Does anyone else remember (or have I imagined it?) that Nick/Margaret/Claude/Karen (admittedly very occassionally) used to praise or applaud something positive they saw one of the candidates do, in their piece to camera when they are shadowing them. I can't remember the last time either of them said anything remotely positive about anyone.
I think that's the bit I dislike that it feels like they're more set up for failure now than previously. (Possibly helped by having a different criteria for choosing contestants - although obviously it also depends on who applies)
By splitting teams (one half of the team doesn't know what the other half is doing, one team create a logo for something they've never seen, or don't know anything about)
By making the tasks overly complicated with too many aspects that can't be completed properly within the timescale.
In the past of course there were disasters but I'm sure they created some more saleable products and I remember the cereal ads being quite good.