Why Recycling Reality Show Stars Has Become So Popular These Days: “There’s An Authenticity To Them That’s Really Hard To Replicate”
deadline.comFor years, Rob Mariano operated as a veritable Survivor ambassador, having first appeared in Marquesas before going on to compete five more times on the CBS franchise.
His celebrity became so valuable to the network that he would compete twice on The Amazing Race and even allowed CBS to film his 2005 nuptials to fellow Survivor contestant Amber Brkirch.
But when NBC’s Deal or No Deal Island came calling with the chance to compete, Mariano didn’t hesitate to put CBS reality shows in the rearview mirror so he could try something new on a different network. “Of course, I love CBS, that’s where I got my start, and I have been loyal to ’em for a lot of years,” Mariano tells Deadline. “But throughout the years I’ve done projects for other outlets.
I did a pilot for the History Channel, I worked for the Sci-Fi channel. At one point we did something with Fox Reality. This departure to NBC has been great.
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