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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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From there, he went on to host the lurid reality show “Fear Factor,” holding court while contestants were swarmed by rats or sipped expired egg nog.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chipotle created the program in 2003 for the late rock star Ozzy Osbourne after he raved about the restaurant on his reality show.

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The reality show featured 1,000 people competing over the course of 10 episodes for a $10 million prize.

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Season 2 also features a crossover episode with “Survivor,” the long-running reality show that helped inspire “Beast Games.”

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Following his departure from the reality show, his manager announced that he was pursuing legal action over a pay dispute, claiming that the show had disrespected her client by “publicly embarrassing him” and declined to pay him, according to People.

From Los Angeles Times