America's Sweethearts: Netflix lifts lid on life as a cheerleader

America's Sweethearts, which lifts the lid on life in the most famous cheerleading team in the US, has been climbing up the Netflix charts since its release last month. It's not the first show about the cheerleaders, who are nicknamed America's Sweethearts - there had already been 16 seasons of a reality show about the team on US network CMT. But Netflix has brought DCC to a new audience. In the opening episode, Cowboys boss Charlotte Jones admits the cheerleaders are "Not paid a lot" - but says women on the team do not join for the pay, rather to be part of something bigger than themselves. In order to help others, sports therapists should be offered to cheerleaders on NFL teams. Writing in the New York Times, Jessica Grose said: "If there's another season of the Netflix show, perhaps a more complete picture of the Cowboys cheerleading experience could force this elite institution to evolve, and it may make more of these talented women reach the conclusion that making the team isn't worth the cost."

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