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Survivor starts first HD season September 18

by Richard Lawler, posted Jun 30th 2008 at 10:22AM

Mark your calendars, the 17th season of Survivor makes its HD debut September 18. The entire fall debut schedule for the 2008-09 CBS lineup is available at TV Squad or in the embedded video after the break, but considering there's just one top rated show that we've waited years to watch (or not watch, considering the glut of reality TV) we'll focus on this one for a moment. Apparently this season's caught the bug of production problems already, although none seem to have anything to do with Sony's slick XDCAM production system that promises real time human drama, backstabbing and tribal council votes in 1080i.

[Via TV Squad]

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Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites debuts tonight, still not in HD

by Richard Lawler, posted Feb 7th 2008 at 6:24PM

Tonight is the season premiere of the 16th edition of Survivor on CBS, and yet again, its not ready for HDTV. We've gone so far as getting in-car NASCAR cameras in HD, but reality shows continue to lag behind. According to an interview with host Jeff Probst, CBS brass are still concerned about the cost, and that he's not in a big hurry to see himself in HD. C'mon CBS, if ESPN can put cameras in anything with wheels, surely you can trot a production crew out to the South Pacific or where ever, and bring some waterproof HD makeup for Jeff.

Dancing with the Stars going HDTV this season

by Richard Lawler, posted Aug 15th 2006 at 6:54AM

One of the top rated shows from last year is finally making the switch to HD (although that hasn't worked well for a couple other reality TV shows), Dancing with the Stars will be broadcast in 720p by ABC. Slated to start dancing September 12 are Tucker Carlson, Monique Coleman, Sara Evans, Willa Ford, Vivica Fox, Harry Hamlin, Joe Lawrence, Mario Lopez, Shanna Moakler, Emmitt Smith and Jerry Springer. Hopefully they'll actually remember to list this one as an HD broadcast, but we're pretty sure people will continue to watch either way.

[Via the futon critic]




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