The three tiers
Tier 1
Industry Insiders
Invited contributors with verifiable industry credentials. Former reality TV cast, producers, casting directors, agents, talent reps, network executives, showrunners.
- Editorial review: light — we trust your read on your industry
- Byline: prominent, with credentials displayed
- Author profile page: at
/by/[your-name] - Compensation: case-by-case for invited features
- How it works: we reach out to you; you can also pitch us at info@realityshow.com
Tier 2
Verified Bloggers
Reality TV bloggers, reviewers, and recappers with established audiences (newsletter, blog, YouTube channel, podcast, or significant social following). Open application.
- Editorial review: standard — editor reviews each piece for fit and quality
- Byline: clean, with author bio
- One contextual outbound link to your site/work — the "we link to you, you'll link to us" social contract
- Author profile page: at
/by/[your-name] - Pitch us: info@realityshow.com with two writing samples and the URL of your audience platform
Tier 3
One-Off Contributors
Fan submissions, op-eds, and recaps from writers without an existing industry credential or platform. Heavier editorial review.
- Editorial review: rigorous — we may suggest revisions
- Byline: at editor's discretion
- What we want: original takes, not aggregated news; specific shows you watch and have a real point of view about
- Pitch us: info@realityshow.com with your draft attached (not a pitch — the actual piece)
Submission guidelines (all tiers)
- Originality. The piece has to be original to RealityShow.com and not previously published elsewhere. If you're cross-posting from your own newsletter, talk to us first; we sometimes accept this and sometimes don't.
- On-topic. Reality TV. Casting. Talent. Network strategy. Reality-adjacent business and personal-brand topics. We will probably not run your scripted-TV review.
- No overt promotion. Don't pitch us a piece whose actual purpose is to sell your book/course/agency. Editorial mentions of your work are fine in context; whole pieces structured as marketing get cut.
- No undisclosed AI. Use of AI tools is fine — we use them ourselves — but you must disclose it. Pieces that read as AI-generated without disclosure get rejected on sight. Pieces with disclosure are evaluated on merit.
- Sourced claims. If you assert a fact, link a source. Especially for net worth, ratings, ratings comparisons, and contract terms.
- House voice. Read our Feed first. We're thesis-driven, slightly literary, willing to take positions, allergic to listicle filler. Don't pitch us a Buzzfeed format and don't pitch us 280-word celebrity blurbs.
Editorial standards
We're not a content mill. We publish less than most reality TV sites because we'd rather run one strong piece a week than five mediocre ones. Editorial review means: an editor will read your piece, may suggest a rework, may push you on a claim, and may decline pieces that we like but don't think will land.
Net worth content is the most-edited part of the site. We require figures to be expressed as estimates, with at least one cited source (Forbes, Bloomberg, Celebrity Net Worth, public filings). Bare claims about people's wealth — or anything that could plausibly be defamatory — are not acceptable.
What you get
- Audience: RealityShow.com is positioning to rank for high-volume reality TV queries; your piece will get search traffic over time
- A byline on a property that's not a content mill
- (Tier 2) An outbound link to your own work
- (Tier 1 + 2) An author profile page that's its own SEO asset
- (Selected pieces) Cross-promotion through our newsletter and social
What we won't do
- Pay for unsolicited Tier 3 submissions (with limited exception for genuinely exceptional pieces)
- Publish anonymously or pseudonymously, except in narrow cases where the writer's safety is genuinely at risk
- Take down pieces after publication except in cases of factual error or legal necessity
- Run sponsored content disguised as editorial
How to pitch
We respond to all submissions within 10 business days. If you haven't heard from us in that window, follow up; submissions sometimes get filtered.