Amish 'reality' show misleads, experts say: "More distortion than education"
If you were among the 5.4 million viewers who made the premiere of Amish in the City a smashing success, supporters of the widely misunderstood Christian group want you to know that the show does not constitute educational programming.
“This is entertainment and not a PBS documentary,” said Amish scholar David Weaver-Zercher. Amish in the City, UPN’s latest reality TV entry, first aired July 28 and was the evening’s second-highest-rated show nationally and the top show in major markets such as New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.