Used to watch reality TV then it became stale and over saturated. 3 seasons of Masterchef and it became boring. X Factor/Talent/Dance/Idol etc surely saturation eventually turns people off it, it's all the same stuff really.
The Block was ok but it gave me the shits constantly going over its finish time by like 15-20 minutes. Personally I'm over reality TV. The bachelor, Seven year Switch, House Rules, MKR etc etc have not watched an episode. Much rather Netflix and Foxtel have realised this having expanded their sports channels.
Foxtel know without sport consumers can get a good portion of their content elsewhere.
Look what they've latched onto as well. Champions league/Europa League, other European soccer, NRL, Super Rugby, AFL, away Aus cricket series and international tournaments, MLB/NBA/NFL, Motorsport, Golf. It's a smorgasbord of sport that attracts consumers en masse as it's likely to have something to appeal to you (if you're a sports fan).
The game changer will be if a streaming service ever gets hold of the rights to one of the major sports deals in this country then watch what happens.
Apart from sport how many shows would you watch on FTA excluding news programs??
I cannot think of one at present. Even a FTA staple in The Footy Show is now struggling for ratings.