TV reality shows

There is nothing new about reality TV. Confessional shows, where dropdown , have been around for a long time. However, over the last five years TV reality shows such as Big Brother and Survivor dropdown Obviously some of these programs have been the most successful shows in television history. In order to evaluate reality TV, dropdown Reality shows have several things in common with soap operas. Actually, they both involve a group of people dropdown The difference is that reality shows aren’t scripted, so dropdown In addition, problems contestants deal with are dropdown Apparently, in this sense they could be seen as third-rate entertainment. Why then do people watch them? Presumably, what holds the audience’s attention is the “reality” or dropdown You never know what is going to happen next, and we are dropdown We are also fascinated by how the contestants cope in different situations, and to some extent dropdown To conclude, it’s probably true to say that reality shows are third-rate entertainment when compared dropdown However, as audience figures prove, dropdown because we are able to empathize with ordinary people in extraordinary situations. This ultimately is what dropdown