THREE KEY FACTS: Reality TV is a genre of television that documents real-life drama and experiences for the screen. 67% of the top 100 prime-time telecasts for viewers aged 12 to 34 are reality shows, according to Worldmetrics.org In 2020, the revenue brought in by US reality TV shows was about US$10.
2 billion ($16.97 billion). OPINION As reality shows offer us a glimpse of real people’s lives, we reverse the attention to ourselves and ask: what do our watching preferences say about us? Ever heard of schadenfreude? It means the enjoyment we get from watching other people’s misfortune and it’s the very foundation of our reality TV obsession.
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