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Pilgrim Media Group

Logo: Pilgrim Media Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American television production company

Pilgrim Media Group (also known as Pilgrim Studios) is a television production company based in North Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1997 by Craig Piligian. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1

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Pilgrim Media Group (also known as Pilgrim Studios) is a television production company based in North Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1997 by Craig Piligian. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel. In 2022 Pilgrim became a minority owner in the podcasting company Lionsgate Sound with Lions Gate Entertainment, which launched on October 19, 2022.2

Corporate structure

Pilgrim Media Group is part of a group headed by Lionsgate Studios. 71 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Lionsgate Studios Santa Monica, California, United States
    • Pilgrim Media Group North Hollywood
    • Debmar-Mercury Subsidiary · Santa Monica
    • Lionsgate Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Lionsgate Television Subsidiary · North Vancouver
    • 3 Arts Entertainment, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Artisan Entertainment Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Artisan Home Entertainment Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Artisan Library Financing LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Artisan Pictures, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Blackfin, Inc. Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • BMP Funding II LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Deluxe Pictures LLC (d/b/a The Mark Gordon Company) Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Entertainment Capital Holdings International S.a.r.l. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • Entertainment One Canada Television Holdings ULC Subsidiary · Canada
    • Entertainment One Film USA LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Entertainment One Holdings USA, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Entertainment One Reality Productions LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Entertainment One Television Copyrights Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Entertainment One Television International Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Entertainment One Television Productions Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Entertainment One Television USA LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • eOne Features (Development) LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • eOne Features LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Film Holdings Co. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • For Our Kids Entertainment, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 35 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Craig Piligian in 1997.1

Leadership

Who has led Pilgrim Media Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Acquisitions

On November 12, 2015, Lions Gate Entertainment created a partnership with Piligian when the studio acquired more than 50% of Pilgrim Studios for $200 million. Piligian retained his position as CEO of the company while Pilgrim continued to operate independently under Piligian. The deal allowed Lionsgate to move into unscripted television programming.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pilgrim Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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