If there’s a will there’s a reality TV show.

The genre, which has led to shows getting people to battle over food and eligible bachelors, may now pit family members in a fight over an inheritance.

ABC has commissioned Mike Fleiss, the man behind “The Bachelor,” to create “The Will,” a show that will follow family members and friends as they compete to get their hands on the fortune of a wealthy benefactor.

Each week, the hopeful heirs will participate in endurance tests, trivia quizzes and the like to win portions of the estate, such as a car or grand piano. In the end, the winner of a final challenge will walk away with the bulk of the loot to be paid out at the benefactor’s death.

Fleiss said he plans to meet with lawyers to make sure that people’s winnings will be upheld after the game’s over.

And, in the tradition of CBS’ granddaddy “Survivor,” “The Will” players can vote contestants out of the game.

“This is a way people can avoid spending so much time with estate lawyers later,” Fleiss said. ABC programmers have greenlighted production on “The Will,” which could air as soon as next year.

ABC’s bullishness on “The Will” comes as its second round of “The Bachelor” is pulling in solid ratings.

Viewership for the romance reality show is up 27 percent over ABC’s first installment last spring, according to Nielsen Media Research. And three times this month, “The Bachelor” has outranked NBC’s “West Wing” among viewers ages 18-49, a group desired by most advertisers.

“It seems as though the limitation of absurdity knows no boundaries,” said Shari Anne Brill of the ad-buying firm Carat. “I think the networks will try almost anything to get an audience, but whether it’ll work with viewers is another thing entirely.”