Reality TV: Why Blogs Stopped Covering Your Favorite Shows

If you watch reality TV, you might have noticed that fewer blogs and tabloids write about it these days. Is the genre dying? Read on to find out what might be going on.

Outlets Struggle For Readers

Certainly, it seems that outlets struggle with readership these days. For example, Monsters and Critics stopped publishing anything in April last year. Others who mainly wrote about it in the past, like TV Shows Ace, moved into celebrity news, shows like Live with Kelly and Mark, and deaths. They still cover the occasional reality news program, but not after each episode.

Even bigger outlets like The Hollywood Reporter, People, EW, and RadarOnline seem less inclined to cover as much of the genre on a daily basis. Why is that? Is it just because people lost all interest with shows like 90 Day Fiance? It’s a common complaint that TLC overdid it with spinoff after spinoff and folks can’t keep up with the people involved.

The Answer Iies In How People Interact 

Well, it seems that reality TV isn’t dying. But, readers seem less inclined to read about it. Not when they can hop on TikTok and see reels and videos covering their favorite shows. It’s fast, and they seldom have to strain their brains.

Another aspect, is that not as many fans of the genre watch on cable TV these days. Actually, some shows like the Teen Mom franchise lost so many viewers that some spinoffs were canceled altogether. Rather, it seems to be about how folks watch their favorite shows these days.

Streaming Platform Are Hot

While live TV ratings for reality shows fell, shows still get a lot of engagement and viewers on Netflix, Hulu, and Peacock.

The advantage of that, is that viewers don’t have to schedule a time to watch. In fact, many people prefer to binge watch, and viewership seems every bit as high.

Social Media Changes 

Social media still carries a lot of stories about reality TV. But certainly, it seems that it’s not the articles posted there that get the engagement. Rather, reels, memes, random thoughts and opinions, get the engagement.

Additionally, with Google algorithms changing, a lot of former readers don’t bother. Instead, if they really want to know about a reality TV show, they ask AI. Or, they check in on Reddit. Want to know all the spoilers? Simply ask Gemini! And often, the answers are scraped from Reddit, anyway.

More Selective Viewers

There’s another factor. While articles can do well for shows like Sister Wives, it seems that people become more selective about which shows they watch. For example, it seems that positive shows like The Great British Bake Off become popular. That’s likely because they seem real and not fake. Across the world, people complain about fakery in cheap productions by TLC.

Folks also still engage with shows that run with feel-good escapes and competition. And that explains why Survivor still continues and why the new show, The Traitors, still gets a lot of interest.

Fakery Loses Its Appeal

Really, reality TV hasn’t died away at all, but people simply look for something other than predictable and possibly fake storylines to keep folks coming back for another five minutes of fame. In other words, reality TV isn’t dead, but success comes from adaptability and the rise of streaming services.

What are your thoughts? Do you still read articles about your favorite shows? What are your favorite shows that you might read about? Let us know in the comments below, and come back here often for all your reality TV news and updates.