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RuPaul's Drag Race remains a force to be reckoned with on the awards front.

The Critics Choice Real TV Awards unveiled winners for its third annual editions.

There were three ties among this year’s winner’s pool – RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) and The Great British Baking Sho” (Netflix) tied for Best Competition Series, The Masked Singer (Fox) and The Voice (NBC) tied for Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) and The Oprah Conversation (Apple TV+) tied for Best Structured Series.

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) was the only series to take home multiple awards, also winning for Best Ensemble Cast In An Unscripted Series.

In the fan voted categories, Phil Rosenthal – Somebody Feed Phil”(Netflix) was awarded Male Star of the Year, while Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC) was named Female Star of the Year.

Netflix, which led the networks in nominations, also led in wins,...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” led all programs at this year’s virtual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, with two nods — for best competition series and best ensemble cast in an unscripted series. But the real surprise, as the awards were announced Monday via press release, was the sheer number of ties in top categories.

VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” tied with Netflix’s “The Great British Baking Show” (Netflix) for competition series, while “The Masked Singer” (Fox) and “The Voice” (NBC) tied for competition series: talent/variety, and “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food Network) and “The Oprah Conversation” (Apple TV Plus) tied for structured series.

In the fan voted categories, Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil” host Phil Rosenthal was named male star of the year, while Sandra Lee of TLC’s “Dr. Pimple Popper” (TLC) was named female star of the year. Alex Trebek was honored posthumously with this year’s Impact Award,...

Nominations for the third annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards were announced Tuesday, and it was another clean sweep for RuPaul's Drag Race.

The reality series managed five total nominations.

Queer Eye (Netflix), Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN), Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu), and Top Chef (Bravo) all managed three each.

If we look at networks alone, Netflix leads the way, netting 22 nominations.

HBO/HBO Max (with 14) follows the streamer in nominations, along with Food Networ /Food Network Kitchen (with six), VH1 (with six), National Geographic / Nat Geo Wild (with 5), and Discovery Channel / discovery+ (with 5).

Have a look at the full list below.

Best Competition Series

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)

Top Chef (Bravo)

Tough as Nails (CBS)

Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety

American Idol (ABC)

Legendary (HBO Max)

The Masked Singer (Fox)

The Voice (NBC)

World of Dance...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” leads all programs in nominations for the third annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which were announced on Wednesday.

The nominations confirmed that the series is a favorite of voters in the Critics Choice Association, who gave it the Best Competition Series award in 2019 and 2020, the only two years the show that honors nonfiction and reality television has taken place.

“RuPaul” received nominations in five categories: Best Competition Series, Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, Female Star of the Year (Michelle Visage) and Best Show Host and Male Star of the Year nominations for RuPaul.

“Queer Eye” and a trio of food-oriented shows – “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” “Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi” and “Top Chef” – received three nominations each. The shows with two nominations were “Crikey! It’s the Irwins,” “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” “Murder on Middle Beach,” “Nailed It!,...

Eric Pertilla is joining Endeavor Content to become its vice president of television development and production.

He was most recently director of original content at CBS All Access for the past two years, where he oversaw Richard Linklater series “That Animal Rescue Show” and led development of “The Twilight Zone,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “The Good Fight,” and “Texas 6.”

“Endeavor Content presents a tremendous opportunity to work with one of the industry’s most artist-driven and forward-thinking companies, under the exceptional leadership of Joe, Chris, and Graham,” said Pertilla. “I’m grateful for the opportunity I had to work with Julie McNamara and the incredibly talented executives and talent across ViacomCBS, and look forward to helping Endeavor Content continue its ascent as one of the industry’s most exciting and disruptive content studios.”

Prior to his time at All Access, Pertilla was a talent manager at Mosaic and a motion picture literary agent at Paradigm.

Endeavor Content has named Eric Pertilla as vp of television development and production.

Pertilla joins Endeavor from CBS All Access, where he was director of original content for two years, with series credits like the Richard Linklater series That Animal Rescue Show, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek: Discovery, The Good Fight and Texas 6.

“Eric’s background working as both a network executive and directly with talent uniquely suit him to our team in the ever-evolving television landscape. His exceptional taste and fierce work ethic will ensure that our television business continues to be ahead of the curve as we continue ...

Endeavor Content has named Eric Pertilla as vp of television development and production.

Pertilla joins Endeavor from CBS All Access, where he was director of original content for two years, with series credits like the Richard Linklater series That Animal Rescue Show, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek: Discovery, The Good Fight and Texas 6.

“Eric’s background working as both a network executive and directly with talent uniquely suit him to our team in the ever-evolving television landscape. His exceptional taste and fierce work ethic will ensure that our television business continues to be ahead of the curve as we continue ...

Disneyland shut down, production has been halted worldwide and “Succession” Season 3 is extremely delayed. But even in this dumpster fire of a year, the Variety staff manages to find ways to be grateful. Below, read what the writers, editors and reporters at Variety are thankful for in entertainment this Thanksgiving.

For sweatpants and cashmere, celery juice, “Promising Young Woman” and my coworkers: my weapons in defeating 2020 — Matt Donnelly, senior film writer

I’m thankful that Clare, the Bachelorette, was bold and honest enough to deClare her feelings for Dale before taking us through an entire season of phony relationships! — Sheila Howard, editorial coordinator

I am thankful for “Hamilton” on Disney Plus restoring my will to live at the mid-point of this brutal year. — Cynthia Littleton, co-editor-in-chief of Variety

I’m thankful for Giuseppe Capotondi’s film version of Charles Willeford’s neo-noir novel “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” starring Claes Bang,...

The premise of That Animal Rescue Show is right there in the title: The CBS All Access docuseries, which premieres Thursday, profiles a number of animal rescue organizations, and the people who work and volunteer at them, in Central Texas.

What the title doesn’t say, however, is that the series encompasses everything from Austin Pets Alive, one of the largest no-kill shelters in the country, to a bat rescue to a body positive pig pageant.

That event, held and filmed in late February, is put on by Central Texas Pig Rescue. The group is the subject of two episodes — and ...

The premise of That Animal Rescue Show is right there in the title: The CBS All Access docuseries, which premieres Thursday, profiles a number of animal rescue organizations, and the people who work and volunteer at them, in Central Texas.

What the title doesn’t say, however, is that the series encompasses everything from Austin Pets Alive, one of the largest no-kill shelters in the country, to a bat rescue to a body positive pig pageant.

That event, held and filmed in late February, is put on by Central Texas Pig Rescue. The group is the subject of two episodes — and ...

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