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Hollywood Contraction: Unscripted TV Business Facing “Crushing” Grim Reality As Fewer Shows Lead To Fewer Jobs


Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in the Deadline series Hollywood Contraction, which examines the toll the job losses caused by the ongoing industrywide cost-cutting has had on different sections of the entertainment community. Matthew Hobin, a producer who has worked on series including Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen, was driving for Uber Eats when he […]

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in the Deadline series Hollywood Contraction, which examines the toll the job losses caused by the ongoing industrywide cost-cutting has had on different sections of the entertainment community. ABC still has Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, Shark Tank and The Bachelor, the latter responsible for the most recent unscripted success on broadcast TV, and CBS is doubling down on 90-minute episodes of Survivor and TheAmazing Race. Fox orders the most new reality shows such as The Floor, Jamie Foxx-exec produced We Are Family and The Quiz with Balls alongside its kitchen cupboard of Gordon Ramsay formats.

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