The Evolution of Reality TelevisionThe Evolution of Reality Television

What is Reality Television?What is Reality Television? Reality Television is Reality Television is

a genre of television a genre of television programming in programming in which real life which real life people are followed people are followed in a situation, game, in a situation, game, etc.  etc.  

History of Reality TelevisionHistory of Reality Television

Even though Reality Television just Even though Reality Television just recently became popular among recently became popular among the society, Reality Television has the society, Reality Television has been around since the beginning of been around since the beginning of television and even before that. television and even before that.

Allen Funt started this reality genre Allen Funt started this reality genre on a radio station that he was on a radio station that he was broadcasting from while he was in broadcasting from while he was in the service. the service.

The First Reality Television Show:The First Reality Television Show:Candid CameraCandid Camera

Based off of his radio show “Candid Based off of his radio show “Candid Microphone”, Allen Funt started a show Microphone”, Allen Funt started a show that uses a hidden camera to capture that uses a hidden camera to capture the reactions of ordinary people to the reactions of ordinary people to extraordinary, and even bizarre, extraordinary, and even bizarre, situations. situations.

The famous tagline said on the show, The famous tagline said on the show, “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”, is “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”, is universally known. universally known.

The First Reality Television Show Series:The First Reality Television Show Series:An American FamilyAn American Family

On Thursday, January On Thursday, January 11, 1973, the first reality 11, 1973, the first reality television show, An television show, An American Family, aired American Family, aired on PBS. on PBS.

The 12 hour The 12 hour documentary in the day documentary in the day to day life for seven to day life for seven months in the William C. months in the William C. Loud family. Loud family.

COPSCOPS

COPS is an American Reality television series COPS is an American Reality television series that has been running since 1989 and it has that has been running since 1989 and it has aired more than 700 episodes. aired more than 700 episodes.

The show follows police officers, constables The show follows police officers, constables and sheriff’s deputies during patrols and other and sheriff’s deputies during patrols and other police activities. police activities.

MTV’s Real WorldMTV’s Real World

One of today’s more One of today’s more popular reality television popular reality television shows, the Real World, is shows, the Real World, is a show that puts a group a show that puts a group of strangers in a house of strangers in a house together. There is plenty together. There is plenty of drama and fights during of drama and fights during the course of the show. the course of the show.

They are currently on their They are currently on their 2020thth season which is season which is located in Hollywood.located in Hollywood.

Current Day Reality TelevisionCurrent Day Reality Television

On television today, On television today, there are over a there are over a hundred different hundred different reality television reality television shows. shows.

There are at least two There are at least two television stations that television stations that are fully devoted to are fully devoted to reality television reality television