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I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart.
Amanda Burton

Meaning of "reality TV" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REALITY TV

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REALITY TV

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Reality TV is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REALITY TV MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reality TV

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences, and often features a previously unknown cast. The genre often highlights personal drama and conflict to a much greater extent than other unscripted television such as documentary shows. The genre has various standard tropes, such as reality TV confessionals used by cast members to express their thoughts, which often double as the shows' narration. In competition-based reality shows, a notable subset, there are other common elements such as one participant being eliminated per episode, a panel of judges, and the concept of immunity from elimination. The genre began in earnest in the early to mid-1990s with The Real World. It then exploded as a phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global success of the series Survivor and Big Brother. These shows and a number of others became global franchises, spawning local versions in dozens of countries. Reality television as a whole has become a fixture of television programming.

Definition of reality TV in the English dictionary

The definition of reality TV in the dictionary is television programmes focusing on members of the public living in conditions created especially by the programme makers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REALITY TV

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realisation
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realism
realist
realistic
realistically
realities
reality
reality check
reality fiction
reality principle
reality show
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realizably
realization
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realizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE REALITY TV

ATV
breakfast TV
car-crash TV
CATV
CCTV
CDTV
CTV
DATV
digital TV
ETV
HDTV
ITV
LTV
MTV
pay-TV
SMATV
STV

Synonyms and antonyms of reality TV in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «reality TV» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REALITY TV

Find out the translation of reality TV to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reality TV from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reality TV» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

真实电视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tele-realidad
570 millions of speakers

English

reality TV
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रियलिटी टीवी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تِلِفِزْيُون الوَاقِع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телепрограммы реального жанра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

show de TV reality
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাস্তবতা টিভি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

télé-réalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

realiti TV
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reality TV
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リアリティーテレビ番組
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리얼리티 TV 쇼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasunyatan TV
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chương trình tivi thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரியாலிட்டி டிவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिऍलिटी टीव्ही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gerçeklik TV
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reality show
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reality TV
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телепередачі реального жанру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emisiune TV neregizată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ριάλιτι σόου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werklikheid TV
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reality-TV
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reality-TV
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reality TV

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REALITY TV»

The term «reality TV» is very widely used and occupies the 17.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reality TV

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10 QUOTES WITH «REALITY TV»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reality TV.
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Naveen Andrews
I think that reality TV is so bad. It is a tool by the media to not make people think.
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Essence Atkins
Reality TV is really just based for sensationalism. So, it's extreme versions and extreme caricatures of personalities.
3
Dave Attell
I don't watch reality TV.
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Stephen Baldwin
All of the reality TV I've done has usually been simultaneously an opportunity to create awareness or raise funds for my mom's breast cancer organization.
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Traci Bingham
I enjoy reality TV shows. Watching them, and appearing in them. There's a spontaniety involved in the unscripted shows that I like to be involved with.
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Quentin Blake
Television is kind of a disappointment. I often want to watch it, but I find it quite hard - I don't like soaps, reality TV or celebrity chefs.
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Amanda Burton
I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart.
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Kristin Cavallari
I'm completely done with reality TV.
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Enrico Colantoni
It's like watching a car accident, that reality TV.
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Suzanne Collins
Both the 'Gregor' series and 'The Hunger Games' are what I call lightning-bolt ideas. There was a moment where the idea came to me. With 'The Hunger Games,' the lightning bolt sort of hit at a moment when I was channel surfing between reality TV and the coverage of the Iraq war.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REALITY TV»

