The Tribe (Channel 4 series)

The Tribe
Genre	Factual television
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Location(s)	South Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	16:9 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	11 June 2015 – 2 July 2015
External links
Website

The Tribe is a factual television series broadcast by Channel 4. It is based around a Hamar tribe family in the South Omo Valley in Ethiopia called the Ayke Mukos.^[1] The series is about how the family lives and carries out day-to-day activities and also how they carry out more important tasks, such as marriage planning and leaving home.^[2] It was filmed in the same way that Channel 4 programme, Educating Yorkshire, was filmed, using small, hidden, remote cameras to film everything that went on in the village.^[3]

The first series started broadcasting on 11 June 2015 and finished broadcasting on 2 July 2015.

Critical reception

The Independent called it a warm, fascinating documentary series^[4] and The Guardian said it is starting to lead the way in reality-TV-gone-right.^[5] The Express called it a jewel of the current schedules and said This beautiful documentary series shows all the familiar faultlines and foibles of our world in the encampment of reed huts in Ethiopia's South Omo Valley.^[6] while Mark Smith in The Herald wrote The Tribe is such good news because it rather spectacularly moves on from the stereotypes by introducing us to a family in Ethiopia who are, uncannily and hilariously, close to us.^[7] David Chater of The Times observed What is miraculous about this (series) is the way it highlights our shared humanity.^[8] However, The Daily Mail said We're meant to believe that Ayke Muko's family are the Tribe That Time Forgot...Reality TV producers must assume that we're all very gullible indeed.^[9]

TV ratings

Series	Episode	Broadcast date	Number of viewers	Audience share	Reference
1	1	11 June	1.71 million	8.6%	[10]
	2	18 June	1.34 million	6.8%	[11]
	3	25 June	1.36 million	7%	[12]
	4	2 July	1.38 million	6%	[13]

References

1. Payne, Terry (11 June 2015). "How we made The Tribe". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
2. "The Tribe". Channel 4 Press. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
3. Lawson, Mark (11 June 2015). "'How can you live without goats?' Channel 4's The Tribe flips TV cliches". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
4. Jones, Ellen E (2 July 2015). "The Tribe, TV review: Bidding a fond farewell to southern Ethiopia's Hamar tribe". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
5. Ferguson, Euan (14 June 2015). "The week in TV: Birthday; The Tribe; The Interceptor; Stonemouth". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. Baylis, Matt (26 June 2015). "Matt Baylis on last night's TV". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
7. Mark, Smith (13 June 2015). "TV review: Mark Smith on The Tribe (Channel 4)". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
8. Chater, David (11 June 2015). "What to watch on TV tonight; David Chater". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
9. Stevens, Christopher (12 June 2015). "C4's Tribe is so fake it could be called The Only Way Is Ethiopia: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV". Mail Online. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
10. "Top 30 Programmes - BARB w/e 14th Jun 2015". BARB. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
11. "Top 30 Programmes - BARB w/e 21st Jun 2015". BARB. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
12. "Top 30 Programmes - BARB w/e 28TH Jun 2015". BARB. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
13. "Top 30 Programmes - BARB w/e 5TH Jun 2015". BARB. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

External links

• The Tribe at channel4.com