'The Voice South Africa': do we really need another singing contest?
14 February 2016 - 02:00
Rebecca Davis shares her first impressions of M-Net's latest reality show Is the age of TV singing contests coming to an end? There's evidence internationally to suggest that audiences are getting bored. American Idols is on its final season; the UK's X Factor sheds more viewers each year. Five years ago these shows might have been sure-fire ratings hits; they simply aren't any more.
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