Over the years, BBC, ITV and practically every other television company, radio station, talk show host and program controller, have recognized that talent shows and reality shows attract viewers and make money. TV talent shows also provide a stage for people who are talent and have their dreams.

In recent years, those kinds of shows are really very popular in china, like “Super Girl” in Hunan TV. Hunan TV’s success in TV PK shows has set off a wave of this kind of shows. TV entertainment is going deep into our life. However, China’s TV PK shows’ development is not so satisfying.

TV talent shows, so popular nowadays, not only entertain the audience, but also provide opportunities to fulfill many people’s dreams. If it is not for Hunan TV’s “Super Girl”, Li Yuchun, Zhang Liangying and other young people can’t be popular so quickly. But in recent years, with the spread of TV talent shows and the low quality of those programs, people don’t evaluate them so high.

Taking Hunan TV for instance, the rules of TV talent shows have been changed again and again. As a result, the program is becoming longer and sometimes you may find you just have no patience to finish watching it. For one thing, it is because of the restrictions on those programs from the FARFT. Hunan TV has to change their rules to follow the orders. For another, the station aims to getting more profit. If the process of the competition is long, the station will get more. However, the results are not as good as expected. On the contrary, we hear more and more criticism on those programs. In UK, profit is also very important for the holders. Winners may expect to win the advertised prize, however, these may not be as great as they seem. An offer of a recording contract does not indicate that the label or management company will pay for or promote the winner as an artist. Any advance is just an advance against future earnings. These funds may have to pay for studio and recording time, training or equipment and may be claimed back by the company if the artist fails to generate enough sales to cover the advance.

After the success of Hunan TV, many other stations begin to hold TV PK shows, but the quality of the shows has not kept pace of its with the speed of its development. Many TV stations hold the programs just for profit or ratings. The competitions are not so professional. The rules are not strict and the judges are not capable enough. It seems that they haven’t taken the benefits of the participants into account. They take part in those TV PK shows because they want to find a stage for showing their talent. As some shows are not organized well, participants just waste their time in taking part in it.

Besides, people are increasingly concerned about the fairness of TV talent shows. As most of the shows decide the winner through voting, voting companies are born. The black-box operation of those companies greatly affects the fairness of the competition. Moreover, under commercial operation, fairness is hard to guarantee.

TV talent shows are a combination of concert and contest. We have fun from them. This kind of program has succeeded in all over the world, because many young boys and girls take part in and want to be one of them in future. I think it is a good way for TV programs to earn much money from the ticket and advertisement sales. Besides, I think a part of the earn money of TV program should be spent to some poor areas of the world to help and improve their quality of life. They should let more poor people receive the benefit from the program. For the participants, they need take it with rational mind, for those programs provide challenges and chances at the same time.