fear-based reality programs. The October 2006 launch of the Celeb- rity Paranormal Project, however, further proved that producers will continue pushing fear-based reality programming in intermittent segments until the next Fear is found. SPORTS REALITY Clearly a less prevalent form of reality programming than the others described, sports-based reality programming is relatively new to the contemporary market. As its category heading otherwise suggests, sports reality programming largely incorporates elements of both competitive and aspiration reality into a season-long contest where athletes jockey for the top spot within their chosen sport. Derived from the inspirational legacy of the Rocky films, for exam- ple, host Sylvester Stallone teamed with producer Mark Burnett to create The Contender, a sports reality series pitting amateur boxers against one another until only a single contender remains at the end to Reality