Cable's Big Players Get into the Reality TV Business

8 September 2011 8:09 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

Rizzoli & Isles, meet Mark Burnett. Cable networks like TNT, USA, FX and AMC became scripted powerhouses while mostly ignoring reality TV — until now. All four networks have big plans to enter the reality arena in the coming year in a bid to keep up with the times.

Last week, TNT — known up until now as the home to dramas like Rizzoli — picked up the reality competition pilot Fortune Hunters, from ace reality producer Burnett. And over at AMC, the Mad Men network added two more reality projects to its plate: Jjk Security, shot inside a real-life rural Georgia ...

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