Home to “Big Brother,” Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island,” CBS announced that its shows will have casts with at least 50% of the contestants being Black, Indigenous, and people of color for the 2021-2022 broadcast 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, President and Chief Executive Officer for the CBS Entertainment Group, said in a statement. “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.”