Why are we subjected to such rubbish

15 minutes of fame?

How do you know about them then, if you don't watch?

These programmes - which I do not watch - are all about lazy and easy programming. Like many of you I cannot imagine why anyone would want to appear on any of them. There are so many cooking programmes these days, it seems every other person is an expert. Don't watch these either - all those unprotected beards dangling over the food...ugh!!

I love watching these type of programmes. You can pick up some really helpful tips from the presenters to assist in the organisation of your own home.
The "subjected" family were suffering in the aftermath of a life-altering accident. The changes made to their home were to help them move forward, safely.

I'm the type of person if I had a cleaner I'd clean before they came, never mind sharing the mess with everyone on TV. All lot use fbook, tic toc, etc to show what goes on in their life and homes and now some put it all on TV and get paid a lot of money for showing the state of their houses. Eejits.

There's enough channels available to be able to watch something of interest, I'm sure.
I can find something just with freeview, and most people have access to many more channels.

I just don't switch them on and wonder why we pay for a licence that lets them make such rubbish.

It's worth bearing in mind that some of the obsessively clean have mental health issues, too.
One of the hoarders I saw had a dig at the woman trying to help, saying how great it must be to be so perfect.
The obsessive cleaner said "I haven't been able to hug my own daughter for 30 odd years, in case of germs, so...."

The programmes mentioned in the OP are not what I would choose to watch. With so many other channels, it is easy to be selective to watch something I enjoy viewing.

I have no idea what goes on in the celebs world, by choice.

The other side of the coin is that actually these kind of shows can be quite helpful. We are going through a major renovation and early on in the process we were amalgamating the contents of our house with that of my late parents. It was utterly overwhelming and I couldn’t see the wood for the trees. I appreciate (and agree) that it is probably lazy television production, but some of it does have some really useful content. I do understand your point and have watched some of the cleaning ones in the past and realised that some of the people clearly have mental health issues. I do feel a bit uncomfortable as it can feel like exploitation, but as long as that is not the case they can give good advice and strategies to help you develop a strategy and plan of action

Simple - it's TV on the cheap - the 'stars' of those shows get enough money to satisfy them but for the TV company it's peanuts compared to having to employ a proper screenwriter and professional actors to put on decent dramas. The sad thing however is that such a large proportion of the general population really do lack awareness of the most basic skills of life - I do still find myself wondering how a 35 year old couple who've managed to produce two children haven't been taught by anybody (school or parents) to work out that two takeaway meals a week is a financial drain and that for the cost somebody in the household could spend three hours once a fortnight batch cooking about five times as many such meals! But of course, we don't have to watch this rubbish.

I never watch any of the programmes the OP mentions.
It’s inevitable that with so many channels, on 24/7, the quality will generally go down.
But there are some excellent and enjoyable programmes out there depending on what you like to watch. You just have to look for them, or go on other people’s recommendation.

Most of the people who are on those cleaning programs have mental or health issues that lead to the state of the house/flat and are usually very happy and very grateful for the help!!

I dont tune in to programs showing operations Blossoming hate the blood and guts. But I can see the attraction, especially in your case. I'm glad you didnt need the op. in the end.

Oh dear, I confess to liking house makeover programmes! I love to see how nice the home can look with a good clean, and new storage. I'm the same about garden makeovers. Just love them.

I saw the programme with Stacey Solomon and realised its the same programme as the one done by Nick Knowles a few months ago.
I do watch occasionally and find myself getting cross with these people although I realise they’re not all lazy gits.
The other programme that annoys me is the recent afternoon one called Fix it, Clean it or some such. It had Tommy Walsh, another handyman and a cleaning woman who screamed at every cobweb or bit of dust. Must admit though that I agreed with some if her eco friendly cleaning solutions.

I take it you hit the right button sashabel?
Sorry I'm being facetious now (giggling like a 6 year old, and showing off like one too).?

Totally agree and fed up with yet another ‘celeb’ touring around Britain ?

I agree that I wouldn't want the nation to see my mess. However I would love to have Stacey Solomon's carpenter to sort me out with some additional storage. I watch it just to see him

Good advice harold. And it adds pounds.?

From personal experience - if you have a moderately lined face I would not advise anyone to appear on TV - it will only look worse!

I agree but don't "endure" it because would not dream of switching said programmes on.

Yes, Namsnanny, I have come across Naked Attraction when searching through the channels - Yuk!! Amazing it has got to series 8. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and the off button was hit very quickly.

I loved watching The Brain Hospital, one episode showed somebody having a procedure that my neurosurgeon thought I might need. I didn’t need it, in the end, but it was fascinating and reassuring to see it.

If you think those programs are scraping the bottom of the barrel, I take it you haven't come across a program called Naked Attraction then Sashbel?
I think it's in t 8th series.

A film called The Show explores how ratings inform and control what type of program is made. In this fictional story, people are paid to commit suicide on screen.

I sometimes wonder how far away from this happening society is. Life is quite Orwellian as it is.

As ValerieF pointed out, the TV executives will drop the show when it stops making money. So I suppose we all have to stop watching.

Mind you, I thought that Naked Attraction would be a storm in a tea cup, but here it is on it's 8th season.