Discover the use of reality TV in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reality TV and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture
The Apprentice. Project Runway. The Bachelor. My Life on the D-list. Extreme Makeover. American Idol. It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming.
Susan Murray, Laurie Ouellette, 2008
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Understanding Reality Television
Tracing the history of reality TV from Candid Camera to The Osbournes, Understanding Reality Television examines a range of programmes which claim to depict 'real life', from reality formatted game shows to 'real crime' programming and make ...
Su Holmes, Deborah Jermyn, 2004
3
Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty ...
Pozner exposes the commercial and political agendas behind the genre, revealing how the shows negatively impact women, people of color, and future generations.
Jennifer Pozner, 2010
4
Reality TV: Realism and Revelation
This book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor.
Anita Biressi, Heather Nunn, 2013
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Surviving Antarctica
The wind and snow blow so hard, you can't see your hand in front of your face.
Andrea White, 2011
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Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched
Drawing on cultural theory and interviews with fans, cast members and producers, this book places the reality TV trend within a broader social context, tracing its relationship to the development of a digitally enhanced, surveillance-based ...
Mark Andrejevic, 2004
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Reality TV: Audiences and Popular Factual Television
Annette Hill discusses a wide range of reality television shows, drawing on research among reality TV viewers to consider how different audience groups think about factual television, and whether they consider such programmes to be ...
Annette Hill, 2005
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Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to Tv's Hottest Market
'Reality TV' is the next best thing to shadowing reality writers at work.
Troy DeVolld, 2011
9
Better living through reality TV: television and ...
Combining cutting-edge theories of culture and government with programming examples—including Todd TV, Survivor, and American Idol—Better Living through Reality TV moves beyond the established concerns of political economy and cultural ...
Laurie Ouellette, James Hay, 2008
10
The Ethics of Reality TV: A Philosophical Examination
The edited collection features the work of leading scholars in the field of media ethics and provides a comprehensive assessment of the ethical effects of the genre.
Wendy N. Wyatt, Kristie Bunton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REALITY TV»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reality TV is used in the context of the following news items.
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Attorney for boyfriend charged in death of reality TV lawyer says it …
The boyfriend of Los Angeles police officer-turned-reality-TV attorney Loredana Nesci was charged with murder Friday, but his attorney said her death was a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Reality TV lawyer found dead in California home
(CNN) A reality television lawyer who called herself the "Legal Diva" was found ... taking care of her son," niece Catherine Nesci told CNN affiliate WFSB-TV. «CNN, Jul 15»
3
One of the Queens of Reality TV Bows Out: 'I Feel a Weight Has …
One of the big stars of reality TV is exiting the show on which she has been a central figure for almost eight years. People magazine reports that NeNe Leakes is ... «Television Week, Jun 15»
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Real Housewife Vicki Gunvalson gets real about reality TV
In this June 15, 2015 photo, TV personality Vicki Gunvalson, from "The Real Housewives of Orange County" poses for a photo in New York. The series airs ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
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Bachelor Star Chris Soules Just Can't Stay Away From Reality TV
Soules has lined up a new reality TV gig following his engagement with Bachelor contestant Whitney Bischoff, his Dancing with the Stars stint, and split from his ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»
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Dark new drama offers 'UnREAL' look at the making of reality TV
Rachel (Shiri Appleby) and Jeremy (Josh Kelly), dislike their jobs on a reality show. ... quandary of reconciling her feminist ideals with the reality of paying rent. «New York Post, May 15»
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As deaths rise on reality TV, film sets, many blame need to get …
But reality TV shows — especially ones that highlight danger — have added risks, industry safety experts say, because producers need dramatic footage to ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
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Reality TV Star Sentenced For Kidnapping Prostitute And Throwing …
A former reality TV star from History Channel's Ice Road Truckers was sentenced on Tuesday to 5 to 15 years in prison for kidnapping and beating a prostitute in ... «LAist, Feb 15»
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Realer than reality TV? Reality-based networks reaching into …
This image released by Bravo shows Paul Adelstein, from left, Conner Dwelly, Lisa Edelstein, and Dylan Schombing in a scene from "Girlfriends' Guide to ... «Fox News, Nov 14»
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FOX Cancels Reality TV Show Utopia
Utopia was Fox's latest attempt at reality television. The premise was dubbed a 'social experiment' where 15 men and women would leave their lives behind for ... «IGN, Nov 14»

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