Some Badly Bruised Feeling

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All television networks strive hard to pull off good ratings for their programs and bring in advertisers aka TV commercials or tvc. Advertising revenues provide a significant portion of the funding for privately-owned television networks.

More advertisers is always good news, they are the soul of tv programs. Per research, despite the advent of digital media,TV is still the ‘place to be’ for advertisers looking to reach big audiences.

Locally, television networks work their butts off thinking of ways to increase audience traffic to their programs. It has become a practice, a culture in most tv production to devise ways and means - fail or foul – to generate much-needed ratings.

A TV Program TP is often accused to milk everything it can to bring about viewership – often at the expense of its Talents/Cast TC, who become their unwitting victims. Yet, there are reports, too, that other TC’s are willing to bite the bait as well – all in the name of stardom.

Many avid viewers of TP believed that one of its TC, TC1 became the “sacrificial lamb” so that TP would rate and be talked about. Some insiders claimed that prior to TC1’s episode, TP was hardly hitting the needed figures.

Reportedly, TC1 was pressured into doing what he did. Even before that episode, insiders revealed that it was a production head’s idea to make TC1 repeatedly go to a private area for intimate conversations with the TP Master TM. That way, TC1 would be more comfortable towards TM, making it easier for him to talk more and expose his private details for everything its worth – and TM succeeded!

The impact of TC1’s episode was so great, making the people behind TP very happy. Reportedly, a Family Member FM of TC1 was so upset and accused TP for making their family look bad in the eyes of the public. FM added that TC1 shouldn’t have been pressured to do what he did for TP’s selfish reason (ratings). Obviously, TC1 was used for the purpose – at the expense of their family’s reputation.

FM cried foul many times, expressing her disgust on social media. She believed that her Other Relative OR on TP was so affected and that she wanted to pull him out of the show. FM strongly believed that her family need not be used as pawns and sacrificial lambs to attain TP’s goals.

However, there were talks going around that the controversial episode was premeditated - that TC1 already agreed to the script all along before the show was aired, knowing fully that he stood to benefit from it - an advantage he would have over some of his more popular peers in TP.

But on a lighter note, a significant number of TP’s followers believed that TC1’s expose added to his appeal and had endeared him more to the community. Agree or disagree?

“ The trouble with a rat race is that if you win, you’re still a rat. “ ~ Lily Tomlin

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