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Gen Z’s Reality TV Obsessions on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Social media has a huge influence on the TV shows Gen Z and Millennials watch
  • Netflix’s newest hit America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has viewers showing off their own routines—and calling out squad’s hardships
  • Peacock is seeing record streaming numbers for season six of Love Island USA
Gen Z and Millennials are showing their cheer routines (and support) for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders   America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is Netflix’s newest reality TV hit. The seven-part series (one of the most watched on the charts this week) uncovers the harsh working conditions the team has experienced over the years and exposes the high-pressure audition and training process, as well as the low wages the women are paid for each game. While there’s been other content about the squad before, like CMT’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, Netflix’s newest show is reaching a mainstream audience, which is both creating fun trends while calling out hard truths.   For example, following the premiere of America’s Sweethearts, fans have sparked a trend on TikTok reenacting one of the squad’s classic dance routines. The cheerleaders’ “Thunderstruck routine” to the track of the AC/DC hit has dancers and everyday creators uploading themselves doing the dance to see if they’d “make the cut.” While most of the videos posted are...

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