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LA Reality TV Slump: FilmLA Data & Quixote Studios Closure

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Los Angeles reality TV hustle grinds to a halt: FilmLA data reveals a 34% drop in shoot days from January to March, with only a few shows like Real Housewives of Orange County, Lets Make a Deal, and Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out still filming locally. Quixote Studios shuts down most of its LA sound stage operations, adding to the industrys slump and job losses. As LA struggles to rebound, the future of filming and gigs in the area remains uncertain.

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LA Reality TV Slump: FilmLA Data & Quixote Studios Closure

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!LA Reality TV Slump: FilmLA Data & Quixote Studios Closure. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 29, Los Angeles's reality TV hustle is hitting the brakes hard. Film LA data shows just 4063 shoot days in the greater LA area from January through March. That's a 34% drop from the last quarter and over 50% down from last year. A handful of shows are still rolling cameras locally like Braavill's Real Housewives of Orange County, CBS's Let's Make A Deal, and season 2 of. Lifetime's Dr. Pimple Popper, Breaking Out. Film LA's chief exec points out it's too soon for big predictions, but upticks in other areas spark some hope for more action ahead. Still, the slowdown is crushing jobs and squeezing California's production scene tight. Now piling on, Kiote Studios is winding down most of its LA sound stage jobs, including the main spot in West Hollywood. They expanded big during the streaming boom, but say tough market conditions forced the call. As LA fights to rebound, these moves show how deep the industry slump runs, with eyes on what shifts my

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