Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded. Reality television began in 1948 with Alan Funt's TV series Candid Camera. The genre exploded as a phenomenon around 1999–2000 with the success of such television...
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- MythBusters ,
- American Gladiators 2008 ,
- Backyard Blitz ,
- The Crocodile Hunter ,
- Candid Camera ,
- Buzzkill ,
- Trading Spaces ,
- The Real World ,
- The Osbournes ,
- An American Family
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