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Recent Examples of unscripted
At the SpringHill Company, James’ banner, Byron was head of unscripted and docuseries.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Per Nielsen live-same-day data, the average network sitcom/drama/unscripted series last season averaged just 414,228 adults 18-49 per episode, which marked a 13% drop compared to the year-ago period and a staggering 24% loss versus the 2022-23 demo deliveries.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The company reps international rights for top Korean indie producers and broadcasters in both scripted and unscripted programming.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Across his career, Ben has developed and produced a range of unscripted series and specials, including Origins: The Journey of Humankind (National Geographic), The People vs. Michael Jackson (A&E), Surviving Ohio State (HBO), and Super Bowl Greatest Commercials XXIII (CBS).
—Time Pr, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Per Nielsen live-same-day data, the average network sitcom/drama/unscripted series last season averaged just 414,228 adults 18-49 per episode, which marked a 13% drop compared to the year-ago period and a staggering 24% loss versus the 2022-23 demo deliveries.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The company reps international rights for top Korean indie producers and broadcasters in both scripted and unscripted programming.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Across his career, Ben has developed and produced a range of unscripted series and specials, including Origins: The Journey of Humankind (National Geographic), The People vs. Michael Jackson (A&E), Surviving Ohio State (HBO), and Super Bowl Greatest Commercials XXIII (CBS).
—Time Pr, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscripted
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For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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But then, flying toward the conclusion of Act I, Matthew finds that he, too, is being pulled down by unrehearsed emotion.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Staff are known to pitch in with impromptu dog-sitting; when one guest had to rush out for a medical emergency, their Bernese mountain dog, Gus, spent the day behind the front desk, name tag and all.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Langer said the cast received fan art and impromptu letters from the students recounting their experiences.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The participants who fare best seem to be familiar with the conventions of interscholastic debate, spouting off statistics and logic puzzles with the alacrity of an extemporaneous-speaking champion.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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As protesters dispersed, some started an extemporaneous cumbia dance party in a nearby park.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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The band’s concerts have become a hallmark of improvisational energy that has attracted a devoted and eclectic fanbase.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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But that would require some uncharacteristically strategic thinking from a famously improvisational president.—
Christopher Smart,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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These mutations can be spontaneous, but the paternal age of a sperm donor can also be a factor.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The piece signals transformation, but the spontaneous laugh turns luxury into connection; by the red-gown reveal, the necklace reads less like a trophy and more like a charm that’s worked.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Provide your input and be part of creating improvised scenes, games and musicals that come with tons of fun and laughter!—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Most of the hikers were unprepared for the weather, according to Vilaine.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The question is whether turmoil among China’s brass hats signals a military unprepared for a mammoth undertaking like a Taiwan assault.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The couple decided to make a spur-of-the-moment decision to skip Osaka altogether.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to a patron who posted on social media, one of them fulfilled an unusual spur-of-the-moment request by designing a drink to match her attire and her mood.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Unscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscripted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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