What makes a reality show a hit?

What makes a reality show a hit?

Mark Cronin (Founder & Producer) gives expert video advice on: How do focus groups impact the success of a reality show?; What makes a reality show a hit? and more...

The answer to that question is very tricky and requires predicting the future a little bit. Often it's either one of two things. A reality show can be a hit because it's so new, it's never been seen before, or it is a hit because it hits exactly where some other show hit: if that other show hit with that, maybe I can hit with that too. That happens a lot. It's one or the other usually, though: the reality show is either so new that nobody's tried it and maybe it's going to make a bit splash and a lot of noise and be a hit, or it's so not new that it's got to be a hit because every other show like it is a hit.