Fox’s New Big Fat Obnoxious Reality Show

By Paige Albiniak
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Fox's next twist on the reality-show genre arrives with My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, premiering Monday, Jan. 19, at 9 p.m. In the show, 23-year-old Randi will pull a practical joke on her family when they meet her supposed fiance, Steve, and his family, all of whom behave badly.

To win $1 million, Randi must make it all the way through the ceremony with her family believing that she is really marrying Steve. But Steve also is playing a joke on Randi, who doesn’t know that he and his family are all actors, working hard to be as believably horrible as possible.

My Big Fat ObnoxiousFiance will be hosted by Claudia DiFolco, who also hosted Fox’s Anything for Love. The series, produced by Rocket Science Laboratories, is scheduled to run for six episodes, through February sweeps. Jean-Michel Michenaud and Chris Cowan are executive producers, while Ray Guiliani co-executive produces.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.