Is #RealityTV real? Reality television is a genre of #television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional #actors
Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as #TheRealWorld then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series #Survivor #American Idols and #BigBrother all of which became global franchises.