![]() ![]() Most of the details of the production have been kept pretty under wraps, but it doesn't seem to be structured as that kind of competition-type show. SIEGEL: Will there be judges? Or, famously married people? Or, people who've been married a lot who will judge how they doing? PONIEWOZIK: I think you just bumped up their ratings another million viewers. SIEGEL: So this show begins - like I'm writing a promo - this show begins where the other reality shows ends: At the marriage. And they will actually marry, and the series is going to follow their marriages. And the eternal game in reality TV is: What can you do to up the last premise that will get people's attention even more? So, in this case, you've got four people - ranging in age from 25 to 45 - who are going to be fixed up with somebody by their loved ones. You know, FOX did "Married by America" a while ago. So, well, reality TV has been hooking people up for a while, right? "The Bachelor" is essentially a marriage arranged by reality TV show. PONIEWOZIK: Well, you know, reality TV lives and dies on the premise. SIEGEL: "Arranged Marriage" - tell us about this program. JAMES PONIEWOZIK (Television Critic, Time Magazine): Thanks, Robert. He's television critic for Time Magazine. James Poniewozik is our go to primetime guy. It's produced by the folks who created "Top Chef" and "Project Runway." Here's the idea: Set up four couples in arranged marriages, and then watch as the new romances blossom or fizzle before our eyes. Arranged marriage is the concept of a new reality show that CBS just purchased - news that got out about the show yesterday. Primetime television just keeps on getting better by the minute. ![]()
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