"A woman who is ready for marriage is a woman who can manage a home," said the show’s host, Master Chimbala, in a network interview. They brought on a cast of 18 sex workers with the purported aim of readying them for marriage. "Ready4Marriage," a Zambian reality competition show, ordinarily pits couples against one another for the chance to win a wedding sponsorship and a cash prize, but producers decided to change things up during the third season. The show still got pretty decent ratings: More than 1.2 million Norwegians tuned in. Ironically, Norway’s penchant for the slow but steady ensured its downfall, as the knitting team not only failed to break the world record but took more than twice as long as expected to finish their sweater. It was an attempt on the part of the network to break an obscure world record for knitting currently held by Australia. But the latest show, "National Knitting Evening," was actually more action-packed than its predecessors: Over the course of 12 hours, viewers experienced every step of the sweater-making process, from the shearing of the lamb to the knitting of the garment. It’s the latest in a phenomenon called "slow," in which very ordinary events are broadcast in real time. The NRK TV network, which previously brought Norwegians minute-by-minute coverage of a crackling fire, a seven-hour train ride, and an even longer boat ride, recently aired a live program chronicling the creation of a sweater. Settle back into those couch cushions - this YouTube hole is going to be a deep one. Juggernauts like "American Idol," "The Bachelor," and "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" are on hiatus until January fans looking to get their fix must sustain themselves on lesser fare, like "Storage Wars: New York" or "When Ghosts Attack."īut instead of slogging through yet another iteration of "The Real Housewives," why not venture out of your reality TV comfort zone? FP has compiled a list of the most jaw-dropping reality TV shows we could find from around the world. The late fall doldrums are a dull time for fans of American reality television.
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