Way to many reality TV shows

In our world today it seems to be necessary to keep up with others lives and drama. There are over 45 reality TV or soap opera shows on Canadian TV alone. From completely made up drama on a show like Gossip Girl to “real life” drama on a show like The Hills girls all over the country get sucked in to watch every week. The mind-bottling thing is, how did these shows get so popular? Why are they the shows with the most viewers? 2010 took a series fall into the “reality TV” when the famous Jersey Shore came on to screen. A show about un-respected women and player type guys do what they want when they want. With no sense of remorse to others. Not only do these shows represent awful things, but also they promote teens to act that way. Jersey Shore party themes became overly popular. Encouraging girls to dress provocative and boys to grease up their hair till it shines… the fact that no one found this to be peculiar astonishes me.