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Killed in the Ratings

Daniel Marcus

First published January 1997
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A TV producer of snuff programming (TV shows which plan and film actual murders), tries to deal with dropping ratings and the rising costs of settlement payments to the victim's families.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1998 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1997 Asimov's Science Fiction, January 1997 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 48
July 2021 Bright Moment and Others WordFire Press Collection 213
July 2021 Bright Moment and Others WordFire Press Collection |213
July 2021 Bright Moment and Others WordFire Press Collection |213