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Why Reality TV Is On Life Support

JeeperOne said:
Why is "Reality TV" on life support??

Two words - TRUE CRIME

"Nuff said
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AbrahamJSimpson said:
not if someone is attempting to have a serious discussion.
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I was just simply summarizing why "Reality" TV us on life support in two words - Really THE ONLY words that needed to be said - TRUE CRIME

Afterall, it WAS "Reality" TV that led to the end of the original Court TV but now there's a new carnation of it (Along with a competitor (Such as :Law & Crime Network is) & True Crime Documentaries), it's safe to say Court TV has come full circle (And then some!) while "Reality" TV is FINALLY on its way out like the BAD FAD it is :)

That's what I was saying :)
 
Reality shows are sometimes preferred by networks, because of the money saved by not having to pay scale to union actors, since they can hire non-professionals. We tend to think of this as a new phenomenon. But some of what is called "reality tv" is one of the oldest form of broadcast programming - which is the traditional "talent contest." American Idol and all of its spinoffs - i.e., "The X Factor", "The Voice", and so forth are musical talent contests with amateur contestants. That goes way, way back to "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour."
Some of it also is based on traditional game shows or competition shows- that's the premise of The Bachelor - with contestants competing to be chosen as the winner.
Andy Cohen over at Bravo, executive producer of the "Real Housewives" series is facing a lawsuit, plus an attempt by his employees to unionize. There's all sorts of news on the reality show scene. Because the genre is so ubiquitous and so over-producted, it's losing a lot of its audience. JMO - D.
 
Nathan Obral said:
Queen for a Day was an immensely popular game show with extensive reality elements surrounding it because the contestants were ordinary people. Candid Camera was debatably the first "reality" show.
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Reality shows are scripted. They just don’t use actors. Candid Camera was more reactionary.
 
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