Create your own "Kid Nation!"

Well, this could’ve gone better: BrandWeek is reporting that the kerfuffle over “Lord of the Flies”-lite, child-enslaving reality show “Kid Nation” is drowning out any noise that CBS’s other new shows might be making, but scarcely has helped it lure advertisers.

“On Sept. 5, Yahoo listed Kid Nation as the most searched show among new fall series,” the magazine says. But then it quotes someone at a TV Research group rather ominously named Human Insight (who will co-opt that for their show’s sinister, secretive organization first, “Heroes” or “Bionic Woman?”) saying, “Clearly, the interest among bloggers to write about the show has not only increased, but eclipsed interest in writing about any other CBS show.”

CBS wanted something controversial, and they got it. And now, it’s time for them to yet again relearn the fact that you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Meanwhile, and speaking of which, what better way to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 than by attending a workshop on “Writing the Reality Show:”

“From the multi-million-dollar series of broadcast television to the low-budget niche shows of cable, reality programming dominates television,” burbles the sales pitch. “But are reality shows really ‘reality?’ How much planning and production goes into unscripted storytelling? And, most importantly, how can you get in on the action?”

And then, they promise: “We'll explore how to structure your reality pitch and get it to the right people. … Whether you're a writer, producer, or host, reality television's waiting for you.”

Price of the seminar: a mere $65. And one soul.