Sick of reality

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Sick of reality

By Amber Dowling

2010-09-11

New survey finds reality TV on the outs

Not to be one-sided, but thank goodness. It seems as though people are finally

sick of reality TV, although living in Canada, you'd be hard pressed to tell.

Week after week, year after year shows like American Idol, Survivor, The Amazing

Race, Dancing With the Stars and Big Brother dominate BBM Canada's ratings,

kicking scripted dramas and comedies to the curb.

According to a new survey by TiVo, however, indicates that this trend may be on

the way out, at least in the U.S.

" Snooki and Real Housewives fatigue may be setting in, " claims the survey, which

was first reported on TheWrap.

The findings were that 40 per cent of viewers thought that reality TV was the

television theme that is the most overdone, and that this season, most people

are looking forward to the return of scripted dramas NCIS and House, along with

NBC laffer The Office.

Among the new shows, survey respondents indicated that Law & Order: Los Angeles

and Hawaii Five-0 are the most anticipated new series.

Perhaps this is why this fall's sole new reality show for the big four networks,

Secret Millionaire, has been pushed to midseason — the appetite simply isn't as

strong as it used to be.

Meanwhile, Survivor has been pushed back to Wednesday nights, moving from its

long-standing Thursday night timeslot, and the original Apprentice — considered

one of the few " smart " reality series — is being resurrected in lieu of another

Celebrity instalment, which for the past three years has featured catty

D-Listers duking it out in front of the cameras.

What else did TiVo viewers think was overdone? Vampires and supernatural,

according to 22 per cent of respondents.