TV

Are housing shows flipping out?

With the US economy in the tight squeeze of both a mortgage crisis and major housing slump, some cablecasters are incorporating grim fiscal facts into their factual home programming - balancing the need to play up the hope on the horizon while simultaneously representing reality. It's a tough call. The crunch could be over by the time new shows come online, so how are broadcasters reacting?

September 1, 2008

With the US economy in the tight squeeze of both a mortgage crisis and major housing slump, some cablecasters are incorporating grim fiscal facts into their factual home programming - balancing the need to play up the hope on the horizon while simultaneously representing reality. It's a tough call. The crunch could be over by the time new shows come online, so how are broadcasters reacting?