Pete Rose reality show in works for TLC network

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CINCINNATI - SEPTEMBER 11: Pete Rose waves to the crowd during the ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of his breaking the career hit record of 4,192 on September 11, 2010 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was …

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SAN FRANCISCO - 1989: Manager Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds sits in the dugout during the game against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park during the 1989 MLB season in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr./Getty…

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1990: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds watches the ball after batting during a game. Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport

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1990: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds sitting on a bench during a game. Mandatory Credit: Allen Dean Steele /Allsport

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Pete Rose signs autographs for fans (File)
Photographer: Deb Silverman
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Posted: 07/17/2012

CINCINNATI - Pete Rose is taking a swing at his own reality TV show.

Cable's TLC network says it has started production on an unscripted series to chronicle the lives of baseball's all-time hitting leader and his fiancee, model Kiana Kim.

The series will follow the couple as they plan a wedding and go through the process of blending their respective families. The show is so far untitled.

The network announced Wednesday that TLC has ordered five episodes to air late this year.

The 71-year-old Rose is banned from baseball for betting on games when he was the manager for the Cincinnati Reds. The ban has left him ineligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

He leads baseball with 4,256 hits in his career.

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