Reality Television

Reality Television is a huge part of our media today. This term did not even enter social vocabulary until about 12 years ago. While its been around for many years, its main explosion occured with the creation of Survivor and Big Brother. These shows were kind of the precursors to reality television today, and they are still the leading shows in viewers. This new genre is the most popular in our media today. Everyone has that one show they watch every week. Its popularity is attributed to the fact that it is "real people" in "situations." Viewers can relate to these people and love rooting for the people similar to them.