Prizeless

   I' m just a dot on the horizon when networks are aiming for their  target audience, but  I can't figure out what audience of   TV viewers enjoys  seeing other people  get prizes, gifts, cash.  I don't necessarily  mean individuals selected on the basis of their extreme need or  tragic circumstances.  I refer to entire audiences who are gifted with thousands and thousands of dollars worth of gifts just for being there.  Good for them, I say; I'd like to be the recipient of a bunch of presents  too.  But   I don't find it entertaining in the least, or even interesting, to watch an entire audience as their faces light up with greed as each gift is announced.  Let them work for what they get like the rest of us, or  at least like  Jeopardy or The Price Is Right contestants.