At almost any given moment during the day, you can turn on your television and find a reality TV show on somewhere. Why are reality TV shows so big today? There are a couple of reasons. First, fame and fortune are very appealing features.
They can lure everyday people out of their boring lives with offers of money and appreciation by television viewers. Reality TV shows have gone from exposing personal lives, for example keeping up with the Kardashians, to almost anything imaginable.There are reality TV shows about cooking, magic, business, relationships, jobs, skills, fitness, sports, cooking, home repair, car repair – you name it and there is probably a reality show about it on some channel. Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first American Idol, has turned her reality TV show win into a somewhat successful and respectable singing career. The second reason reality TV shows are so popular is television viewers are quite simply nosey.
We like to know what is going on behind closed doors and if it involves some type of controversy, that just makes it all the more intriguing. Candid Camera, It ran in some form for fifteen seasons, and help produce countless other shows, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Kids Say the Darndest Things and the latest, Punk’d, and will probably come back in some form in the future. Americans also love game shows, which can be compared to reality TV shows.We love to watch people win or lose fortunes within thirty minutes and see how they react to that and each other. Some shows, such as Deadliest Catch, give us a glimpse into something we might never know about such as the dangerous lives of crab fisherman.
Reality TV shows are very interesting. Although the shows themselves may come and go as popularity decreases, reality TV shows will keep reinventing themselves and remain on the air as long as people are watching it and giving the networks the ratings they desire.
