Why We Love Reality TV Reality TV is everywhere. It is broadcast day and night S across the globe. But what exactly is this television th genre? Reality is programming in which ordinary is TV people are placed together in unusual situations for W weeks at a time, often in order to compete for some re 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 Model, a recording contract (Britain's Pop Idol, a million dollars (America's Survivor a college scholarship (India's Airtel Scholarship Hunt a marriage proposal (Australia's mer Wants a Wife), and a nomination for a seat in Congress (Argentina's The People's Candidate).