bias and racism on and off the show.” According to Rector, racism and implicit bias kept him from being invited back for an “All-Stars” season.
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