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===Television=== O'Neal and his mother, Lucille Harrison, were featured in the documentary film ''Apple Pie'', which aired on [[ESPN]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaquille O'Neal & Lucille Harrison|url=http://www.applepiemovie.com/html/shaqandlucille.html|work=applepiemovie.com|access-date=August 11, 2012|archive-date=August 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831034008/http://www.applepiemovie.com/html/shaqandlucille.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Apple Pie" and mom on Mother's Day|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/mothersday_applepie.html|work=ESPN|access-date=August 11, 2012|archive-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180639/http://espn.go.com/classic/s/mothersday_applepie.html|url-status=live}}</ref> O'Neal had a 2005 reality series on ESPN, ''[[Shaquille (TV series)|Shaquille]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaquille (TV series 2005)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461634/|work=IMDb|date=May 24, 2005|access-date=August 11, 2012|archive-date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729024444/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461634/|url-status=live}}</ref> and hosted a series called ''[[Shaq's Big Challenge]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaq's Big Challenge (2007)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978758/|work=IMDb|date=June 26, 2007|access-date=August 11, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110929/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978758/|url-status=live}}</ref> O'Neal also participated in the 2002 [[Discovery Channel]] special ''Motorcycle Mania 2'', requesting an exceptionally large bike to fit his large size from famed custom motorcycle builder [[Jesse James (customizer)|Jesse James]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Motorcycle Mania 2 (2004) |url=http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/movieDetails/212500 |work= blockbuster.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313025013/http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/movieDetails/212500 |archive-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref>; in addition to this, O'Neal also appeared in the first ''[[Idol Gives Back]]'' in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|last=Caruso |first=Andrea |title= American Idol's Ryan Seacrest Gives Back to Idol Gives Back |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/american-idols-ryan-seacrest-gives-back-idol-gives-1359669.html |work= voices.yahoo.com |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728223440/http://voices.yahoo.com/american-idols-ryan-seacrest-gives-back-idol-gives-1359669.html |archive-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref> on an episode of ''[[Fear Factor]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Blackmon |first=Joe |title=Shaquille O'Neal On Fear Factor |url=http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2006/07/10/shaquille-oneal-on-fear-factor/ |work=Reality TV Magazine |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107132309/http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2006/07/10/shaquille-oneal-on-fear-factor/ |archive-date=November 7, 2011 }}</ref> and on an episode of MTV's ''[[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]]'', where he was lifted off the ground on [[Jason AcuΓ±a|Wee Man]]'s back.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jackass {{!}} Jason "Wee-Man" Acuna|url=http://www.mtv.ca/mtv2/show_cast_member.jhtml?cid=10193&id=10099|work=mtv.ca|access-date=August 11, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> O'Neal was a [[professional wrestling]] fan and made appearances at many [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaq takes out Big Show on Raw |url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/shaq-takes-out-big-show-on-raw-25019807 |work=wwe.com |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330105015/http://www.wwe.com/videos/shaq-takes-out-big-show-on-raw-25019807 |archive-date=March 30, 2012 }}</ref> O'Neal was pranked on the MTV show ''[[Punk'd]]'' when a crew member accused him of stealing his parking space. After O'Neal and his wife went into a restaurant, [[Ashton Kutcher]]'s crew members let the air out of O'Neal's tires. O'Neal and the crew member then got into an altercation, and after Kutcher told O'Neal he had been Punk'd, O'Neal [[finger (gesture)|made an obscene gesture]] at the camera.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punk'd β Season 5 β Episode 8 |url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/punkd/seasonfive.aspx?eid=22540 |work= muchmusic.com |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815024637/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/punkd/seasonfive.aspx?eid=22540 |archive-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|0641944}}</ref> O'Neal starred in a reality show called ''[[Shaq Vs.]]'' which premiered on August 18, 2009, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{cite news|title= O'Neal courts competition on new reality show 'Shaq Vs.'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-07-19-shaquille-reality-show_N.