Kim Kardashian wants North West on reality show but Kanye West doesn't

By Heidi Parker

PUBLISHED: 12:04 EST, 30 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:16 EST, 30 January 2014

With the ratings for Keeping Up With The Kardashians continuing to slide down, producer Ryan Seacrest is looking for something to kick up the numbers.

And the producer thinks North West is the answer, according to a Thursday report from RadarOnline.

Too bad for Seacrest the child's parents Kim Kardashian, 33, and Kanye West, 36, don't agree on whether the little girl, who is only seven months old, should become a reality star or not.

'Kim really wants to put North on the show,' a Radar source said.

'Viewers and fans of the show want to see Kim interact with her daughter, and how she is as a mother.'

The engaged star has already shared several shots of her daughter on Instagram, her last one this week, but oddly she decided to hide most of the child's face.

'Kim has always been an open book with her fans,' the source told reporter Jen Heger.

'But once Kanye came on the scene, that all changed. Kanye shuts Kim down whenever she brings it up.'

The rapper doesn't want his only child to ever pop up on the E! show, the source added, because he believes reality TV is 'tacky.'

'He doesn't want North on display. He will be very happy when Kim is done with the show,' said the insider.

But he will allow his over-the-top wedding to Kim - which will take place this summer in France the beauty confirmed to Jimmy Kimmel - to be filmed, according to Radar.

'Kim persuaded Kanye to let the cameras roll because E! will pick up most of the cost of the wedding,' clarified the source.

InTouch put the cost of the wedding, which they reported could take place at Chateau d'Usse, at $30m.

As for the reality show, viewers are not tuning in like they used to.

The season nine premiere in January saw only 2.56 million viewers. That's almost 500,000 less eyes than the premiere of season eight in June 2013.

Ryan, who is also the host of American Idol and has a radio show, had personally asked Kim to bring her first child on the show, showing just how anxious he is to help win new fans.

The multitasker is very close to the family, even being a part of Khloe's 2009 wedding to Lamar Odom.

Kim's sister Kourtney has allowed her son Mason - who gets his own paycheck for his services - to appear not just on Keeping Up With The Kardashians but also Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami as well as other spinoffs.