Absolutely! And if you think you have it bad in the US, consider us poor buggers in Australia with only 1/10th the gene pool (or whatever it is). After about 2 seasons we really got down to the dregs in terms of contestants IMO.

To top it off, we get house renovation shows too. These are where the TV company buy dilapidated town houses and then make contestants (usually couples of some description) renovate them and auction them off at the end. Gripping stuff.

I also cannot stand weight loss reality shows. In fact, pretty much all reality tv just bores me to tears. There are reasons why most people are not famous: a lack of any discernible talent being one of the main ones - putting a camera in front of their face 24/7 doesn't change that basic fact. If I want to watch someone survive in the bush for 3 months I just let the German back-packers out of my cellar/dungeon. Heh...Heh....heh....

James.