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CBS Pledges to Make ‘At Least’ Half of Reality Show Contestants Nonwhite, Starting Next Season

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season.“The reality TV genre is an area that’s especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling,” George Cheeks, CBS Entertainment’s president and CEO, said. “As we strive to improve all of these creative aspects, the commitments announced today are important first steps in sourcing new voices to create content and further expanding the diversity in our unscripted programming, as well as on our Network.”The announcements come as CBS’ reality series, most notably “Survivor,” have been criticized for its lack of diversity.Also Read: How 'Mom' Handled Anna Faris' Departure in Season 8 PremiereIn July, CBS said it would commit 25% of its script development budget.

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