(From ShopTalk/The New York Daily News -- By Marisa Guthrie)
THE OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK (OLN) has inked a deal to carry the first 10 seasons of SURVIVOR.
OLN, which reportedly paid $70,000 for each of the 165 episodes of MARK BURNETT's reality series, will begin airing the first season of SURVIVOR July 24th, the final day of the TOUR DE FRANCE -- the channel's highest-rated programming.
The viability of reality TV shows, which has been debated, isn't worrying Burnett.
"There's no question that (SURVIVOR) will rerun," he said. "Any real fan of FRIENDS knows the story lines. We all know the story lines and we still watch it again."
It's a question of quality, said Burnett. "There's as much crappy dramas and crappy comedies as there are crappy reality.
"On the other hand," he said, "there are a few shining lights, and the good TV you can do anything with because people will watch it again, and they'll enjoy watching it, and so being in the good-TV business, I foresee a bunch of my shows following this path."
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