You won’t see the results until the 2021-22 television season, but CBS has committed to diverse casting for all future edition of its reality shows, including Love Island and the enduringly-popular Big Brother and Survivor.

In an initiative announced Monday, the network decreed that all casts of its reality shows must be at least 50% Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC). The initiative goes beyond what you see on air, as no less than 40% the writing staff must also be persons of color.

The move announced today is at least partly in response to criticism by former Survivor contestants, some of whom took their complaints of lack of diversity and their portrayal post-editing to network execs.

CBS has also pledged more cast diversity in scripted shows and is working in concert with the NAACP to develop programming.

“The reality TV genre is an area that’s especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling,” George Cheeks, president and CEO for the CBS Entertainment Group, said in a statement.

After the 2022 season, the percentage of writers who must be BIPOC will increase to 50%.

“As we strive to improve all of these creative aspects, the commitments announced today are important first steps in sourcing new voices to create content and further expanding the diversity in our unscripted programming, as well as on our network,” Cheeks said.

Is this a voluntary move that was a long time coming, or do you think CBS is bowing to pressure? Should other networks do this as well? Let us know in the comments!