Reality TV is the new mantra of television producers and channel executives. It is the means to increase TRP ratings and the end is always to outdo the other channels and the ‘similar-but-tweaked-here-and-there’ shows churned out by the competition. So fierce is the competition in this segment that every channel boasts of at least two to three reality shows. Some of them are inherited legally from abroad‚ (mostly and always from the USA – the Godmother of reality television) or some are cheap copies
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Reality shows had become a huge success in our society‚ we have a great variety of them‚ and we can choose which one we want to see according to our age‚ or in which one of those realities we feel more connected. Seeing the huge impact that this new way of doing television has in me and the society I decided to focus my research on this topic. Before I started my research‚ I was thinking that this might not be easy to investigate‚ because some people might think this could be a superficial topic
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Reality television (also known as reality shows) is a television programming genre that presents unscripted situations‚ documents actual events and usually features unknowns instead of professional actors. Such shows usually have various standard tropes‚ including frequent interviews with participants that double as the show’s narration‚ and sometimes an emphasis on drama and personal conflict. Competition-based reality shows‚ a notable subset‚ often have additional common elements such as one participant
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The popular show Teen Mom shows how difficult a teenage girls’ life would be like a child. The reason this show is on and many watch it‚ because it could happen to any teenage girl who is sexually active. Not only does it show you the difficulty of having a child‚ it also shows you the reality of it. The three most difficult challenges of being a teenage mother are lack of adequate finances‚ education gets put on hold and the father
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Teen Mom has been an innovative show in the reality show industry because it has opened up to society what a teenage mother goes through as she raises her first child. These girls have matured a long way throughout their Childs birth and their upbringing. The show presents four Teenage girls‚ now eighteen‚ struggling with money‚ school‚ and dating as well as dealing with insecurities‚ their parents‚ the father of their children and for a couple and a mother and daughter‚ domestic violence. While
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retrospect the adolescent mom is not the only person who is being affected by this new family member. The complications of school would not be the only stressor on their minds at this point; in-fact life can become more complicated by adding the challenge of raising a child. As these adolescents ventures through life and experience the hardship surrounding
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Shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians‚ The Bachelor and The Real Housewives have been taking the country by storm with the unscripted‚ outrageously unpredictable stories of ordinary people from around the country.Americans spend 33% of their free time watching television and 67% of the shows are reality television(Reality Television:a Shocking Statistic).The average American watches five hours of television a day‚ that means they spend three and a half hours a day watching reality television
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In July of 2009‚ MTV aired a new reality show on their network‚ 16 and Pregnant. The concept of the show was to tape the journey of pregnant teenagers throughout their pregnancy and the first few months of being a teen mom. They wanted to show viewers the struggles and hardships these girls faced. The show got such good ratings that they produced a spinoff‚ Teen Mom. Teen Mom follows four of the girls from 16 and Pregnant as they embark on motherhood. MTV aimed for this show to bring awareness of
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Reality television is a relatively new fad in America that is sweeping the networks’ ratings and redefining programming altogether. Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents unscripted dramatic‚ entertaining or humorous situations‚ documents real events‚ and usually features people chosen from the ranks of ordinary people and not professionally trained actors. A reality show provides exposure that people could not get anywhere else; giving non-celebrities the potential
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Instant Fame Fame seekers may claim that reality TV’s biggest advantage comes in its unrivaled ability to produce more "15 minutes of fame" stars than other TV genres. A reality show provides exposure that people could not get anywhere else‚ giving non-celebrities the potential to become household names and land opportunities that otherwise may evade them. Achieving One’s Dream Competitive reality programs offer another advantage to participants: the opportunity to follow dreams‚ land big breaks
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