New Reality – Tough Times For Scripts

Spring is the time TV execs plan their fall schedules, choosing new shows. But this spring is different. “The big reason is that the shows that have provided the lifeblood of the television creative community, all those sitcoms and dramas, have fallen starkly out of favor as viewers gravitate to a different kind of television show. ‘The business is being driven by reality television. It is a very challenging time for people who are proud of and continue to believe in the scripted television show’.”