Aussie ``nice'' reality TV opposed to Ramsey bullying

One look at MasterChef's ratings - which have averaged a staggering 1.9million people each night - tells us we do want nice reality TV

clipped from www.news.com.au THE phenomenal success of Cheannel Ten's show MasterChef marks another shift in Australian TV: from the ritual humiliation of contestants to something more uplifting. the program has emerged as a marker of the social, political and cultural times ``MasterChef has brought all of these values together. From the contestants to the hosts, they treat each other with respect and make you feel good about seeing others doing well for a change,'' Chalke says. so too MasterChef marks another shift: from the ritual humiliation of contestants to something more uplifting. ``The rise of bully TV was a backlash to political correctness, where no child ever failed and everyone got a prize,'' Now we take pleasure in seeing people do well.''