{"id":54426,"date":"2023-05-17T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54426"},"modified":"2023-05-17T17:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T21:55:00","slug":"tbs-re-imagines-reality-hoax-series-the-joe-schmo-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/17\/tbs-re-imagines-reality-hoax-series-the-joe-schmo-show\/","title":{"rendered":"TBS Re-Imagines Reality Hoax Series, &#8220;The Joe Schmo Show&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54427\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/joe-schmo-show.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/joe-schmo-show.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/joe-schmo-show-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>TBS takes prank TV to a whole new level with a re-imagined version of &#8220;<strong><em>The Joe Schmo Show<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; premiering next year. Hosted by five-time Emmy\u00ae Award nominee, Cat Deeley, this show within a show takes aim at the absurdity of reality TV by making a regular guy believe he is competing on a reality show, when he is in fact, surrounded by a cast of highly skilled improv comedians. Reality TV has come a long way since 2003 when the original <em>Joe Schmo Show<\/em> was watched by more than 44 million viewers. 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