Bklyn D.A. Hynes to Star in Reality TV Series

A little national exposure never hurt nobody!

Even the stars who behave badly on reality TV go on to receive loads of fame and a handful of endorsements.

Now, Charles J. Hynes, the six-term Brooklyn district attorney who’s up for reelection, will get that chance too!

Hynes will be one of the stars of the six-part CBS reality series “Brooklyn D.A., ” which documents the personal and professional lives of “eccentric prosecutors" from Brooklyn who live “right on the edge," reports The Daily News.

In a release issued Tuesday, CBS said the show “follows ... hard-charging prosecutors (with) larger-than-life personalities both inside the courtroom and out.”

The series will begin airing on CBS on May 21, smack-dab in the middle of Hynes’s reelection campaign.

To say that Kenneth Thompson and Abe George -- the two opponents challenging Hynes in this year’s race for D.A.-- were not happy to hear about the lead prosecutor's starring role in a reality show, would be an understatement:

“Charles Hynes doesn’t want to be D.A. He just wants to play one on TV,” said George, a former Manhattan prosecutor.

Thompson, a former federal prosecutor, said if Hynes “spent less time worrying about getting on TV and more about his job, Brooklyn wouldn’t have the lowest felony conviction rate in the city.”

George Arzt, Hynes' campaign spokesman said, “Jealousy is not a positive for political figures," according to the Daily News. 

Read the full Daily News article here.