reality series
Filmed competition program
A reality series is a television program that follows real people in unscripted situations rather than actors performing written scenes.
The genre spans competitions (Survivor, The Amazing Race), documentary-style shows tracking daily life (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), and dating programs (The Bachelor).
Despite the name, reality series often involve heavy editing, producer manipulation, and staged scenarios.
Also called reality show or reality TV.
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- contestantsCompetition participants
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
Survivor · competition · voting · rose ceremony · tribal council · housewives · reunion · host · challenges · alliances · backstabbing · dating show · makeover · audition · casting · producer · staged · trainwreck
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
reality seriesscripted series
Preplanned episodic television fiction
drama series · sitcom · soap opera · procedural drama · anthology series
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