The reality show is in danger of following the Kardashians into retirement, but a new generation could yet save the show
As the real world continues to grapple with our “new normal”, seismic shifts also threaten the status quo of the reality TV world. The Only Way Is Essex (Towie) turned 10 last month while
Keeping Up With the Kardashians called it quits after 14 years and 20 seasons.
Reality TV shows come and go, but a select few become their own form of, only slightly less scripted, soap opera – expected to continue ad infinitum. Many fans of the Kardashian clan half anticipated watching the next generation grow up on the show, accompanying a cyborg Kris Jenner as she played grandmomager to North West. But end it has – calling into question the future of other shows like it, including Towie, that have survived this long. In hindsight, Towie’s triumphant celebrations at reaching a decade have started to look like a final hurrah.