Reality Shows

When Who Wants to be a Millionaire first came out in 1999, my mother asked me how they could afford to give away a million dollars. The best answer I had was that they didn't do it very often.

Later, I heard that the five main voice actors for The Simpsons were making $400,000 per episode. So that's $2 million per episode without any production costs. 

So, I decided giving away a million dollars every now and then is probably pretty cheap on Hollywood's scale of economics. 

The other day I was scrolling through the guide on my Dish satellite system (I have yet to "cut the cord on TV) and I noted all the reality and game shows. And I'm thinking A) production costs are probably pretty low because they don't have to pay actors, maybe just a host or narrator, and B) people watch them. I don't watch them except Jeopardy (I think Wheel of Fortune gets higher ratings). I've never watched Survivor or The Greatest Race or any of those types of shows. Although the one about celebrities going through special forces training was tempting.

How do you feel about reality and game shows? Do you watch them? Do you enjoy them? Let me know in the comments below.