First of all, obviously its going to be very reality-heavy, he said.

The Price Is Rightspecials,Lets Make A Dealspecials they actually do quite well in primetime more of those.

We have about four or five reality shows that were getting ready, we might do more.

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As for scripted fare, were looking at some of the Paramount+ originals, Cheeks said.

Cheeks also was asked to address the studios negotiations with the top Hollywood guilds and the ongoingWGA strike.

Cheeks discussed the companies pivot from building up streaming platforms at any cost to focusing on profitability.

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Its forcing all of us to take a step back and rationalize our content spend.

I think that weve seen that evolve, he said.

We have got to figure this out.