The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show is the longest-running program in MTV history. Following Bunim’s death from breast cancer in 2004, Bunim/Murray Productions continues to produce the program. The twenty-second season, set in Cancun, Mexico, premiered on June 24, 2009, and ended its first run on September 9, 2009. The twenty-third sea...
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The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show is the longest-running program in MTV history. Following Bunim’s death from breast cancer in 2004, Bunim/Murray Productions continues to produce the program. The twenty-second season, set in Cancun, Mexico, premiered on June 24, 2009, and ended its first run on September 9, 2009. The twenty-third season will be set in Washington, D.C., and will premiere December 30, 2009. MTV has also picked up the show for four more seasons, taking it through its 26th season.
The show focuses on the lives of a group of strangers who audition to live together in a house for several months, as cameras record their interpersonal relationships. The show moves to a different city each season. The footage shot during the housemates’ time together was edited into 22-minute episodes for the first 19 seasons, and into 44-minute episodes beginning with the The...
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