‘Liked The Actress? You’ll Love The Addict’: Why Celebrity Rehab Makes Good TV

“[The] pathologies on the shows are much the same, as are the solutions: rules, rules, some talking, and more rules. For people accustomed to living without boundaries or consequences, this can be challenging and therefore make for vibrant television. The defenses they’d spent years building up to become famous are just as entertaining as they crumble down.”