Discovery, Real Simple TV Venture Ends Run

Discovery Communications’ TLC confirmed it’s not bringing back Real Simple. Real Life., the lifestyle-makeover show it produced with Time Inc.’s Real Simple.

The series premiered last October amid heavy promotion by Time Warner Cable, Real Simple and TLC, with launch sponsors that included Saturn, Kraft and Sears. It was a gamble, given that magazines have rarely spun their brands into commercially successful TV shows. The show also represented an unusual cross-platform sales effort between the magazine and cable network.

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