Tabloid Wars

Tabloid Wars
Genre	Reality television
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Jerry Shevick James Deutch Belisa Balaban Ted Skillman
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Hearst Entertainment Inc.
Original release
Network	Bravo
Release	July 24 (2006-07-24) – August 21, 2006 (2006-08-21)

Tabloid Wars is an American reality television series that premiered on July 24, 2006, on the Bravo cable network. Filmed in mid-2005, the show chronicles the working lives of journalists from the New York Daily News.^[1]

Featured writers and editors included Michael Cooke, Lenore Skenazy, Dean Chang, Tracy Connor, Tony Sclafani, Joanna Molloy, Kerry Burke, and Hudson "Hud" Morgan. Despite good reviews from critics,^[2] the show was not renewed for a second season.

The show was initially supposed to focus on employees working in the New York Post; the editor in chief Col Allan, however, opted to pass on the show.^[3] The series was announced in April 2005 and was initially called The Daily News.^[4]

References

1. "Bravo's New Original Docu-Series 'Tabloid Wars' Goes Inside the Fast-Paced Cutthroat Newsroom of the New York Daily News with Premiere on Monday, July 24 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT". The Futon Critic (Press release). June 12, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
2. Greenslade, Roy (July 25, 2006). "Thumbs up for Tabloid Wars reality TV show". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
3. "Tabloid Wars Wars: Telegenic Post Staffers Suffering From Pre-Wars Publicity Envy". Adweek. July 20, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
4. "Bravo Launches Most Aggressive Slate of Original Programming for 2005–06 Season". The Futon Critic (Press release). April 26, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2015.

External links

• Tabloid Wars at IMDb
• Tabloid Wars at TV Guide