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I’m an edible invertebrate … get me away from there.
How does Donald Trump, the son of a millionaire, manage to be an ‘outsider’? A clue might be found in The Apprentice, a melodrama which uses exaggerated emotion to tell the story of an underdog overcoming adversity.
Many decry ‘superteams’ like the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as bad for the sport. But psychology research shows that they also make us more likely to watch – and bask in the joy of seeing them fail.
TV talk and makeover shows have a preference for spectacle and conflict. But new collaborative models may be the future.
In only 30 years, a generations-old system of arranged marriages has been completely upended.
Since 2015, Australia has no regulations specifically for reality television. With controversy swirling around Channel Nine’s ‘The Briefcase’, what exactly is allowed?
The boxer’s death follows hard on the heels of David Bowie and Prince. The world is losing global icons and learning how to grieve using new and democratic tools.
Studies have shown that since the 1970s, people’s scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory are rising. Could there be a connection to television consumption?
‘American Idol’ fittingly appeared nine months after 9/11 – and ends just in time for Donald Trump’s rise.
What do the viewing public make of reality TV shows about relationships when they’re masqueraded as “science” and feature “relationship experts”?
The Chinese dating show If You Are the One has a domestic audience of 50 million, and a cult following in Australia. It seems harsher than shows such as The Bachelor – but is it really all that different?
Last month, the American reality dance competition show So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Why do we keep watching?
High-stress scenarios, flavoured with competitive chefs, and garnished with a panel of celebrity judges … what could possibly go wrong? The copyright spat between channels Seven and Nine is illustrative.
Tim McCallum’s performance on The Voice wowed viewers, and offers an opportunity advance social understandings of disability.
Outright homophobia has mostly moved from the mainstream of public discourse to its margins. For this, we can thank pioneers like Lance Loud of An American Family.
How do those who watch low-brow television shows rationalize their behavior? We found out.
It’s not uncommon to hear people deriding reality TV. But isn’t the format just a response to the changing landscape of television?
It’s not all about spoilt footballers in France.
It has been 30 years since EastEnders arrived on UK screens to begin chronicling the lives of the denizens of fictional Albert Square in east London. But the history of soap operas goes back a great deal…
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