These days, producers and production companies spend a great deal of time pitching non-fiction reality television to a growing host of broadcast and cable outlets.

And for every successful pitch, a TV budget will be necessary.

No matter what type of show you want to do: reality, competition, travelogue, investigative journalism, how-to, biography, food, clips, animal or hidden camera, BudgetCheetah develops proven production schedules and budgets for a fraction of what it might cost you to keep a professional line producer on payroll.

Whether you're a fledgling producer with one great idea or a development staff with three new concepts every week, BudgetCheetah can affordably take your pilot, special, or series one step closer to a green light.

You've pitched your TV show and now they want a budget.
If you're an "ideas" kind of producer without a background in production then BudgetCheetah is perfect for you, especially if cost is an issue.

You spent $799 on Movie Magic but don't know how to use it.
Expensive spreadsheets are only as good as whoever is using them. With BudgetCheetah, you get the collective wisdom of decades of production experience from our team of budget analysts and numbers that make sense.

BudgetCheetah has very strict hiring guidelines. To execute a budget for our clients, each must meet one of the following guidelines:

• Production managed on a network television show.
• Line produced a network television show.
• Been a production executive at a reputable television production company.

With BudgetCheetah, you can be sure that you're working with someone who has been there and done that.

Simply send us a treatment or paper pitch for a one-off or a whole series. BudgetCheetah will break it down into a custom list of assumptions and detailed budget that reflects the scope of your project.

Reality TV Budget (one-off or series) - $849
A full production budget in a format familiar to the networks.

• Budget Top Sheet (one page department overview of your budget).


• Detailed Budget (pages of info on where every penny will go).


• File emailed to you in PDF format.

Follow these simple steps to order your budget:

1. Register your treatment for your own protection. You can do it online now with ProtectRite.


2. Mail or email your treament along with a check for the budgeting fee (if not paying by credit card) to:
   
   BudgetCheetah
   Attn: TV Budget Services
   5950 Canterbury Drive, C202
   Culver City, CA 90230-6759


3. If paying by credit card, follow this link:

We'll email you a confirmation once we receive your payment. After we review your treatment, we'll call you for a consultation before we begin budgeting.

Your custom budget estimation will be emailed back to you within 3 weeks.

Questions about our reality TV budgeting service?
Email us with your phone number and a good time to call. We'll contact you promptly.

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