Sharp Entertainment

{{short description|American television production company}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}

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| name = Sharp Entertainment, LLC

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| type = Subsidiary

| industry = Reality television

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| founded = {{start date and age|2003}}

| founder = Matt Sharp

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| hq_location_city = Manhattan, New York City

| hq_location_country = U.S.

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| key_people = Matt Sharp (CEO)
Bob Larson (president)

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| parent = Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction (2012–present)

| website = {{url|http://sharpentertainment.com/}}

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Sharp Entertainment, LLC is a television production company based in Manhattan, New York. Founded by Matt Sharp in 2003, they have produced thousands of hours of programming in reality television.{{cite web|url=http://sharpentertainment.com/our-shows/|title=Sharp Entertainment : Our Shows|website=sharpentertainment.com|accessdate=6 February 2019}} They produce TLC's top rated television franchise, 90 Day Fiancé, which consists of 6 spin off series.{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Jillian |title=Summit '20: TLC, Sharp Entertainment on creating a franchise hit with "90 Day Fiance" |url=https://realscreen.com/2020/01/30/summit-20-tlc-sharp-entertainment-on-creating-a-franchise-hit-with-90-day-fiance/ |website=Real Screen |accessdate=10 April 2020}} The February 23, 2020 premiere of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days had 3.3 million viewers, putting TLC in the #2 spot for the night.{{cite web |last1=Nakamura |first1=Reid |title='90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' Draws Franchise's Best Premiere-Episode Ratings Ever |url=https://www.thewrap.com/90-day-fiance-before-the-90-days-draws-best-premiere-episode-ratings-ever-exclusive/ |website=The Wrap |date=2 March 2020 |accessdate=11 April 2020}} Some of their other hits include Love After Lockup (We TV), Man v. Food (Cooking Channel), Marrying Millions (Lifetime), Doomsday Preppers (National Geographic), Extreme Couponing (TLC), and The Fabulous Life (VH1).{{cite web|url=http://sharpentertainment.com/our-shows/|title=Sharp Entertainment : Our Shows|website=sharpentertainment.com|accessdate=6 February 2019}}

Sharp Entertainment was acquired by CORE Media Group in 2012,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/core-media-acquires-sharp-reality-shop-1118056936/|title=Core Media acquires Sharp reality shop|first1=Cynthia|last1=Littleton|date=23 July 2012|publisher=|accessdate=6 February 2019}} which was relaunched as Industrial Media in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.industrial-media.com/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514153336/http://www.industrial-media.com/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-05-14|title=CORE Media Acquires Intellectual Property Corp., Relaunches as Industrial Media|date=2018-08-06|website=Industrial Media|language=en}} On March 2, 2022, the company became part of Sony Pictures Television after its acquisition of Industrial Media and subsequent rebranding as Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction in November.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/sony-pictures-television-acquires-industrial-media-unscripted-operations-restructure-90-day-fiance-1234969962/|title=Sony Pictures Television Acquires Industrial Media In $300M+ Deal, Restructures Its Unscripted Operations|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 3, 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 3, 2022}}