Contrary to fans' expectations, Keeping Up With the Kardashians is finally saying goodbye to television. Aficionados of the show are blaming the famous family for ruining their own show, after 13 years and 20 seasons.
The Kardashians rose to popularity when their hit TV series debuted in 2007, propelling the KarJenners to skyrocketing fame, and making Kim Kardashian West one of the most talked-about women in the world. Although earlier seasons revolved around her obsession with fame and controversy plagued relationships, as of late, she has become an experienced businesswoman.
Her siblings have followed in her footsteps, picking different career paths that will allow them to exit the show forever without worrying about finding a new source for generating income. Some ardent fans of the KUWTK believe that the Kardashians destroyed their own show.
The Kardashian-Jenner clan has continued to make headlines even amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kim's troubled marriage with Kanye West has been making headlines, while Kylie Jenner’s ignorance of social distancing has been front and center, while Khloé Kardashian rekindling her romance with Tristan Thompson has raised quite a few eyebrows.
Therefore, loyal fans were shocked when the KKW Beauty founder announced KUWTK is coming to an end on her Instagram account. The announcement took fans by surprise, although the ratings for the show have been declining for years.
There's hearsay that Kardashian West and Kylie Jenner were simply tired of showcasing their private lives on cameras, but BuzzFeed says that KUWTK has been declining since 2013 after Kris and Caitlyn Jenner's divorce. The show's downfall started with Kris and Caitlyn Jenner’s split in 2013, since their relationship was the heart of the show, and getting rid of it threw KUWTK into flux.
On top of that, Caitlyn unveiled her transition, and the KarJenners lost control of the narrative and they never regained it. As if that weren't enough, Kylie’s secret pregnancy coupled with the news cycle moving ahead of the series, made the show's comeback impossible.
The final blow came in 2017, with Kourtney Kardashian and Kardashian West’s locking horns in a vicious fight over a Christmas Card. This shattered the illusion of the famous family's bond, according to BuzzFeed News.
The footage represented KUWTK coming apart, and the first time the show broke the fourth wall, giving fans a glimpse of the reality of the sisters’ relationship. Kourtney goes on to say she wished to be free from filming with Kim and suggested that fame had transformed her family into disgusting humans, with whom she had to fake relationships.