Just when you thought TV couldn't be dumbed down any more, something happens that makes you want to throw yourself into a river of rotting faeces. After all, we have been given the gift of reality TV and if a celeb can dance, ice-skate, get along with snakes and insects or doesn't mind being held captive in a claustrophobic house, there's a guarantee of some work for them.

With this genre gradually collapsing under the weight of its own stale format, we've been looking further afield to give us that dose of escapism and potential case of square eyes. Normally, we can only count on America for the imports of supersized portions and terrible Hollywood versions of classic cinema. But who could be mad at them? They gave us Jersey Shore!

Who doesn’t love Jersey Shore? it's almost like it's the ultimate depiction of human behaviour. An anthropological trail through the lives of Jersey’s 20-something mental deficients. However, one of the stars of the show, ?Snooki? might have to hang up her partying stilettos because, if rumours are true, she's with child!