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who are Going Through Some Stuff.
Then in 2015, the data pipe made 26 episodes ofLeah Remini: Its All Relative.
So why revisit the celebreality genre at all?
They could see that we have other programs in which there are people who are not understood.
Was it a competitive bidding situation?There was bidding other competitors who wanted the program.
Including streaming platforms?Yes.
They wanted fair coverage of everything that was going on, without it feeling like another reality program.
And they could see that we have other programs in which there are people who are not understood.
The power of TLC is giving people an opportunity to really share that story.
TLC tends to make stars more than it makes shows with stars.
I had to go back a dozen years to find your last big celeb reality project.
And in this case, Alec and Hilaria are also producers.
You obviously knew there was going to be a filter because of that.
To their credit, they wanted warts and all, to show it like it is.
They didnt want to hold back, and we held them to that.
They kept their promise on all of that.
Thats what you want when you do a series like this, be it celebrity or noncelebrity.
I think they needed this show.
I think they feel misunderstood.
They really wanted a platform on which they can voice whats on their minds.
This was the way to finally go about it for them.
Youve seen more episodes than we have.
What sorts of things do they reveal?
We also got the aftermath, after the judge dismissed everything.
Is there a vibe shift once the case is dismissed?
Theres therapy that has to happen.
Im a true believer that any great content you are commissioning can work on a streaming platform as well.
Its just a different way of watching it.
Have you not been pushed by your bosses at Warner Bros.
Advertisers still matter to us right now.
When shows work on Max and Discovery+, we do care about that.
And of course we always have conversations with the streaming side.
But first and foremost, it is about the channels.
We have to check that we get our audience for the channels.
WithThe Baldwins, do you hope to have a second season?
We dont know if theyre going to, but we hope so.
But we have not had those conversations yet with the Baldwins.
