Produced: How Reality TV Really Gets Made

“On a scale of 1 to 10 of how hard it is to produce, Housewives is an 11.”

Twenty years after The Real Housewives of Orange County launched the franchise that changed reality television, what does it REALLY take to produce Housewives?

In the premiere episode of PRODUCED: How Reality TV Really Gets Made, former reality TV producer and executive Ilia Saddler sits down with former RHOC and RHOM showrunner Jack Tarantino to go behind the cameras of Bravo's original Housewives franchise.

From the lead-up to Tamra Judge's unforgettable on-camera divorce revelation to Eddie Judge's iconic bathtub debut, Jack reveals the real production decisions, challenges, and behind-the-scenes stories that helped create some of RHOC's most memorable television moments, and shape the show you see now.

Inside this episode:

• Producing Housewives: Why Jack rates the difficulty an 11 out of 10.
• Tamra's divorce scene: What really happened behind the scenes leading up to the iconic moment?
• Casting RHOC: What does it actually take to cast a Real Housewife?
• Reunion secrets: How long do Housewives reunions really film?
• Confessionals: When and how are those interviews actually filmed?
• Planning a season: How much do producers actually know before cameras start rolling?
• Eddie's bathtub debut: The production story behind his unforgettable debut.

As The Real Housewives celebrates its 20th anniversary, this conversation goes back to the franchise that started it all, exploring how the moments fans remember were actually made.

ABOUT PRODUCED

Hosted by former reality TV producer and television executive Ilia Saddler, whose credits include America's Next Top Model, American Idol, and The Rap Game, PRODUCED takes audiences behind the cameras with the people who make their favorite reality TV shows.

The cast has talked. The producers have entered the chat.

New episodes every month. 

Follow Ilia: @ilia_yasmeen

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Produced by In the Making Media.

What really happens behind the cameras of your favorite reality TV shows?

Meet host Ilia Saddler, a former reality TV producer and television executive whose credits include America's Next Top Model, American Idol, and The Rap Game. Now a reality TV content creator with over 20 million social media views and commentary featured in The New York Times, Ilia brings an insider's perspective and lifelong love of reality television to PRODUCED.

In this quick introduction, Ilia shares her background, lifelong love of reality television, and why she's bringing the people who actually make your favorite shows into the conversation.

From casting and production to the unforgettable moments that make it to air, PRODUCED goes behind the scenes with the producers, showrunners, casting directors, editors, and executives who know how reality TV really gets made.

The cast has talked. The producers have entered the chat.

Follow PRODUCED so you don't miss an episode.

WATCH, LISTEN & CONNECT
All podcast links, social channels & more:
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Produced by In the Making Media.