The Osbournes' ran for four seasons on MTV between 2002 and 2005 and is considered a foundational pillar for reality television

Ozzy Osbourne was a heavy metal icon. He was also an unlikely reality TV pioneer on "The Osbournes," with his wife Sharon and kids Kelly and Jack.

With the death of Ozzy Osbourne, former MTV boss Van Toffler remembers the success of "The Osbournes," and how it impacted both MTV and reality TV.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to Sharon, Jack, Kelly, the rest of his family and everybody that's worked hard along the way."

Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman and solo star who helped pioneer the follow-around reality TV craze with MTV's 'The Osbournes,' died July 22 at 76.

Ozzy Osbourne, the cofounding member of Black Sabbath who earned the nickname "Prince of Darkness," died on Tuesday, his family confirmed.

Transformed by 'The Osbournes' from bird-biting Prince of Darkness into one of TV's quintessential bumbling dads, Osbourne helped usher in a wave of image makeovers with unexpectedly lasting ripples.

Ozzy Osbourne may have sold millions of albums, bitten the head off a bat, and helped invent heavy metal, but nothing rattled him quite like reality TV. In the wake of his death at 76, fans are revisiting every chapter of Ozzy’s life, including The ...