Passage 5 Why We Love Reality TV Reality TV is everywhere. It is broadcast day and night across the globe. But what exactiy is this television genre? Reality TV is programming in which ordinary people are placed together in unusual situations for weeks at a time, often in order to compete for some kind of prize. The participants are filmed almost continually and their communication with each other is unscripted. There are reality shows on every topic imaginable. For example, there are shows in which contestants compete to win a modeling contract(such as Brazil's Top Mode), a recording contract(Britain's Pop Idoy, a million dollars(America's survivor), a college scholarship(ndia's Airtel Scholarship Hunt, a marriage proposal(Australia's Farmer Wants a Wife), and a nomination for a seat in Congress(Argentina's The People's Candidate) In the last decade, hundreds of different reality programs have been broadcast in countries around the world. Yet, surprisingly, this has not seemed to diminish the public's fascination with the genre. On the contrary, reality TV has only increased in popularity. So let's look at some of the reasons for its appeal. One thing many people find appealing about it hrinnn inrtnnt fama to ordinary people. while the fame fades for most after