The Traitors - c. 60% of contestants below 35 - ageist?

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Haven’t done the exact calculation but 12 out of the original 25 were in their 20s, then there are early 30s people too. So 60% under 35 can’t be far off.

A few “older people” in 50s-70s absolutely there as a token or (dare I say it) novelty.

I get that young people watch prime time tv and BBC need these audiences, but should the show be so blatant in this targeting / shouldn’t it better reflect the demographics of the country? Isn’t it outright ageism? I also think people with more life experience are likely to be more interesting in how they navigate the game.

The challenges are very physical, the older you are the less likely to be able to perform them. I’m so enjoying this, I can’t wait for tomorrow.

Unless you’re a casting director on the show, you can’t know that with absolute certainty. My point absolutely does hold up from a statistical perspective.