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reality TV

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Way back when reality TV was just a foal getting up on its wobbly legs, it was common to describe such programs as “social experiments.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Laguna Beach” may be the first thing that comes to mind when some think of Kristin Cavallari, but the reality TV veteran has called Nashville home for nearly a decade.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dropping one rung to fifth, also with $8 million, was "Primetime," starring Robert Pattinson as reality TV host Chris Hansen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He lived in his small hometown about 20 miles west of Comanche and was gaining something like fame as the youngest contestant on Mudcats, a reality TV series about Oklahoma catfish noodlers.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

That I was just kind of hanging out watching the funeral like it was a pickup game at the park, or some kind of reality TV show.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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