The TV Zone

Reality TV marches on, strike or no writers strike. After all, the participants of shows like “Big Brother” MAKE IT ALL UP, don’t they?

So CBS is holding local casting calls for next year’s ninth edition of the locked-in-a-house-with-cameras smackdown. You, too, can try for TV infamy, with New York auditions coming up this weekend and next month:

Sunday, Nov. 18, noon-8 p.m., at NY Castings, 243 W. 30th, 3rd floor, Manhattan.

Saturday, Dec. 1, 7-10 p.m., at Duff’s Brooklyn, N. 3rd Street and Kent Avenue, Brooklyn.

Applicants must be 21 or older, American citizens and not running for public office. (As if.) Be sure to read the eligibility requirements and application form at this web site.

Other casting calls take place in such cities as Boston, Tampa, Houston, Chicago, Charlotte, Kansas City and Columbus.

CBS normally runs “Big Brother” several times weekly in the summer, but considering the strike, this reliable ratings-getter could return to the air sooner. Start packing.