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A&E Renews ‘Beyond Scared Straight’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday October 25, 2011 @ 8:33am PDTTags: A&E, Beyond Scared Straight
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: A&E Network has renewed docu-reality series Beyond Scared Straight for a third season with a 13-episode order. The series, inspired by Arnold Shapiro’s Oscar-winning documentary Scared Straight!, follows prison and jail deterrence programs aimed at helping at-risk teens. The show’s second season averaged 1.5 million adults 18-49 and 2.6 million total viewers. Its series premiere was A&E’s most-watched original series launch of all-time. Production on Season 3 will begin in late 2011 for a premiere in Q3 of 2012. Season 2 returns with original episodes in December. Beyond Scared Straight is produced by Arnold Shapiro Prods., with Shapiro executive producing.

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‘Beyond Scared Straight’ Premiere Sets A&E Ratings Record

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 11:53am PSTTags: A&E, A&E Ratings, Beyond Scared Straight, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

The premiere of A&E’s new unscripted series Beyond Scared Straight last night became the most watched and highest rated original series debut on the network ever. The series, based on the award-winning documentary Scared Straight! and executive produced by … Read More »

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A&E Orders Doug Liman Documentary Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday August 6, 2010 @ 10:09am PDTTags: Beyond Scared Straight, Doug Liman, Unscripted TV
Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES, CA AUGUST 6, 2010 – A&E Network has ordered a documentary pilot from producer and director Doug Liman titled “The Unexplained,” which will focus on strange phenomena and paranormal experiences. Additionally, A&E has ordered “Beyond Scared Straight!,”

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