Recognizing the year’s highest achievers in unscripted television production, the 9th Annual American Reality Television Awards
(ARTAS) will premiere on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 5PM PT / 8PM ET . Hosted by the vivacious film and television actress Vivica A. Fox, the 60-minute show is produced in partnership with Reel Mood and celebrates the genre’s “best-in-class” across 21 individual categories.
The American Reality Television Awards highlights unscripted and digital shows; series stars and celebrity talent; the production and creative teams behind the scenes; and platforms and networks that bring unscripted content to viewers.
Network, cable, streaming shows and reality personalities are eligible every year, with votes collected worldwide generating millions of votes.
The virtual telecast premieres on OUTtv beginning Thursday, November 17, available to stream for free at OUTtv.com and on the various OUTtv streaming services. The telecast will also stream simultaneously on Monsters and Critics, as well as in VR on
ReelMood.com. Leading up to the ARTAS premiere, viewers can tune-in for inside scoops and behind-the-scenes audio clips on reVolver Podcasts.
Viewers can watch the show for free on all platforms, no subscriptions needed.
American television personality Tiffany “New York” Pollard will be honored as this year’s ARTAS Hall of Fame Award inductee. Pollard came into public prominence for her participation on the first two seasons of VH1’s Flavor of Love. Pollard, who was given the moniker “New York” by rapper Flavor Flav, went on to star in the Flavor Of Love spinoff I Love New York (VH1), the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother (Channel 5), Brunch with Tiffany (VH1) and most recently as host of the sizzling new OUTtv
competition to find the next queer sex symbol, Hot Haus. Pollard was also just announced to join the upcoming season of the BET+ hit reality series, College Hill:
Celebrity Edition. Launched in 2015, the ARTAS Hall of Fame Award exemplifies one (or more) stand-out, memorable, and iconic reality television personalities. Pollard was selected because of her longevity in the genre, her breadth of work and her
unprecedented popularity in the reality television universe. She joins previous ARTAS Hall of Fame inductees, MTV’s The Hills Heidi and Spencer Pratt (2015) and the very first supermodel and iconic judge of The CW’s America’s Next Top Model, Janice
Dickinson (2016).
Creators and Executive Producers Kristen Moss and Andrew Ward launched the American Reality Television Awards in 2012, along with John Barra, Showrunner, Talent Producer and Co-Executive Producer. The ARTAS are co-produced in association with Executive Producers Shantal Anderson, De Mann and Co-Executive Producer Jeff Rivera, Partner at Collective 5 Entertainment.
This year’s ARTAS will provide virtual reality fans a groundbreaking opportunity to experience the celebration in the Metaverse via Reel Mood, the exclusive Web 3.0 partner. Launched by ARTAS executive producer Shantal Anderson, Reel Mood offers audiences a first-of-its-kind immersive metaverse experience before and during the broadcast. ARTAS NFTs, produced by Reel Mood, are also available for fans to purchase. Fans can access the VR-enhanced telecast on ReelMood.com via the Meta
Quest headset or computer.
Below is a partial list of awards to be presented during the broadcast, along with some of the category nominees:
Outstanding Competition Show
● American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
● The Bachelor (ABC)
● Chopped (Food Network)
● Hell’s Kitchen (FOX)
● Legendary (HBO Max)
● Making It (NBC)
● The Masked Singer (FOX)
● The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Docu-Series
● 1000-Lb. Sisters (TLC)
● 90 Day Fiancé (TLC)
● Deadliest Catch (Discovery)
● Men in Kilts (STARZ)
● Murder in the Heartland (Investigation Discovery)
● Real World Homecoming (Paramount+)
Outstanding Host
● Elizabeth Banks, Press your Luck (ABC)
● Kristen Bell / Dax Shepard, Family Game Fight (NBC)
● Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie’s Home Cooking (Food Network)
● Wayne Brady, Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
● Terry Crews, America’s Got Talent (NBC)
● Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
● Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
● Heidi Klum / TIm Gunn, Making the Cut (Prime Video)
● Amy Poehler / Nick Offerman, Making It (NBC)
● Gordon Ramsay, Hell’s Kitchen (FOX)
Outstanding Digital Reality Series
● 12 Dates of Christmas (HBO Max)
● 9 Months with Courtney Cox (Facebook Watch)
● Fix Me a Plate (Food Network Digital)
● Home Town: Ben’s Workshop (discovery+)
● The Juneteenth Menu (Food Network Digital)
● Pig Royalty (discovery+)
Guilty Pleasure Show
● 1000-Lb. Sister (TLC)
● America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
● Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)
● Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC)
● Hell’s Kitchen (FOX)
● Savage X Fenty Show (Prime Video)
Reality Royalty
● Cynthia Bailey, The Real Housewives of ATL (Bravo)
● Chantel Everett, The Family Chantel (TLC)
● Melody Holt, Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)
● Ray J, Love & Hip Hop (VH1)
● Pedro Jimena, The Family Chantel (TLC)
● Colt Johnson, 90 Day Fiancé: The Single Life (TLC)
● Dr. Sandra Lee, Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC)
● Natalie Nunn, Baddies ATL (Zeus Network)
● Darcey and Stacey Silva, Darcey & Stacey (TLC)
