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Deadline\u2019s Reality TV Summit is launching tomorrow with the best and brightest in the unscripted television industry.<\/p>\n
The full lineup has been set with Andy Cohen kicking things off with a keynote Q&A. See the full lineup below, which includes executives from all the major streamers, broadcasters and cable networks as well as top-tier talent and producers.<\/p>\n
More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephen Colletti, one of the stars of Laguna Beach: Orange County, who recently starred in and exec produced Roku\u2019s The Reunion: Laguna Beach, will be joining the lineup alongside the streamer\u2019s head of originals Brian Tannenbaum, while Cori Abraham, SVP, Unscripted Content at Versant, which operates cable networks including USA, E!, Syfy and Oxygen, has also been added to the bill.<\/p>\n Event Date and Time: If you have RSVPed, your name will be on the door, we suggest getting to the event as close to doors as possible to guarantee a seat. Unfortunately, the RSVP list is now closed but there is waitlist. <\/p>\n Location: The curated audience will consist of industry professionals and FYC voters across the TV Academy and guilds. The idea is to bring together the best and the brightest in the business to discuss the future of the unscripted sector.<\/p>\n Cohen\u2019s keynote comes as\u00a0The Real Housewives<\/a>\u00a0franchise he executive produces celebrates its 20th anniversary. The unscripted franchise, arguably one of the most successful of all time, has had around a dozen U.S. iterations, a plethora of international versions and more than 30 spinoffs.<\/p>\n The Emmy winner will discuss\u00a0RH\u2018s most recent launch,\u00a0The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, which premiered earlier this month; the business of the enduring franchise; the success of\u00a0Watch What Happens Live!, his late-night show that is the go-to-destination for reality stars and other A-listers such as Jon Hamm discussing the latest\u00a0Summer House\u00a0drama; as well as his other ventures such as Radio Andy.<\/p>\n He will be joined in the lineup by the leading executives from streamers at Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Peacock; broadcast networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and The CW; plus cable groups including A+E Global Media and Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n Executives include Jeff Gaspin, VP, Unscripted at Netflix; Amazon\u2019s Head of Unscripted and Documentary Television Jenn Levy; Rob Mills, EVP, Unscripted and Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television; Mitch Graham, EVP, Alternative Programming at CBS; Rachel Smith, EVP, Unscripted Content, Bravo and Peacock and Allison Wallach, Head of Unscripted Programming at Fox Entertainment Studios.<\/p>\n Others to be featured are Jason Sarlanis, President of TNT, TBS, TruTV, ID & HLN, Linear and\u00a0Streaming at Warner Bros. Discovery; Heather Olander, Head of Unscripted Programming at The CW, Eli Lehrer, EVP and Head of Programming at The History Channel and Cori Abraham, SVP, Development, Unscripted Content at Versant.<\/p>\n There will also be stars from top shows including Joel McHale, who hosts Fox game show\u00a0The 1% Club;\u00a0Jay Pharoah, host of Fox\u2019s\u00a0The\u00a0Quiz With Balls;\u00a0Kristen Kish, who hosts Bravo\u2019s\u00a0Top Chef, and Stephen Colletti, star of Roku\u2019s The Reunion: Laguna Beach.<\/p>\n Producers behind some of the biggest unscripted series on television and streaming will also join to discuss the highs and lows of making reality shows.<\/p>\n Among the panels will be a focus on \u201cHow to Have a Hit Reality Series,\u201d with Alex Baskin, who runs\u00a0Vanderpump Rules\u00a0producer 32 Flavors; Jeff Jenkins, president of Jeff Jenkins Productions, the company behind Hulu\u2019s\u00a0The\u00a0Secret Lives of Mormon Wives; Carlos King, founder of Kingdom Reign Entertainment, which is behind the\u00a0Love & Marriage\u00a0franchise; Julie Pizzi, president and CEO of Bunim\/Murray Productions, which makes\u00a0Below Deck\u00a0and\u00a0Vanderpump Villa; and Steven Weinstock, co-president and CEO of\u00a0Summer\u00a0House\u00a0producer Truly Original.<\/p>\n Looking at the state of dating shows, the panel \u201cLove on Television\u201d will feature David Eilenberg, creative director of\u00a0Love Island USA\u00a0producer ITV America, Jazzy Collins, founder of Forced Perspective, who has cast shows including\u00a0The Bachelor; Jennifer O\u2019Connell, co-founder and co-CEO of Velvet Hammer Media, which is behind Netflix\u2019s\u00a0Age of Attraction; and SallyAnn Salsano, founder of\u00a0Jersey Shore\u00a0producer 495 Productions, which is behind Fox\u2019s\u00a0The Snake.<\/p>\n For more\u00a0details click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Best of Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Deadline’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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<\/span><\/strong>Friday, May 1 2026
12:30pm Doors Open
1:00pm Panels Begin
4:15pm Panels Conclude, Reception Begins<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Lumen West LA, 3rd Floor Events Deck
11355 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064<\/p>\n