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Reality television is a genre of Television programming which, it is
claimed, presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations,
documents actual events, and features ordinary people rather than
professional actors. It could be described as a form of artificial or
"heightened' documentary. Although the genre has existed in some
form or another since the early years of television, the current
explosion of popularity dates from around 2000.
Reality television covers a wide range of television programming
formats, from game or quiz shows which resemble the frantic, often
demeaning programs, produced in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s (a
modern example is Gakl no Tsukai), to surveillance-or-voyeurism-
focused productions such as Big Brother.
Critics say that the term 'reality television' is somewhat of a misnomer
and that such shows frequently portray a modified and highly
influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic locations or
abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-
screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated through
editing and other post-production techniques.
Part of reality television's appeal id due to its ability to place ordinary
People in extraordinary situations. Reality television also has the
potential to turn its participants into national celebrities, outwardly in
talent and performance programs such as Pop Idol, though frequently
Survivor and Big Brother participants also reach some degree of fame.
Some commentators have said that the name 'reality television' is an
inaccurate description of several styles of program included in the
genre. In competition-based programs such as Big Brother and​

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