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 show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

s 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, which launched on October 19, 2022.

Acquisition by Lionsgate

On November 12, 2015, Lions Gate Entertainment 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

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Amazing America with Sarah Palin ''Amazing America with Sarah Palin'' is an outdoors-themed reality television series starring Sarah Palin. Co-hosts for the first season included Jerry Carroll and actor Mark Christopher Lawrence. The show is produced by Pilgrim Films and Telev ...

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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 ...

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American Chopper ''American Chopper'' is an American reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul Sr. (frequently called ''Senior''), and his son Paul Teutul Jr. (also kno ...

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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 c ...

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American Ninja Warrior American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

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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'' *'' Bounty Girls'' *'' 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 ''Dirty Jobs'' is an American television series that originally aired on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the job's current employees. The sh ...

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Extreme Loggers Extreme may refer to: Science and mathematics Mathematics *Extreme point, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set *Maxima and minima, extremes on a mathematical function Science *Extremop ...

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Extreme Peril Extreme may refer to: Science and mathematics Mathematics *Extreme point, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set *Maxima and minima, extremes on a mathematical function Science *Extremop ...

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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 succe ...

'' *'' 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 ...

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Ghost Hunters Academy ''Ghost Hunters Academy'' (''GHA'') was a paranormal reality television series that premiered on November 11, 2009, on the Syfy channel. The program was the third spin-off series based on '' Ghost Hunters'' (after '' Ghost Hunters International ...

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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'' *''

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 Week ...

'' *'' 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 Science Channel (often simply br ...

'' *'' 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 ...

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Southern Steel Southern Steel are a netball in New Zealand, New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 ANZ Championship season, 2008 and 2016 ANZ Championship season, 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 ANZ Premiership seas ...

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

Strip Search A strip search is a practice of searching a person for weapons or other contraband suspected of being hidden on their body or inside their clothing, and not found by performing a frisk search, but by requiring the person to remove some or al ...

'' *'' 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 ...

'' *'' TapouT'' *'' Top Hooker'' *''

Top Shot ''Top Shot'' is an American reality television show that debuted on the History Channel on June 6, 2010. In the show, 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, compete in various types of shooting challenges. One by one, the contestants are ...

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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 (later known as

Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures Entertainm ...

) *'' You Spoof Discovery''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilgrim Films and Television Mass media companies established in 1997 Television production companies of the United States Lionsgate