Thursday, September 1, 2011

Tragedy is Tops in Reality Show Ratings, Just Ask 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'

By Aphrodite M. 



"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" will premiere on September 5 with more buzz and press coverage than it could've ever hoped for. The media exposure surrounding the tragic suicide of a housewife's husband is devastating but such misfortune helps propel reality ratings. People tune in for the revealing, rage-filled fights and dysfunction. Reality provides the licentious guilty pleasure previously reserved for soap operas. Eventually, even soap operas couldn't hold out against the popularity of over-the-top reality.


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