... the stations get from screening a season. "When we put 'Cops' on and 'America's Most Wanted,' we were spending $135,000 in a half hour," says Jamie Kellner, CEO of Turner Broadcasting System. Today, he says, these reality shows cost $800,000 an hour," (CBS). The possibilities of having re-runs of the shows are not as successful as conventional T.V. programs or movies ... . Many of the executives will choose a specific personality type to fit the projected personality for the show. One can see on any of the reality shows that many of the stereo-typical characters such as the blond bombshe...

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