Reality TV is an unavoidable phenomenon. Starting the introduction of shows including Big Brother, Survivor and The Real World in the early noughties, it now dominates TV schedules on pretty much every channel.
Love Island, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Towie, Made In Chelsea, the Real Housewives, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, The Apprentice, Celebrity Big Brother – there’s a variant of reality TV for every taste, and it’s big business.
However, as more and more shows and formats pop up, reality TV shows have become nastier. Big Brother, arguably the most notorious reality show, has become bitchier and more controversial over the years, with fights, race rows and removals becoming par for the course. If there’s no controversy, and everyone gets on, this means ratings will likely fall.
This has led to reality TV getting a pretty bad rep, being branded as trash and exploitative.
But there seems… Read the full story