Housewives, Take Me Away

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the eyes of viewers, reality television is not only a misnamed genre. It's a format wearing out its welcome.

Four out of five Americans say they think too many reality shows are on the air, according to an AP-TV Guide poll. Only four percent of respondents said there were not enough.

Few people believe there's much reality in reality TV: a total of 82 percent said the shows are either "totally made up" or "mostly distorted."
(from CNN.com)

Blogger's Note: I've been against reality programming since the first episode of Survivor aired. It's always been clear to me that nothing of value can come from it and the only thing reality TV accomplishes is fast cash for television execs and a dumbing down of society. Oh, it also succeeded in squashing countless potentially great creative programs under its thumb before they ever got a chance to get rolling. It's nice to see the dark cloud that has been hanging over television filter away to brighter days ahead. Thank you, Lost.