We didn't just create the genre.
We transformed modern
storytelling.
Groundbreaking. Unprecedented. Human. Since 1987, viewers have come to know Bunim/Murray Productions and 51 Minds as authentic storytellers. Innovation is at the core of who we are and our body of work continues to expand across TV, film, documentaries, digital, and social platforms.
Breaking ground is what we do best.
First unscripted series — The Real World
First unscripted reality sitcom — The Simple Life
Most viewed Bravo series — Below Deck
First reality soap opera — Starting Over
Most viewed original Snapchat Series — Endless Summer
The Surreal Life — First "Celebreality" Series
Most viewed Facebook Watch Series — Ball In The Family
Longest running series on MTV — The Challenge
Lifetime’s best-performing unscripted series in three years across all key demos, including Adults aged 18-49, and on social with over 740,000 interactions — Surviving R. Kelly
#1 rated show on E! — Keeping Up With The Kardashians
USA’s top debut for an unscripted series in eight years — Miz and Mrs.
Cable’s Biggest Unscripted Launch of the Year and E!’s Most-Watched Series Debut in over a decade — I Am Cait
Creating content.
Making history.
Winning awards.
Over the past two decades, BMP has been busy.
See for yourself.
5,780+
hours of
programming
(and counting)
60+
iconic franchise series
88
Emmy®
nominations
Awards/Recognitions
2025
2025
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Below Deck Down Under
Real TV Critics Choice Nomination
Best Unstructured Series -
Vanderpump Villa
Real TV Critics Choice Nomination
Female Star of the Year
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Below Deck Mediterranean
People's Choice Awards Nomination
Reality Show of the Year -
Bunim/Murray Productions
American Reality Television Awards
Best Production Company -
Below Deck Down Under
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program for the episode "The Turnover Day"
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Below Deck Down Under
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program -
Hack My Home
Emmy®️ Win
Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program -
The Surreal Life
American Reality Television Awards Nomination
Most Creative Challenge
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Below Deck
American Reality Television Awards Nomination
Best New Cast -
Drive with Swizz Beatz
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing -
Drive with Swizz Beatz
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Single Camera Editing
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Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Producers Guild Award
Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition
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Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Competition Program -
Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality or Competition Program -
Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Director For A Reality Program
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Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) -
Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program -
Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
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Bunim/ Murray Productions
Critics Choice RealTV Awards
Best Unstructured Series -
Below Deck Mediterranean
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for An Unstructured Reality Program -
Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Critics Choice RealTV Awards
Best Competition Series: Talent/ Variety
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Below Deck Mediterranean
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program -
Below Deck Sailing Yacht
People's Choice Awards Nomination
Reality Show of the Year -
The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans
Critics Choice RealTV Awards
Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscipted Series
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The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans
Critics Choice RealTV Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Production
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Born This Way
Webby Award
Video Series & Channels: Reality Category -
Below Deck
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program -
Below Deck
Emmy®️ Nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for An Unstructured Reality Program
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Below Deck
People's Choice Awards Nomination
Reality Show of the Year -
Below Deck Mediterranean
MTV Movie & TV Awards Nomination
Best Docu-Reality Show
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Surviving R. Kelly
Realscreen Award
Non-Fiction - Social Issues & Current Affairs Program -
Born This Way
Realscreen Award
Diversity & Inclusion -
Surviving R. Kelly
Peabody Award
Documentary
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Surviving R. Kelly
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Informational Series or Special -
Surviving R. Kelly
Critics Choice RealTV Award
Limited Documentary Series -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program
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Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program -
Born This Way
Critics Choice RealTV Award
Unstructured Series
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Born This Way
Realscreen Award
Reality: Docureality -
Valerie's Home Cooking
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Culinary Host -
Valerie's Home Cooking
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Culinary Program
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Born This Way
Realscreen Award
Award of Excellence: Reality
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Jonathan Murray
Legacy Award at the RealScreen Summit 2018
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Born This Way / Sasha Alpert
Artios Award
Reality Series Casting (Casting Society of America) -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
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Valerie's Home Cooking
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Culinary Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program -
Ball in the Family
The Webby People's Voice Award
Film/Video - Reality
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Keeping Up With The Kardashians
MTV Movie & TV Award nomination
Best Reality Series -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
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Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
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Bill Nye Saves the World
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality Or Reality- Competition Series
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Born This Way
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program - "Dream Come True" -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
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Project Runway
Realscreen Award
Competition - Lifestyle -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program - "Finale, Part 2" -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program - "An Unconventional Launch Party"
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They Call Us Monsters
Independent Lens
Audience Award -
Bill Nye Saves the World
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program -
Bill Nye Saves the World
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality Or Reality- Competition Series
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Born This Way
Critics Choice RealTV Award
Best Unstructured Reality Show -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program - "The Times They Are A'Changin" -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program - "Oh Baby!"
