Ryan Seacrest Reveals ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ Started On A Camera He Bought From Best Buy

Ryan Seacrest reflected on the early days of Keeping Up With the Kardashians following the news that the reality series is coming to an end in 2021.

Ryan Seacrest reflected on the early days of Keeping Up With the Kardashians following the news that the reality series is coming to an end in 2021.

Seacrest, 45, served as executive producer of the show since its debut in October 2007 and also had a hand in the creation of its spin-offs, including Khloé and Lamar and Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

Ryan Seacrest reflected on the early days of Keeping Up With the Kardashians following the news that the reality series is coming to an end in 2021.

On Wednesday, September 9, the radio host dished on how the series began during an episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan.

“It was about 14 and a half years ago, [Kris Jenner] was looking to do a show with the family. I — as a producer at the time — was looking for my first series to produce,” the American Idol host recalled on Wednesday. “We met and I remember they were going to do a barbecue at their house. She said, ‘Why don’t you send a camera up and shoot this barbecue?’ I said, ‘Great, we’ll do that.’”

Despite their excitement, Seacrest and his team hit a little bump in the road before their big project. “We don’t own a camera,” he teased. “So we had to go get a camera from Best Buy.”

When they finally started to film the Kardashian-Jenner clan at their California home, the producers knew they had an instant hit.

“We made a seven-minute tape out of it and we showed it to E!, and initially the executives said, ‘We can’t commission a show on seven minutes.’ They pushed back. … We put the show on the air weeks later.”

On Tuesday, September 8, Kim Kardashian announced that the show is ending next year after season 20.

“To our amazing fans – it is with heavy hearts that we’ve made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” “This show made us who we are and I will be forever in debt to everyone who played a role in shaping our careers and changing our lives forever.”