In a worrying sign of the direction reality TV may soon begin taking, MTV just announced they have given the go-ahead to yet another example of unwelcome influence-meets-unscripted cash-cow, the teen-pregnancy reality drama, ‘Teen Mom.’
This tasteless new travesty is proudly seen by the MTV suits as a spin-off from its reprehensible parent, ’16 and Pregnant,’ and will follow four of the girls who first appeared on that show as they face the mountainous challenge of becoming a mom before you reach graduation.
No air dates have been mentioned, but Variety reports that MTV has ordered a season of eight, hour-long shows which should join their schedules sometime early next year.
Since its debut on June 11th, ’16 and Pregnant’ has scored quite a hit, attracting tens of thousands of female fans in the 18-34 range. And to MTV”s advertisers, that group is pure gold.
If you needed a reason why MTV have okay’d an even more tasteless sequel, that is a good place to start.
great article – thank you.