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They Call Us Monsters
Las Vegas Film Festival
Best Documentary -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For a Reality Program
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Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program - "Don't Limit Me" -
Born This Way
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program - "Up Syndrome" -
Born This Way
Television Academy
Honoree
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Born This Way
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program -
I Am Cait
GLADD Award Winner
Outstanding Reality TV Show -
I Am Cait
TCA Nomination
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway All Stars
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming -
I Am Cait
NATPE Reality Breakthrough nomination
Docu-Soap
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For a Reality Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Valentine Road
Emmy®️ nomination - News & Documentary
Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story – Long Form -
Valentine Road
Cinema Eye Honors Awards Nomination
Spotlight Award -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming -
Valentine Road
Emmy®️ nomination - News & Documentary
Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form -
Valentine Road
Emmy®️ nomination - News & Documentary
Best documentary
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For a Reality Program
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Valentine Road
GLAAD Award Nomination
Outstanding Documentary
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Project Runway
Realscreen Award
Best Competition/Lifestyle Programming -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming - "A Times Square Aniversary Party" -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For a Reality Program
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming - "Europe, Here We Come" -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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LookBook
CINE
Golden Eagle Award -
Valentine Road
Sundance Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize: Documentary -
Valentine Road
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Audience Award – Top 10 films
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Valentine Road
San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Best Documentary -
Valentine Road
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Jury Prize -
Valentine Road
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
First Time Documentary Director – Marta Cunningham
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Valentine Road
Out On Film
Best Documentary -
Valentine Road
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Jury Award: Best Documentary -
Valentine Road
Miami Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize: Knight Documentary
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Valentine Road
Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
Jury Prize – Best Documentary -
Best Thing I Ever Made
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Culinary Program
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For a Reality Program -
Project Runway
Realscreen Award
Best Music
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming -
BME Digital - The Controller: Battlefield 3
CINE
Golden Eagle Award
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Mary-Ellis Bunim & Jonathan Murray
Television Academy
Hall of Fame Inductees -
Project Runway
Realscreen Award
Best Competition/Lifestyle Programming
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Project Runway
GLAAD Award
Best Reality Show -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Jonathan Murray
Realscreen
Inducted into Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Hall of Fame
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program -
Pedro
GLAAD Media Award nomination
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series -
Pedro
Writer’s Guild of America Award for Television nomination
Long Form - Original
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
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Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Fox Reality Channel Really Awards
Best Docu-Series -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
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Project Runway
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming -
Project Runway
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program -
Jonathan Murray
Fox Reality Channel Really Awards
Legend Award
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Autism: The Musical
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) -
Autism: The Musical
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming -
Autism: The Musical
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Audience Award Winner – Best Documentary Feature
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Autism: The Musical
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
Award Winner – Best Documentary -
Autism: The Musical
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming -
Autism: The Musical
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
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Autism: The Musical
Rochester High Falls International Film Festival
Trophy Winner – Documentary -
Autism: The Musical
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
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Autism: The Musical
Mill Valley Film Festival
Award Winner -
Bad Girls Club
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 103 -
The Real World: Key West
PRISM Award commendation
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Autism: The Musical
Newport International Film Festival
Audience Award Winner: Documentary -
Autism: The Musical
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
People’s Choice Award – Best Documentary -
Starting Over
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Special Class Series
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Starting Over
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing -
Flavor of Love
Teen Choice Awards Nomination
Choice TV: Reality Show
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Starting Over
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing -
The Real World: Austin
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 1609 -
Bunim Murray Entertainment
PRISM Award
Diversity Award
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Flavor of Love
Fox Reality Awards
Favorite Fight -
Flavor of Love
Fox Reality Awards
Favorite Villain -
Starting Over
PRISM Award commendation
Episodes 2161-2163
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Starting Over
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Special Class Series
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Starting Over
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing -
Starting Over
Emmy®️ Winner
Outstanding Special Class Series -
The Real World: Philadelphia
GLAAD Award
Outstanding Reality Program
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The Real World: Philadelphia
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 1509 -
Starting Over
PRISM Award commendation
Episodes 1188, 1189, 1190
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The Real World: Paris
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 1302 -
Starting Over
PRISM Award commendation
Episodes 1003/1030/1055
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Mary-Ellis Bunim & Jonathan Murray
LAMDA
Legal Award -
The Real World: Chicago
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 1115
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The Real World: Back to New York
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 1016
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Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) (Area Award) -
The Real World: New Orleans
PRISM Award commendation
Episodes 911, 903
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The Real World
Emmy®️ nomination
Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Programming- Picture Editing -
Road Rules: Semester at Sea
Genesis Award
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The Real World: Hawaii
TV Guide Award
Favorite Reality TV
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Mary-Ellis Bunim & Jonathan Murray
GLAAD Award
3rd Annual Fairness Award -
The Real World: New Orleans
New York Festivals
Bronze World Medal (Television-Drama-Series)
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The Real World: Boston
PRISM Award
Certificate of Merits - Episode 605 -
The Real World: Boston
PRISM Award commendation
Episode 619 -
Road Rules: Islands
PRISM Award
Certificate of Merits - Episode 407
Real heart for real voices
We want everyone to be heard. Everyone.
Pedro Zamora was one of the first openly gay, HIV-positive stars on TV, and one of our most popular housemates on The Real World.
BMP followed Caitlyn Jenner on a quest to live as her authentic self, while shining a light on the trans community in I Am Cait.
Citizen Rose documented Rose McGowan's #MeToo advocacy, becoming the first program to publicly out Harvey Weinstein.
Explore a Snapchat series that documents the real world coming-of-age stories of teen drag queens across the country in Growing Up Is A Drag.
Autism: The Musical told the story of a musical that was written and performed by five kids on the autism spectrum. All to raise awareness for this modern epidemic.
Born This Way followed seven young people living with Down syndrome. And not just living, but thriving. America watched as the cast chased dreams, overcame obstacles, and defied society's expectations.
Inclusivity means everything. Breaking barriers. Shattering stigmas. America watched as these predominantly deaf families navigated raising kids in a hearing world in Deaf Out Loud.
Surviving R. Kelly gave sexual abuse survivors of the popular R&B singer a platform. After the show, formal charges were brought against Kelly in February 2019.
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