reality competition
Survivor-style television format
A reality competition is a television format where real people (not actors playing characters) compete in challenges for prizes or titles.
Contestants are progressively eliminated until a winner emerges.
The genre spans cooking (MasterChef), singing (American Idol), dating (The Bachelor), survival (Survivor), and business (The Apprentice).
Drama often comes as much from interpersonal conflict as from the competition itself.
- survivorOne still alive after
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- contestantCompetition participant
- hostOne receiving guests
challenge · immunity · tribal · alliance · backstab · drama · voting · voting booth · audition · judges · talent · runway · makeover · confessional · behind the scenes · roses · rose ceremony · fan favorite
- game show elementsquiz show, trivia, wheel spinning, panel show, talent show
- TV terminologyTV drama, live broadcast, screenwriting, TV ratings, primetime
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
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Ambitious, critically acclaimed series
dramatic series · sitcom · soap opera · miniseries · anthology series
reality competitiondocuseries
Multi-episode nonfiction program
talk show · variety show · documentary · cinéma vérité · nature documentary
reality competitionreal life
Existence beyond imagination
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