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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. media executives are turning to reality television series as the ongoing writers' strike forces many sitcoms and other series into hiatus.
Most of television's prime time series will not feature new episodes next season, or in the foreseeable future, as the 5-week-long strike by the Writers Guild of America has sharply curtailed the entertainment options for many television viewers, The New York Times said Sunday.
Talks between media executives and union negotiators collapsed Friday, leaving the 2008 television series in turmoil as the pipeline for conventional programming dries up from the absence of fresh scripts.
The emphasis on reality-based programming may change the face of prime time television, as it did following the 1988 strike that ushered in such mainstays as "Cops" and "America's Most Wanted."
Media executives said the increased focus on reality-based programs is somewhat strike related, but noted that many conventional series are in hiatus in the first quarter and the reality programs simply supplement those time slots.
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