For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream come true because many of the programme cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers are asked to telephone the programme- to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the show. One of the most popular shows is The X Factor (the programme is called different things in different countries). In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favourite person on the show. The winner makes a record, his or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines, milions of copies of the record are and then ... they are quickly forgotten