reality show

British  

noun

1. a television show in which members of the public or celebrities are filmed living their everyday lives or undertaking specific challenges

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Example Sentences

Maybe it was The Ultimate Fighter: a competition reality show for a spot on the promotion’s roster that, like most reality TV, emphasized drama and personal beef.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

Produced by the brilliant team behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell and RuPaul himself — “Stop! That! Train!” adapts the humor of the Emmy-winning reality show for the big screen.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Pratt is best known as the antagonist of “The Hills,” a reality show that ran from 2006-2010 and followed a group of friends in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In his recent memoir, Pratt recounted his conversion — actor Stephen Baldwin baptized him in a river during the 2009 season of the reality show “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

I asked my parents why we couldn’t have a reality show about us, and Dad said, “Because your mother and I didn’t have the foresight to have two sets of triplets. Now eat your spinach.”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff