no X factor I actually like music

no reality tv apart from the odd episode of Grand Designs but switch off when they are ridiculously poncy (which means watch very few)

I try to avoid watching it whenever possible as it is truly awful. None of them seem to have any talent. Sadly when I am forced to visit my PIL's on a Saturday they make us sit through it. Dont understand why its acceptable to invite people to dinner then make them watch dreadful TV all night.
When I am in on a Saturday night, tend to watch dvds from Lovefilm. Especially loved Life on Mars box sets recently. Best TV in ages. Agree with earlier comment that the Restaurant is the only show like this I would watch and thats because I love Raymond Blanc on it (hate the other judges tho).

I've never seen a single episode of X-Factor nor Strictly. I really object to X-factor from the pov that we (the paying, voting public) are choosing acts to make Cowell etc. rich - seems barmy to me.

bluejeans, you're not alone, we don't watch the X Factor nor Strictly. I seem to catch what's going on without watching it anyway because there are so many references to it throughout the week, there's no escape! I don't really like any type of enforced hysteria. Harry Hill has a certain type of silliness that appeals though!

I don't like it. It's mainly because I just cannot see how about 8 people each singing a song can be strung out into about 4 hours of programmes over the course of a weekend.

I do like Big Brother and Strictly, so I'm not a reality TV snob.

I did enjoy Pop Idol back in the day (and I was much too old for it even then).

When I do catch a bit of X Factor now, I feel like I'm being hit repeatedly in the face with a vibrating glow-stick. There are so many fast cuts, big lights, CGI logos zipping around and choppy shots of people in front of wind machines - makes me feel dizzy.

We love Strictly in this house too (we are a house full of musicians).

I watch Strictly - totally different basis imo, as it is not taking vulnerable people, waving a possible record contract in front of them and then kicking them down. They're celebs, they know the score, they're not basing their lives' hopes on the witterings of someone like Simon Cowell.

And the dancing is fab! Especially when the pro dancers do stuff on their own.

QI and Mock the Week repeats here as well. Can't stand reality competition shows of any sort. Now that I'm home in the daytime, I'm also mystified as to why there is such a large following for Deal or No Deal. My mom forced me to sit through it as she's visiting and wanted to see if it was the same as the U.S. version. If I ran that show, it would be over in five minutes. Pick the stupid box, stop dithering and fawning over each other, quit telling sob stories and your sentimental reasoning for picking numbers.

Totally agree with everyone here. It is mindless exploitative rubbish.

Christ no.