I've been writing about the world of entertainment for 14 years, and have interviewed hundreds of celebrities from daytime and primetime television.

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His 500 or more products are so beloved that the Food Network even cast LaFrieda in his own primetime US television program, Meat Men.

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Soaps have forever shaped the contemporary television landscape by serving as a template upon which primetime show narrative arcs are constructed.

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But it is now well represented in primetime as well, having produced more than 50 made-for-television movies and mini-series, as well as beauty pageants and variety shows.

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