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A Quick Overview of the TV Business

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Heads Up!

This section, “Part II: Television Agents,” focuses mostly on writers and agents for prime time scripted comedies and dramas, as these are the genres where writers are most active. However, I’ve also included some helpful info about reality shows (watch for the “Reality Check” text boxes), and much of the scripted info applies to the non-scripted world.

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