In past strikes, networks turned to realityTV. Can it once again serve as a stopgap for networks and streaming services in the event of a strike? It’s complicated. wga writersstrike
Although Netflix and other streaming services are guarded about viewing figures, it’s clear that many of these shows are hits, scoring quick renewals and inspiring various spinoffs and crossover shows. Once relegated to the slow summer or winter months, unscripted programming now takes up more space year-round alongside its scripted counterparts on prime-time network schedules and on streaming services.It’s been 30 years since ‘The Real World’ introduced reality TV. How things have changed.
With the media industry in the middle of a transformative shift, fueled by consolidation and downward pressure on budgets, unscripted television remains an attractive lower-risk endeavor for programmers. Depending on the network and type of show, budgets for reality shows can range from $100,000 to more than $3 million per episode.
The dynamic between reality TV and the WGA has a complicated history — the format has been viewed by WGA members as both a threat to scripted TV’s grip on prime-time schedules but also a worthy ally to prevent networks and studios from using it as programming leverage during a work stoppage. The WGA sought to add animation and reality TV writers under the contract it was negotiating in 2007, but the demand eventually became one of its concessions.
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