The hottest new reality TV drama is a live stream of migrating Arctic moose and millions are tuning in from all over the world

This is moose-see TV.A majestic herd of moose is captivating millions across the globe thanks to Sweden’s now-iconic livestream, The Great Moose Migration. Dubbed “reality TV at it’s finest,” the sublime broadcast returned April 15 — a full week early — after an unusually warm spring jumpstarted the annual inland trek of the country’s largest land mammals.The show, known locally as “Den stora älgvandringen,” has been described as hypnotic, meditative and even a little addictive. With more than 30 cameras capturing uninterrupted footage of wild moose crossing rivers and snow-dusted forests, the 24/7 stream offers viewers all the drama of the great outdoors — at a glacial pace.“There are a lot of moose about,” producer Stefan Edlund told Swedish public broadcaster SVT.“They’re waiting for us.

We’ve had to adjust.But it should be OK.”He and a 15-person crew had already laid 20,000 meters of cable and positioned the cameras, complete with night vision, throughout Sweden’s remote High Coast region.And they did it just in time for the moose’s camera-ready moment.Last year, nearly 9 million tuned in, and die-hard fans aren’t letting up.

Ulla Malmgren, 62, said she’s stocked up on coffee and pre-cooked meals so she doesn’t miss a second.“Sleep? Forget it.

I don’t sleep,” she declared in an interview with Swedish outlet SVT, per the Guardian.Another viewer, 20-year-old William Garp Liljefors, admitted the stream has him on moose-watch 24/7.“I feel relaxed, but at the same time I’m like, ‘Oh, there’s a moose.Oh, what if there’s a moose? I can’t go to the toilet!” he told reporters.The concept may sound absurd in the age of TikTok attention spans, but media scholars say the slow pace is exactly the point.“It becomes, in a strange way, gripping, because nothing catastrophic is happening, nothing spectacular is happening,” said Annette Hill, a professor of media and communications at Sweden’s Jönköping ...