Un-reality TV

Long before rigged telephone votes became public knowledge I generally held a negative view on reality TV shows. I've always preferred participating on things I can model to some extent, things that are measurable. I always held the view that something wasn't quite right and that turned out to be true.

However, even after the vote rigging issues have gone public, it still seems that something isn't quite right. The amount of short priced favourites getting turned over on these shows is still well above normal. Laying at short prices still appears to be a pretty good tactic.