Reality television, over the past few years, has become increasingly popular. The list of reality television shows is never-ending: Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Real Housewives, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, etc. America has become obsessed with shows like these. One of the more famous ones is The Kardashians. It has already aired for almost 8 seasons. It has also resulted in multiple spin-off shows.
People used to be obsessed with this show. However, the whole concept of reality television seems weird to me. You sit down in front of your television to watch other people live their lives. Shouldn't you be outside doing something and living your own life? The majority of viewers have absolutely no connection to any of the Kardashians, yet they take time out of their days to watch them do things. It's great that these people are doing fun things, but why do we need to watch it on TV?
And it seems like some people are starting to understand that. According to the article attached, Keeping Up With The Kardashians has recently hit record low amounts of viewers. They lost almost three million viewers (4.1 mil in 2009 to 1.7 mil in 2013) in the past four years. The show is apparently on the brink of being cancelled. People just don't seem to care as much as they used to. It's shocking though how fast it gained popularity, and then how fast it lost that many viewers. It seems like the Kardashians have had their time in the spotlight, and people are starting to move on.
Do you think this will start to happen with other reality shows too? Will the E! Network keep the program and will it gain popularity just as fast as it did the first time? Comment with your thoughts.
Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2443822/Kardashians-cancelled-Are-drugs-divorce-blame-E-shows-low-ratings.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
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