Pilgrim Media Group

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Pilgrim Media Group

Formerly	Pilgrim Studios
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Television production
Founded	1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Founder	Craig Piligian
Headquarters	North Hollywood, California
Parent	Lionsgate Television (2015-present)
Website	https://www.pilgrimmediagroup.com/

Pilgrim Media Group (also known as Pilgrim Studios) is a television production company based in North Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1997 by Craig Piligian. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel. In 2022 Pilgrim became a minority owner in the podcasting company Lionsgate Sound with Lions Gate Entertainment, which launched on October 19, 2022.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]^[4] The deal allowed Lionsgate to move into unscripted television programming.^[2]

Television series

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Amazing America with Sarah Palin
American Casino
American Chopper
American Hot Rod
American Ninja Warrior (Co-production with G4 for Ninja Warrior)
Battlefish
The Big Brain Theory
Bounty Girls
The Cut
Build It Bigger: Rebuilding Greensburg
Covert Action
Cupid
Destroyed In Seconds
Dirty Jobs
Extreme Loggers
Extreme Peril
Fast N' Loud
Firehouse USA: Boston
Full Metal Jousting
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters International
Ghost Hunters Academy
Girl Meets Cowboy
Greensburg
Guilty Or Innocent?
Hazard Pay
Lindsay
Man vs. Cartoon
Master Of Dance
Misfit Garage
NY-SPI Investigates
Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy
Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment
Out of the Wild: Venezuela
The Real Exorcist
Really Big Things
Rocco Gets Real
Sandhogs
SEMA: The World's Greatest Car Show
Somebody's Gotta Do It
Southern Steel
Scamanda
Street Customs
Street Outlaws
Strip Search
SWAT: Tactical Force
Swamp Loggers
TapouT
Top Hooker
Top Shot
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Surfer
UFO Hunters
Worst Case Scenarios (co-produced by Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (later known as Sony Pictures Television)
You Spoof Discovery

References

^ "Lionsgate Launches Podcast Division with Shows from Curtis Jackson, Michael Nathanson". 3 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lionsgate Buys Major Stake In Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios For $200 Million Nellie Andreeva deadline.com, Retrieved on April 14, 2016
^ Lionsgate Buys Stake in Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios Cynthia Littleton variety.com, Retrieved on April 14, 2016
^ Lionsgate Acquires Stake in Reality Producer Pilgrim Studios Reid Nakamura, thewrap.com, Retrieved on April 14, 2016

External links

Official website

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The Atlantic Paranormal Society Jason Hawes Grant Wilson
TV series	Ghost Hunters (episodes; 2004–present) Ghost Hunters International (episodes; 2008–12) Ghost Hunters Academy (2009–10)
Production	Pilgrim Studios
Related series	Ghost Nation (2019–present) Kindred Spirits (2016–present)
Other	Barry Fitzgerald Destination Truth Josh Gates
Category

Lionsgate

Lionsgate Studios

Motion pictures	Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Premiere Lionsgate Canada eOne Films Lionsgate UK Good Universe Pantelion Films* Roadside Attractions* Spyglass Media Group* Summit Entertainment Amblin Partners* Amblin Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Amblin Television
Television production and distribution	Lionsgate Television Debmar-Mercury 3 Arts Entertainment Lionsgate Alternative Television Force Four Entertainment Paperny Entertainment Pilgrim Media Group
Themeparks	Motiongate Dubai

Media assets

Starz Inc.	Starz Starz Encore MoviePlex
Streaming services*	LOL Network
Broadcast and FAST networks	Free TV Networks*
Celestial Tiger Entertainment*	Celestial Movies Kix Thrill cHK

Former or defunct assets
and predecessors

Anchor Bay Entertainment
Alliance Films
Artisan Entertainment
CinéGroupe
Codeblack Films
Contender Entertainment Group
- Rubber Duck Entertainment (Now part of Hasbro Entertainment)
- Medusa Communications & Marketing
  - Hong Kong Legends
  - Premier Asia
Epix*
Fearnet*
Film Roman
Mandalay Pictures
Mandate Pictures
Manga Entertainment (U.S. branch)
Maple Pictures
Momentum Pictures
Overture Films
Pop TV*
Starz Animation / Arc Productions
Termite Art Productions
Trimark Pictures
Vestron Pictures
- Vestron Video

Key personnel

*Joint venture

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Hidden categories:

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States