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=August 11, 2012|first=Gary|last=Levin|date=July 20, 2009|archive-date= December 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205080134/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-07-19-shaquille-reality-show_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The show featured O'Neal competing against other athletes at their own sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=4343990 |title=Shaq to star in TV sports reality series β NBA |work=ESPN |date=July 21, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-date= November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105132552/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=4343990 |url-status= live }}</ref> On July 14, 2011, O'Neal announced that he would join [[Turner Network Television]] (TNT) as an analyst on its NBA basketball games, joining [[Ernie Johnson, Jr.|Ernie Johnson]], [[Kenny Smith]], and [[Charles Barkley]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Shaq |url=http://www.tout.com/p3mp80 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134858/http://www.tout.com/p3mp80 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |title=Life's Moments |publisher=TOUT |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref> He hosted the show ''[[Upload with Shaquille O'Neal]]'' which aired on [[TruTV]] for one season. In September 2015, whilst promoting sportswear giant [[Reebok]] in [[South Korea]], O'Neal joined the cast in the [[South Korea]]n variety television show ''[[Off to School]]'' where he went to Seo Incheon High School. The show features various celebrities attending a selected high school as students for three days.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kang|first1= Byeong-jin|title=NBA μ€ν μ€ν¬ μ€λ, 'νκ΅ λ€λ μ€κ² μ΅λλ€' μΆμ°νλ€|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.kr/2015/08/12/story_n_7975082.html|website=The Huffington Post Korea|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2015|archive-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921114623/http://www.huffingtonpost.kr/2015/08/12/story_n_7975082.html}}</ref> The producer of the show, Kim No-eun said, "We've worked hard on our guest list this season, so [[Yoshihiro Akiyama|Choo Seong Hoon]] will be appearing on a cable channel for the first time. Shaquille O'Neal will be on the show as well. We succeeded in casting him after a lot of effort. O'Neal will be visiting Korea for a promotion and will be visiting the school on the last day. He will have lunch with the students. We're even preparing a big match between Choo Seong Hoon and Shaquille O'Neal. We're specially preparing a uniform for Shaquille O'Neal."<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaquille O'Neal and Chu Sung Hoon to Guest on "Off to School"|url=http://www.soompi.com/2015/08/12/shaquille-oneal-and-chu-sung-hoon-to-guest-on-off-to-school/|website=soompi|access-date=September 14, 2015|date=August 12, 2015|archive-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914184232/http://www.soompi.com/2015/08/12/shaquille-oneal-and-chu-sung-hoon-to-guest-on-off-to-school/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1= Smiley|first1=Brett|title=Watch: Shaq fist-bumps giddy students in return to high school on Korean TV show|url=http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/shaquille-oneal-korean-high-school-tv-show-090215|website=foxsports|access-date=September 14, 2015|date= September 2, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016200245/http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/shaquille-oneal-korean-high-school-tv-show-090215|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Heck|first1=Jordan|title=Shaq became high school student for Korean TV show|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2015-09-02/shaq-korean-tv-show-video-high-school-student|website= sportingnews.com |access-date= September 14, 2015|date=September 2, 2015| archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906064648/http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2015-09-02/shaq-korean-tv-show-video-high-school-student}}</ref> In October 2022, O'Neal signed a long-term contract extension with [[Warner Bros. Discovery Sports]] to continue as a host on ''[[Inside the NBA]].''<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chavkin |first=Daniel |title=TNT Announces 'Inside the NBA' Crew's Future Amid Charles Barkley Contract |url=https://www.si.com/media/2022/10/17/tnt-announces-extensions-for-all-four-inside-the-nba-personalities |access-date=2022-10-19 |magazine= Sports Illustrated |language=en-us |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019193653/https://www.si.com/media/2022/10/17/tnt-announces-extensions-for-all-four-inside-the-nba-personalities |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 3, 2024, O'Neal was announced as one of the co-hosts (along with [[Gina Rodriguez]]) of the upcoming [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] game show ''[[Lucky 13 (TV series)|Lucky 13]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaquille O'Neal & Gina Rodriguez To Host ABC Game Show 'Lucky 13' From Exec Producer Kevin Bacon & Studio 1 |date= May 3, 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/shaquille-oneal-gina-rodriguez-abc-lucky-13-kevin-bacon-1235903385/ |access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> The series premiered on July 18, 2024.
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