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reality TV

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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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He also appeared regularly as an analyst on the 2019 spinoff Live PD: Wanted, and was a featured character in the fifth season of another A&E reality TV show called 60 Days In.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Married at First Sight UK is facing renewed pressure after the broadcast regulator launched an official investigation into the hit Channel 4 reality TV show.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Her Strictly appearance was however to turn her into a reality TV star, when she joined such shows as "Celebrity Big Brother".

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The second act takes place in 2024 in Glendale, where community members have gathered to be part of a reality TV star’s public embrace of her heritage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

A moment later the projection of the earth morphed into a reality TV show called Bunker, and a hammy announcer's voice boomed at me from everywhere at once.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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