Dancing with the stars
What's your favorite television show? Chances are it's dancing with the stars. According to the Nielsen ratings dancing with the stars has about 24.1 million viewers.[Nielsen] that is pretty impressive! Dancing with the stars is a reality television show that pairs a celebrities with professional dancers. Each week dancers compete to stay in the game. Each performance is rated by three judges. The dance pair with the lowest score is removed from the show. I am curious why this show is so popular?
I think the most important aspect of the answer is that dancing with the stars is a reality show. People are tired of the cliché television has become. Scripted television shows have become too predictable. People want watch something that they don't already know how it is going to end. ("and they all lived happily ever after")
Another reason for the show's popularity is the fact that celebrities are on the show. Even better the celebrities are thrown into a situation outside of their comfort zone. (like a fish out of water) the question "why do people watch dancing with the stars" was asked on yahoo answers. The best response chosen by the asker was:" they like seeing celebrity or famous people do things they are not used to... Like a football player doing ballroom dancing."
I really just think people are tired of the same old stuff. They want to see something new and interesting. Television has become quite boring. Reality shows and sporting events are what people are watching the most. So my question to you is why do you like to watch dancing with the stars?
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I love the show and watch it when I can. But I agree it is just amazing all the hard work they do behind the scenes really pays off. It is a form of exercise and people have lost weight by doing this daily. Looks like alot of hard work to me and I love some of the celebrities on the show, some really are talented!!
ReplyDeleteTeresa Bryant
I have never really been into "Dancing With the Stars" until I saw that Lil' Kim was going to be dancing. I thought that was amazing to see a different side of her; the feminine, graceful, and womanly side of her. I was taken back to see how wonderful a dancer she was. So, I guess you are right when you said that people want to see celebrities doing things that are outside of their comfort zones. Hopefully this won't become as mondain as all the other shows where we see someone come onto the show who we would have never guessed would be able to do the Tango, then they end up being a briliiant dancer and the world is wowed. = )
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