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The Evolution of Reality Television

Reality Television. The Evolution of Reality Television. What is Reality Television?. Reality Television is a genre of television programming in which real life people are followed in a situation, game, etc.  . History of Reality Television.

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The Evolution of Reality Television

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  1. Reality Television The Evolution of Reality Television

  2. What is Reality Television? • Reality Television is a genre of television programming in which real life people are followed in a situation, game, etc.  

  3. History of Reality Television • Even though Reality Television just recently became popular among the society, Reality Television has been around since the beginning of television and even before that. • Allen Funt started this reality genre on a radio station that he was broadcasting from while he was in the service.

  4. The First Reality Television Show:Candid Camera • Based off of his radio show “Candid Microphone”, Allen Funt started a show that uses a hidden camera to capture the reactions of ordinary people to extraordinary, and even bizarre, situations. • The famous tagline said on the show, “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”, is universally known.

  5. The First Reality Television Show Series:An American Family • On Thursday, January 11, 1973, the first reality television show, An American Family, aired on PBS. • The 12 hour documentary in the day to day life for seven months in the William C. Loud family.

  6. COPS • COPS is an American Reality television series that has been running since 1989 and it has aired more than 700 episodes. • The show follows police officers, constables and sheriff’s deputies during patrols and other police activities.

  7. MTV’s Real World • One of today’s more popular reality television shows, the Real World, is a show that puts a group of strangers in a house together. There is plenty of drama and fights during the course of the show. • They are currently on their 20th season which is located in Hollywood.

  8. Current Day Reality Television • On television today, there are over a hundred different reality television shows. • There are at least two television stations that are fully devoted to reality television

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