Ring Nation
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| genre = Reality
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| presenter = Wanda Sykes
Crystal Cruz
Steve Patterson
| country = United States
| language = English
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Big Fish Entertainment
| network = Syndication
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|09|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2023}}
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Ring Nation is an American syndicated television series that premiered on September 26, 2022. Hosted by comedian Wanda Sykes, alongside Crystal Cruz and Steve Patterson as correspondents, and produced by MGM Television, the series highlights viral videos recorded via phones, home security cameras, and smart doorbells.{{Cite web |last=Baum |first=Gary |date=2022-08-25 |title=Senator Slams Amazon's 'Ring Nation' as Surveillance-State TV |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ed-markey-slams-amazon-wanda-sykes-ring-nation-1235205556/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The series is co-branded with Ring, a manufacturer of such products.
Reception
Prior to its premiere, Ring Nation received a negative reaction from critics and media outlets over its premise, which they felt was "dystopian", and glorified surveillance and Amazon's vertical integration; Ring, producer Big Fish Entertainment (known for their former A&E series Live PD), and distributor MGM Television, are all subsidiaries of Amazon.com Inc.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-08-11 |title=Wanda Sykes To Host Syndicated Viral Video Show Featuring Ring Doorbell Technology From MGM |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/wanda-sykes-host-syndicated-viral-video-show-ring-doorbell-technology-1235089510/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Big Fish Entertainment stated that the show would not be limited to footage from Ring products, and that footage would be cleared by their owner before broadcast.
Senator Ed Markey, who had been investigating Ring's business and privacy practices, described the program as normalizing "over-policing and over-surveillance" for the purposes of entertainment. Multiple advocacy groups, including MediaJustice and a petition circulated by Daily Kos, called for the show to be cancelled.{{Cite web |last=Silberling |first=Amanda |date=2022-09-26 |title=Advocacy groups slam Amazon and MGM's controversial 'Ring Nation' show ahead of its premiere |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/26/amazon-ring-nation-mgm-surveillance-tv-show-petition/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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Category:2020s American video clip television series
Category:2022 American television series debuts
Category:2023 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:Mass media about Internet culture
Category:Television series about social media
Category:Television series by MGM Television
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