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    Reality TV shows have become very popular, with over 70 produced to date and almost every TV network airing some kind of reality show. While reality TV shows are supposed to portray real life situations, participants are sometimes willing to do things they wouldn't otherwise do without cameras following them. Additionally, some reality TV may not be entirely real, as shows are edited to be dramatic and quotes or clashes may be manufactured or exaggerated. A poll found that 57% of people believe reality TV provides a distorted picture of events, and some former participants feel they were unfairly represented.

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    Reality TV shows have become very popular, with over 70 produced to date and almost every TV network airing some kind of reality show. While reality TV shows are supposed to portray real life situations, participants are sometimes willing to do things they wouldn't otherwise do without cameras following them. Additionally, some reality TV may not be entirely real, as shows are edited to be dramatic and quotes or clashes may be manufactured or exaggerated. A poll found that 57% of people believe reality TV provides a distorted picture of events, and some former participants feel they were unfairly represented.

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    Reality TV shows have become very popular, with over 70 produced to date and almost every TV network airing some kind of reality show. While reality TV shows are supposed to portray real life situations, participants are sometimes willing to do things they wouldn't otherwise do without cameras following them. Additionally, some reality TV may not be entirely real, as shows are edited to be dramatic and quotes or clashes may be manufactured or exaggerated. A poll found that 57% of people believe reality TV provides a distorted picture of events, and some former participants feel they were unfairly represented.

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    Reality TV shows have become very popular, with over 70 produced to date and almost every TV network airing some kind of reality show. While reality TV shows are supposed to portray real life situations, participants are sometimes willing to do things they wouldn't otherwise do without cameras following them. Additionally, some reality TV may not be entirely real, as shows are edited to be dramatic and quotes or clashes may be manufactured or exaggerated. A poll found that 57% of people believe reality TV provides a distorted picture of events, and some former participants feel they were unfairly represented.

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    How Real is Reality TV?

    In today's world, reality TV shows are popping up everywhere. Over 70 reality shows
    have been produced to date according to a popular website. The popularity of these
    shows and their high ratings have attracted many people's attention and just about every
    TV network in America now airs some kind of reality show.

    A reality TV show has real world people instead of paid actors and actresses. These
    shows are supposed to portray real life situations and events that affect people's lives.
    However, participants of reality TV shows are sometimes willing to go outside of their
    boundaries and do things that they would not necessarily do in their normal lives, without
    the cameras following their every move.

    Some reality TV participants eat really disgusting, horrible strange things and perform
    potentially life threatening stunts in pursuit of monetary gain. Other participants are put
    in a house and expected to live in harmony with total strangers. These participants are
    usually under a lot of pressure when their characters clash.

    Thousands upon thousands of Americans are watching reality TV shows every day. For
    some people, these shows help them realize that their lives are not all that bad after all. It
    helps them see that they are not the only ones with problems and dysfunctional lives and
    families.

    Reality TV shows have affected society in many different ways. Some audiences get
    hooked on these shows because they help them escape their own real lives. The shows
    vary in theme and material and every show is designed to attract the biggest possible
    audience. The bigger the audience, the more money the shows make.

    Some Reality TV may not be quite as real as we may like to think. Take the case of the
    hated apprentice contender Omarosa for example. According to a Time magazine article,
    she may have been the victim of reality TV editors. Some reality TV shows are edited to
    be dramatic and some quotes may actually be manufactured. Clashes and ugly feuds
    between the reality stars may be constructed and some parts of the shows may also be
    completely edited and cut out so they don't make the final show that people see on TV.
    Some critics actually charge that reality TV is not so real and that these shows may be far
    more manipulative than we think.

    According to a poll by CNN, 57% of 1016 adults believe that Reality TV shows provide
    a distorted picture of events while another 23% say the shows are "totally phoney". The
    amount of pressure for TV ratings pushes people to make the show more interesting.

    When all is said and done, some people on the reality shows say that they were unfairly
    represented and the reality taken out of the show therefore making the show pure
    entertainment. However, participants of these shows are given warnings and they have to
    sign extensive and detailed legal waivers that protect the network from any liability if
    someone gets hurt on the show.

    The increase in demand for these reality TV shows is inevitable and the participants will
    be pushed to their limits for the bottom line. This happens to be ratings and
    entertainment.

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