Reality TV

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Reality TV has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Toast (Feb 2026). Underlying frame for discussions of Traitors, The Bachelorette, reunions, casting, and audience reactions.

Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as The Real World, then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series Survivor, Idol, and Big Brother, all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", s