Changing face of television - Is reality TV losing its charm?

I’m A Celebrity may be back, but Ed Power says the reality format is a much diminished force in the face of a resurgence of quality drama

IS REALITY? I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! is back on UTV Ireland, but without the familiar fanfare.

And if the absence of hype is at least in part due to a rather more chilling reality spectacle across the Atlantic, the show’s return must also be evaluated in the context of a wider decline.