reality TV

British

noun

television programmes focusing on members of the public living in conditions created especially by the programme makers

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“The Traitors” is an unscripted competition for people who say they don’t watch reality TV.

From Salon

The Globes doesn’t have awards for other kinds of unscripted entertainment, such as reality TV shows.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cameras then panned to reality TV star Jenner, who made her name on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and she was seen mouthing "I love you" back.

From BBC

In the 2000s, he became one of the first stars of reality TV in The Osbournes, charting the everyday life of a rock superstar and his family.

From BBC

In 2016 he starred in his own reality TV dating series and he and Jason launched a podcast called New Heights in 2022.

From BBC

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