The general remit of any programme is one of 3 things. Educate, entertain and inform. It sure entertains many, but having seen it's live feed on E4 I can't understand why anyone watches it all the time. Highlights, though bias, are ok for me.
As for newspapers, I've not bought one since Diana died. That taught me that the public are encouraging these 'rags' to ruin peoples lives. And, with the advent of 24hour TV who actually reads them, apart from them wanting titbits and juicy gossip at the expense of others.