Attack of Net Reality Shows This Summer

摘要

NBC, like Fox, is aggressively programming this summer, with plans for more than half its summer schedule to be originals. Six of them will be reality shows. "We are serving notice with this move that NBC intends to compete 12 months a year," said NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker. "In addition, we want the majority of our programs to offer something new to viewers who are accustomed to looking elsewhere for entertainment when the days grow longer." Other networks may have been served, but, so far, only Fox is taking up the challenge. But Fox learned the value of summer last year when American Idol stacked up Nielsen ratings against repeats on other networks.