After Holland, the show moved to Germany where it was just as big. When contestants were released from the house, they found they were instant celebrities. Both shows will be on CBS this summer. Still, the shows raise a lot of issues. In both Holland and Germany, conservative social groups tried to prevent them from going on the air.
Some people say the shows are just boring.
TV used to be, like the movies, an escape from reality. TV producers admit the plot lines on these shows are mostly unremarkable. Yet CBS is expecting to attract tens of millions of viewers, and everybody is sure they will. However, these shows are not always harmless, and not always successful. There were reports he even had a violent past.