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In reality TV, by contrast, the audience is “commenting on your real life, your parenting, your relationship, your friendships, everything about your personal trials and tribulations.

And while reality TV has proved to be the industry’s inexpensive pinch-hitter, it has matured into a formidable genre, and in the entertainment industry’s union ecosystem, it has a complex ...

Reality TV has radically altered the landscapes of celebrity, politics, and power. It has made many people extremely rich; Kim Kardashian has a net worth of $1.8 billion.

The Invention of Reality TV," traces the history of this now-ubiquitous genre. I recently sat down with Nussbaum and asked her why she started thinking about writing this book 20 years ago.

Reality television has always been a strike-breaking mechanism and, as a result, there’s this huge Hollywood culture clash between people who work on scripted and unscripted shows.

“For reality TV, what I am looking for is reality,” says Andy Dehnart, editor of RealityBlurred.com.

If you’ve always looked to reality TV for light, frothy entertainment, it can feel disturbing to watch it swing toward domestic trauma. But Bravo seems committed to that turn.

She is executive producer for multiple reality television series' including Southern Hospitality, Southern Charm, Forever Summer Hamptons, Our 2 Moms and Dr. Down Below.

Reality TV shows have been a cornerstone of the entertainment industry since the 1940s with America’s Candid Camera, with a sizable evolution after the inception of social media.