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By Hollywood Reporter., April 05, 2016
It was supposed to be the next Survivor. In 2007 CBS placed a big bet on Kid Nation, in which 40 children were sent to a town in New Mexico to fend for themselves. They slaughtered chickens for food, set up a government and struggled to survive without adults. The network called it a "social experiment," but kids ages 8 to 15 suffered injuries and anguish in what critics blasted as exploitation. An investigation was launched, advertisers bailed, ratings underwhelmed and children all but disappeared from reality TV.
Until now. Suddenly, kids' shows are the hottest trend on the small screen. NBC's Little Big Shots has become a surprise hit. Fox is riding high with MasterChef Junior and is lining up So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation for a May 30 debut. And Lip Sync Battle Jr. is in the works at Spike sister network Nickelodeon.
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