Comparing 'structured reality' TV shows: TOWIE, MIC and Geordie Shore

This article compares consumer views of three UK reality TV series, finding that though they share some key characteristics, they also have distinctive personalities.

Comparing 'structured reality' TV shows: TOWIE, MIC and Geordie Shore

Emma LaneMEC

Using its MediaZ study, MEC has compared the 'structured reality' TV shows The Only Way Is Essex, Made In Chelsea and Geordie Shore

Reality TV has always been popular viewing in the UK and TV producers have continually found new ways to keep up interest in the genre. The most recent development has been 'structured reality', a concept combining documentary style filming with the storylines of a scripted soap. These shows follow real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured...

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