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I'm currently working on some script technology that all the reality shows are using and I'm learing lots about the reality world.
First and foremost, yes this is real. It was in the trade magazines long ago.
Second, there's lots to be said for reality programming from a production standpoint.
It's easy to produce and doesn't require lots of overhead costs.
As far as them not replaying them after the first season in Canada, they don't really play them here either. They may get a summer rerun but that's very rare (only saw that with the Paris Hilton Simple Life show)
It doesn't take many millions to make a show a hit. Since the advent of cable tv, the demographics have become very fragmented and for a cable show to be a #1 hit it just has to get about 1 million viewers. Pittance compared to the broadcasts of the years gone by where 10 million people watched The Jeffersons.
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