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Size matters: why reality TV is obsessed with daft numbers of contestants | Yomi Adegoke

The way to make tired formats seem bold and exciting? Stick in 100 participants! Or at least the makers of Physical: 100 and Dance 100 certainly think so …

Yomi Adegoke

30, Mar, 2023 @11:33 AM

Survive this! The super-ripped rise of hardcore physical endurance TV

If reality TV is a trend-led genre, viewers seem to be looking for something more than firepit ‘flanter’ – welcome to the age of ‘physical endurance’

Yomi Adegoke

02, Mar, 2023 @3:53 PM

‘There is nothing on TV more disorientating’: the brilliant weirdness of the reality TV Christmas special

From festive insults to ropey charity singalongs – all clearly shot at the wrong time of year – seasonal specials from the likes of Towie are a comical joy. Hopefully their days aren’t numbered …

Yomi Adegoke

22, Dec, 2022 @7:00 AM

Back-stabbing, lying and Claudia Winkleman: how shows like The Traitors make for explosive TV

From the paranoia caused by Matt Hancock on I’m A Celeb to the utterly jaw-dropping scenes in Netflix’s The Mole, double agents on reality TV are must-see viewing

Yomi Adegoke

06, Dec, 2022 @3:45 PM

Afropop star Wizkid on ego, alter egos and elections: ‘I make a lot of club records but I feel like a pastor’

His success has come in waves over a decade, but the Nigerian singer is closer than ever to household-name status. He talks about his upbringing, his struggles with fame – and his disillusionment with Nigerian politics

Yomi Adegoke

04, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM

Goodbye Corrie, hello Kardashians: why viewers are abandoning soaps for reality TV

It’s the drama that never stops – real life. With excitement that leaps from the television onto its stars’ social feed, is it any wonder viewers are turning to reality TV for their frothy fix?

Yomi Adegoke

27, Oct, 2022 @6:00 PM

Dated & Related: like Love Island, but your sibling watches you snogging

Netflix’s new reality series is the latest attempt to add a quirky twist to ITV2’s iconic dating show. But no amount of sibling dates can liven up a poor imitation

Yomi Adegoke

15, Sep, 2022 @2:01 PM

The ex factor: why reality TV is obsessed with dating old flames | Yomi Adegoke

From an Amazon dating show where old crushes appear out of a pseudo-time portal to Jacques on Love Island’s ‘sex flashbacks’ to his former girlfriend, lost loves make for irresistible TV

Yomi Adegoke

28, Jul, 2022 @11:13 AM

All hail the Machiavellian man-eater! The Love Island character that guarantees dynamite TV

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has stirred up so much drama that she already belongs in the show’s hall of fame. Femme fatales like her make Love Island great

Yomi Adegoke

30, Jun, 2022 @11:00 AM

Destroying relationships in science’s name: how reality TV ‘experiments’ wreck lives

Justifying outrageous television as a ‘social experiment’ isn’t new, but exploitative shows are increasingly using it to tear couples apart – and no one believes them

Yomi Adegoke

14, Apr, 2022 @12:00 PM

Get off your phone! The reality shows trying to take us back to basics

A new wave of shows like Channel 4’s The Simpler Life are trying to take us offline. But all it shows is that producers are running out of ideas

Yomi Adegoke

24, Mar, 2022 @4:36 PM

Golden years: what was the greatest 12 months for pop culture?

Is it 1965, with Dylan, the Stones and James Brown? 1984, with Eddie Murphy and Madonna? Or 1999, with The Sopranos and Britney v Christina? Writers and critics stake their claim for the most important ever

John Harris, Kelefa Sanneh, AS Hamrah, Hadley Freeman, Pandora Sykes, Chuck Klosterman and Yomi Adegoke

29, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM