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CBS »     by Andy Dehnart / January 11, 2012, 11:46 AM More reality TV is being developed by CBS, which has primarily relied upon its standby trio of Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race for the past 12 years. With the exception of Undercover Boss , which started strong but fizzled fast, especially in terms of buzz, CBS hasn’t launched a successful reality show in years. “We’re in the fortunate position of having successful, long running franchise shows,” CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler told TV critics this morning. “That is the reality of reality. Those shows Survivor and Race and Big Brother had ratings growth, [and] they continued to.” Tassler said that “this year going forward in summer, we’re being very aggressive. We have a number of shows in development in the unscripted space that we have early triggers on so we can get them ready and we can have them on the air in fall. We do incredibly well with Big Brother. They had ratings growth last season.” She didn’t g...

Home > Drama > Charity ball and soap star football match to honour Emmerdale producer, Gavin Blyth January 30th, 2011 by Sarah. 1 Comment The stars of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale are to unite to play a charity football match in honour of the late Gavin Blyth. Gavin of course worked as a producer on both shows, so cast and crew of both soaps will attend a charity ball and play the match which will take place on February 19th. The stars will gather Hilton Hotel in Manchester, with the ball to held in the evening following the football match. Gavin of course died late last year after a short battle with lung cancer, and all proceeds raised from the event will go to a cancer charity Macmillan. What’s On TV reports that among those playing in the match will be Danny Miller, Marc Silcock and mark Charnock from Emmerdale. Corrie’s Ben Price, Michael Le Vell and Ryan Thomas will also take part. Follow us on Twitter ! Get the latest news and chat with @ unrealitytv Categories:...