TV Talk
互動天地
Teenagers love to gossip about what other people are doing， saying or wearing， whom they are dating or what trouble they have got themselves into. Perhaps that is why reality TV shows have become so popular with young people in the UK. Celebrities clamour[喧鬧] to take part in them， celebrity ‘wannabes[模仿者]’apply to appear on them in their thousands， and journalists feed off them to fill their front pages. There’s something for everyone from fly-onthe-wall[隱秘拍攝的] documentaries in hairdressing salons to talent shows and popularity contests involving dancing newsreaders[新聞廣播員] and bug-eating pop stars.
What kind of reality TV shows do young viewers like best？
Talent Shows
Some of the most talked about shows include the talent shows The X Factor， Britain’s Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing.
Popularity Contests
In Big Brother， a group of contestants live together in a specially-built house for weeks， under the watchful eye of dozens of cameras. One by one， contestants are voted out. A similar format underpins[支撐] I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here， which sees celebrity contestants facing often gruesome[可怕的] challenges while camping in the Australian jungle.