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Originally Posted by petrucci
One answer that comes to mind is that such shows have to compete with older classics. The rise in reality TV coincided with the increased availability of old TV shows on the net, and on DVD.
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If there was such a great demand for old TV shows, the networks would be running old TV shows instead of making new ones. Re-runs have been around for decades, there's absolutely nothing new about it. Independent stations fill up on whatever cheap programming they can get, and old programs can be aired in the middle of the night.
Networks aren't airing reality TV because of any competition from old TV shows. They are airing reality TV because it is cheaper to make then to make, and they still get good ratings. People aren't making reality TV shows because of competition from old episodes of Hogan's Heroes.