Daily Inspiration Quote by Josh Schwartz

"Certainly there's got to be a little bit of reality show fatigue happening" is producer-speak that doubles as a quiet power move: it frames a taste shift as inevitable, measurable, and already underway. Schwartz isn’t ranting about the genre; he’s gently certifying a market condition. The word "Certainly" does a lot of work, offering confidence without evidence, the way executives often talk when they’re trying to will a trend into existence. "Got to be" is softer than "is" but more coercive: it nudges you to agree, like the only reasonable conclusion is that audiences are tired.

The subtext is less about viewers than about the industry’s mood. Reality TV fatigue is a way to explain declining buzz without blaming anyone in particular: not the networks, not the creators, not the audience. It’s a clean narrative that protects relationships. It also positions Schwartz - known for glossy scripted fare - on the side of the comeback story for narrative television, implying that the cultural pendulum is ready to swing back toward writers, casts, and long arcs.

Context matters because "fatigue" is how entertainment cycles get rationalized after oversaturation. Reality formats are cheap, scalable, and endlessly replicable; that very efficiency produces sameness, and sameness produces boredom. Schwartz is naming that boredom in a palatable, boardroom-friendly way. He’s not announcing the end of reality TV; he’s staking a claim in the next phase, where "reality" either evolves (more hybrid, more self-aware) or makes room for scripted shows to regain prestige and budget.