Private company

Authentic Entertainment

American television production company

Authentic Entertainment, LLC was a Burbank-based reality television company founded in 2000 by Lauren Lexton and Tom Rogan that has produced television series that cover a wide range of subjects (e.g. Ace of Cakes, Weird Travels, Toddlers & Tiaras, All on the Line, Surprise Homecoming, Flipping Out, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Auction Kings, Off Limits, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo), and most recently Cheer Perfection and Is Your Dog A Genius?2 It is part of Endemol Shine North America.1 It ceased to exist in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1

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Authentic Entertainment, LLC was a Burbank-based reality television company founded in 2000 by Lauren Lexton and Tom Rogan that has produced television series that cover a wide range of subjects (e.g. Ace of Cakes, Weird Travels, Toddlers & Tiaras, All on the Line, Surprise Homecoming, Flipping Out, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Auction Kings, Off Limits, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo), and most recently Cheer Perfection and Is Your Dog A Genius?2

Products and brands

  • television program

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by 51 Minds Entertainment1

Timeline

  1. Jan 31, 2025Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2020Acquired Acquired by Banijay Entertainment1
  3. 2015Acquired Acquired by Endemol Shine Group1
  4. 2015Acquired Acquired by Endemol Shine North America1
  5. 2010Acquired Acquired by Endemol1
  6. 2000Founded Founded1

Sources

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