There could also be risks as surgeons may be asked to operate in an environment which they are not familiar - for example using different instruments to provide the lay audience with a better view or having to work to a broadcast schedule which results in their patient may be anaesthetised longer than normal.
Reality TV shows, not covered under current contracts, already occupy 35% of broadcast networks' primetime schedule, according to TVtracker.com.
This year, the NFL Network expanded its regular-season schedule and will broadcast 13 games, starting with the Chicago Bears visiting the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 13.
At this week's "upfront" events, designed to get advertisers to shell out billions for next fall's television schedule, the broadcast networks rented out fancy Manhattan theaters, wooed clients with free booze, and talked up their strategies to generate online eyeballs.
There will be 10 live feeds from London 2012, running 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. (London time) (on some days, these will start earlier or finish later based on the competition schedule), plus a 24-hour broadcast of the Olympic News Channel, which includes summaries of the latest results, general reports on different events, and interviews with athletes.
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Kati Whitaker's radio documentary No Country for Old Women is first broadcast on the BBC World Service on 1 September - check the schedule or listen again on the programme website.
It wasn't easy to schedule an interview with the Rock, Paper, Scissors champion who graces our broadcast this morning.
To check the broadcast time of "Earth Reporters" in your country or region please see the BBC World News schedule.
Though the broadcast network, and notably Gaspin, gained positive press and industry good will for returning to a schedule heavy on scripted fare from Hollywood heavyweights like JJ Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer this season, NBC continues to languish in the ratings basement (Sunday Night Football ratings aside).
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