A. Smith & Co.

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A. Smith & Co. Productions is an American entertainment television production company that specializes in creating unscripted reality, documentary and non-fiction programming for a wide range of networks. It was co-founded in 2000 by Arthur Smith and Kent Weed. Since 2011, it has been owned by Welsh international TV group Tinopolis. The company is known for producing adaptations of international formats such as Hell's Kitchen and American Ninja Warrior.

Company type
Private
Founded2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Founders
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A. Smith & Co Productions
Company type
Private
IndustryTelevision production
Founded2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Founders
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Arthur Smith (chairman and CEO)
Number of employees
51-200 (2025)
ParentTinopolis (2011–)
Websiteasmithco.com
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History

In November 2000, when Canadian producer and former CBC Sports executive Arthur Smith left his role as executive vice president of programming, production and news at American sports channel group Fox Sports Net following his successful run, he partnered with former W.A.V.E Productions founder Kent Weed, establishing their own American unscripted reality production company based in Los Angeles, California, entitled A. Smith & Co. Productions. Arthur Smith became chairman and CEO of the new unscripted studio, whilst Kent Weed became the new company's president.

In October 2010, A. Smith & Co. Productions had entered the management field with the acquisition of management and production firm Braverman/Bloom, which gained A.Smith & Co. Productions its own management division with Braverman/Bloom becoming a subsidiary of the while retaining the Braverman/Bloom name. Michael Braverman and Barry Bloom, founders of Braverman/Bloom continued to manage the management firm under its new parent company.[1]

In June 2011, it was announced that Welsh international TV production group Tinopolis had the company.[2][3]

In November 2016, The company expanded its production operations into the factual and documentary programming and entertainment production genres with the establishment of its two new production divisions as had merged with Tinopolis' production subsidiary BASE Productions into forming a new factual production division within A. Smith & Co. Productions, which was named A. Smith & Co. Dox, that would produce documentary & factual programming.[4][5]

In November 2025, it was announced that Jenny Daly had left the company as president after only six months, with Daly said to return to her "independent and entrepreneurial roots".[6]

Filmography

2000s

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Paradise Hotel2003–2019FOX
MyNetworkTV
Fox Reality Channel
First ever production by the company.
The Swan2004FOX
Hell's Kitchen2005–present
Skating with Celebrities2006
Pros vs. Joes2006–2010Spike
American Gangster2006–2009BETTook over production for seasons 2-3.
Kitchen Nightmares2007–2014FOX
I Survived a Japanese Game Show2008–2009ABC
Unsung2008–2024TV One
Full Throttle Saloon2009–2015Destination America
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura2009–2012TruTV
American Ninja Warrior2009–presentG4/NBCTook over production since season 2.
Co-production with Tokyo Broadcasting System and Lake Paradise Entertainment (seasons 2-5).
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2010s

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The World According to Paris2011Oxygen
Ellen's Design Challenge[7]2015–2016HGTVco-production with Telepictures and A Very Good Production
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja2016–2018Esquire Network (2016)
USA Network (2017–2018)
American Ninja Warrior Junior2018–2021Universal Kids/Peacock[8]A children's edition of American Ninja Warrior.
Co-production with Tokyo Broadcasting System.
The Titan Games[9]2019–2020NBCco-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Seven Bucks Productions
Welcome to Plathville2019–presentTLC
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2020s

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