Selecting contestants

What are the most important considerations for producers when selecting contestants?

When selecting the contestants the produces look for people who stand out from all the other people who apply for the show, they have something special about them or something has happened to them in their life. Also they may have a special occasion they want to celebrate such as proposing to someone which will be intriguing for the audience and will grab their attention. They may pick contestants that have a fear of something that's they have to face such as in a celebrity because it makes it more interesting for the audience to see how they will react. Another reason may be that they will make the program more amusing for the audience for example you see people on total wipeout that are terrible at it or people that dress up and have funny background stories to tell to make the audience laugh and continue watching the show. They would like to have a range of different personalities and even appearances on the show to differentiate the episodes to keep the audience engaged. The contestants mainly have to be funny, confident and outspoken, they need to be likeable by the target audience of the show.