Pilgrim Media Group (also known as Pilgrim Studios) is a

television production company A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and vi ...

based in

North Hollywood, California North Hollywood is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District, the El Portal Theatre, several art galleries, and the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. The North H ...

. It was founded in 1997 by

Craig Piligian Craig Piligian (born August 25, 1957) is an Armenian American television producer, and the President and CEO of Pilgrim Films & Television. As an Executive Producer, he is best known for creating ''The Ultimate Fighter'', ''American Chopper'' and ...

. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...

. In 2022 Pilgrim became a minority owner in the podcasting company Lionsgate Sound with

Lions Gate Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in ...

, which launched on October 19, 2022.

Acquisition by Lionsgate

On November 12, 2015,

created a partnership with Piligian when the studio acquired more than 50% of Pilgrim Studios for $200 million. Piligian retained his position as CEO of the company while Pilgrim continued to operate independently under Piligian.Lionsgate Buys Major Stake In Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios For $200 Million
Nellie Andreeva deadline.com, Retrieved on April 14, 2016Lionsgate Buys Stake in Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios
Cynthia Littleton variety.com, Retrieved on April 14, 2016Lionsgate Acquires Stake in Reality Producer Pilgrim Studios
Reid Nakamura, thewrap.com, Retrieved on April 14, 2016 The deal allowed Lionsgate to move into unscripted television programming.

Television series

*'' Amazing America with Sarah Palin'' *''

American Casino ''American Casino'' is an American Reality television, reality television series which tracks the daily events of the managers and employees of the Green Valley Ranch resort and spa, Green Valley Ranch Casino resort in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb ...

'' *'' American Chopper'' *''

American Hot Rod ''American Hot Rod'' is a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2007 on The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The series followed renowned car designer Boyd Coddington and his crew as they built hot rods and cust ...

'' *'' American Ninja Warrior'' (Co-production with G4 for

Ninja Warrior ''Sasuke'' (サスケ; stylized in Japan as ''SASUKE'', also known as ''Shin-Sasuke'' (stylized as ''新SASUKE'' from Seasons 18 to 21, ''Sasuke Rising'' from Seasons 28 to 30 and ''Sasuke Ninja Warrior'' since Season 35) is a Japanese sports ...

) *'' Battlefish'' *''

The Big Brain Theory ''The Big Brain Theory'' is an American television show on the Discovery Channel that first aired in 2013, hosted by Kal Penn. Eight episodes were produced. Format Each week the contestants enter the blueprint challenge, where they are given 3 ...

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Bounty Girls Bounty or bounties commonly refers to: * Bounty (reward), an amount of money or other reward offered by an organization for a specific task done with a person or thing Bounty or bounties may also refer to: Geography * Bounty, Saskatchewan, a gh ...

'' *'' The Cut'' *'' Build It Bigger: Rebuilding Greensburg'' *'' Covert Action'' *''

Cupid In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupīdō , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, lust, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus (mythology), Venus and the god of war Mar ...

'' *'' Destroyed In Seconds'' *'' Dirty Jobs'' *'' Extreme Loggers'' *'' Extreme Peril'' *''

Fast N' Loud ''Fast N' Loud'' was a reality-styled Discovery Channel TV show featuring Richard Rawlings and his crew from the Dallas, Texas-based Gas Monkey Garage as they search for tired and run-down cars, and restore them for profit. The show was success ...

'' *'' Firehouse USA: Boston'' *''

Full Metal Jousting ''Full Metal Jousting'' is an American reality game show that debuted on the History Channel on February 12, 2012. The show featured 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, competing in full-contact competitive jousting, a combat sport dev ...

'' *'' Ghost Hunters'' *''

Ghost Hunters International ''Ghost Hunters International'' (abbreviated as ''GHI'') is a spin-off series of '' Ghost Hunters'' that aired on Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi). The series premiered on January 9, 2008, and ended on April 4, 2012. Like its parent series, ''GHI'' was ...

'' *'' Ghost Hunters Academy'' *''

Girl Meets Cowboy A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary ...

'' *'' Greensburg'' *'' Guilty Or Innocent?'' *''

Hazard Pay "Hazard Pay" is the third episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series '' Breaking Bad'', and the 49th overall episode of the series. Written by Peter Gould and directed by Adam Bernstein, it originally aired on AMC in the ...

'' *'' Lindsay'' *''Man vs. Cartoon'' *''

Master Of Dance Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles *Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master, ...

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Misfit Garage ''Misfit Garage'' is a Discovery Channel reality-television show spun off from ''Fast N' Loud''. It features two of the mechanics fired from that show's Dallas, Texas-based Gas Monkey Garage, Tom Smith and Jordan Butler, as well as Thomas Weeks ...

'' *'' NY-SPI Investigates'' *''

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy ''Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy'' is an American travel documentary series that aired for three seasons from 2011 to 2013 on History. It premiered on February 8, 2011. Premise In the series, Larry the Cable Guy Daniel Lawrence Whi ...

'' *'' Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment'' *'' Out of the Wild: Venezuela'' *''The Real Exorcist'' *''

Really Big Things ''Really Big Things'' is a series about massive man-made marvels like big machines, giant telescopes, skyscrapers and other massive structures. It airs on the Discovery Channel, HD Theater and Science Channel. It is now being aired on the UK versi ...

'' *'' Rocco Gets Real'' *''

Sandhogs Sandhog is the slang term given to urban miners and construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects in New York City, and later other cities. Generally these projects involve tunneling, caisson excavation, road buil ...

'' *'' SEMA: The World's Greatest Car Show'' *''

Somebody's Gotta Do It ''Somebody's Gotta Do It'' is a program that originally aired on CNN and later aired on TBN with host Mike Rowe. The show premiered on October 8, 2014. On May 13, 2016, Mike Rowe announced on his website MikeRowe.com that he and CNN had agreed ...

'' *''

Southern Steel Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that re ...

'' *''Street Customs'' *''

Street Outlaws ''Street Outlaws'' is an American reality television series. The series premiered on Discovery Channel on June 10, 2013. The show was renewed for a thirteenth season which premiered on April 1, 2019. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (20 ...

'' *'' Strip Search'' *'' SWAT: Tactical Force'' *''

Swamp Loggers ''Swamp Loggers'' is an American reality television series which was originally broadcast on the Discovery Channel, from 2009 to 2012, that follows the crew of Goodson's All Terrain Logging as they log the swamps of North Carolina. Much of the s ...

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TapouT Tap out or Tapout can refer to: * Tap out, submission in combat sport * Tapout (clothing brand) * ''Tapout'' (TV series) * '' UFC: Tapout'', a video game * Tap-Out ''(Transformers)'', the name of two fictional characters * "Tapout" (song), a 20 ...

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Top Hooker ''Top Hooker'' is an American reality fishing competition television series that premiered June 2, 2013 on Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the War ...

'' *'' Top Shot'' *''

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

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The Ultimate Surfer ''The Ultimate Surfer'' is an American television surfing competition show that aired on ABC from August 23 to September 21, 2021. In March 2022, the series was canceled after one season. Format ''The Ultimate Surfer'', an eight-episode seri ...

'' *'' UFO Hunters'' *'' Worst Case Scenarios'' (co-produced by

Columbia TriStar Domestic Television Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CTT) was an American television production and distribution company that was active from 1994 to 2002. It was operated as the third name of the early television studio Screen Gems and the fourth ...

(later known as Sony Pictures Television) *'' You Spoof Discovery''

References

External links

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