Why reality TV works

The end of Big Brother was supposed to signal the death of reality TV, but more of us than ever are tuning into the X Factor and its like. Now, an extraordinary piece of research has revealed why our need for community has helped Simon Cowell become the king of Saturday-night entertainmentIt is a Saturday night in the northernmost fringes of London, a place where the streets are lined with Golden Nugget Chicken outlets. Outside an anonymous building with blanked-out windows, a discarded plasti...

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