You may expect a child forced to wear caked-on makeup, fake teeth and scratchy, sequined cupcake dresses to rebel against her pageant mom, but that hasn’t been the case for teenager Liana Pirraglia.
Authentic Entertainment is an Emmy Award-winning production company based in North Hollywood, Calif. Authentic produces some of cable TV’s most popular shows and has brought its creative vision to the Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC, History Channel, FYI, National Geographic, Showtime, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, Bravo, Sundance Channel, and WEtv. Authentic Entertainment is a division of Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay company.
Authentic produces many popular shows including "Trading Spaces", "Flipping Out!", "The Best Thing I Ever Ate", "Waterfront House Hunting", "Knife Fight", "Ace of Cakes", "Toddlers & Tiaras", and many more series and specials.
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You may expect a child forced to wear caked-on makeup, fake teeth and scratchy, sequined cupcake dresses to rebel against her pageant mom, but that hasn’t been the case for teenager Liana Pirraglia.
In 2016, TLC canceled Toddlers & Tiaras for good. It was years after scrutiny and controversy had surrounded the reality show about young would-be beauty queens and their pageant moms or dads. And even though it garnered multiple spinoffs, it has been years since many have seen the most memorable participants.
Food Network’s new show, Cakealikes is a unique take on baking competitions. According to a press release, the show will be available beginning Jan. 4 on Discovery+, and challenges aspiring bakers to come up with delectable cakes. There’s a twist, though. The participants are expected to make cakes that look like well-known celebrities. Yes, you read that correctly. This isn’t a simple battle, to say the least.
Beginning Monday, July 20 on Food Network, All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate will check in with Martha Stewart, Duff Goldman, Geoffrey Zakarian and Anne Burrell, and more to find where they go for their fav picks of classic and creative dishes.
Must Watch: “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” Is The Show That Makes You Want To Try Everything
If we’re all being honest with ourselves, we really just want someone to tell us which foods taste great, and that’s why The Best Thing I Ever Ate, which features celebrity chefs and personalities describing the best dishes they’ve eaten, is one of the best concepts ever for a TV show.
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Food personalities Jeff Mauro, Sabin Lomac and Ali Khan head outside and for angry lobster sandwiches in Chicago, bacon mac and cheese bites from Boston, and Texas BBQ, all from their favorite food trucks (9 p.m., Cooking Channel).
TLC knows how to produce shows that are sweeter than candy! The network has grown a reputation over the years for giving the reality TV genre some of its most well-known classics of the last decade. TLC stands for “The Learning Channel,” and learn we have; if the network’s blockbuster ratings tell us anything, it’s how easy it is to indulge while learning a tidbit or two!
Let’s revisit some of TLC’s hits and misses!
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Many an autumn aficionado will say sweaters are the best part of the season, or pumpkin-flavored everything, or hot apple cider, or dressing up for Halloween. All of these fall fans are wrong. The best part of September rolling around is that you no longer feel pressure to soak up the sun and spend all your time on outdoor activities. You can finally crash onto the couch, curl up under a blanket, and watch six hours of television in a row. You know, the way you’ve wanted to since June!
Authentic Entertainment has teamed with a trio of acclaimed Hollywood producers to develop the docuseries The Mystery of the 1957 Gay Wedding Photos.
The unscripted series will explore recently surfaced images of a 1950′s gay wedding, which are among the first to document a gay wedding. The project will be developed and produced by writer and producer Neal Baer (ER, Law & Order: SVU), P.J. Palmer (Anyone But Me) and Los Angeles-based writer Michael J. Wolfe.
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