Risky Business Below Deck: Onboard the Reality Television Occu-Soap
Published online on April 02, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
This dossier introduction begins by describingBelow Deck, locating Bravo’s popular franchise within wider reality television traditions. We then focus on the specific features of the occupation-centered docusoap, or “occu-soap,” demonstrating how ...
This dossier introduction begins by describingBelow Deck, locating Bravo’s popular franchise within wider reality television traditions. We then focus on the specific features of the occupation-centered docusoap, or “occu-soap,” demonstrating how ...