1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Reality television&amp;nbsp;is a&amp;nbsp;genre&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;television programming&amp;nbsp;that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as&amp;nbsp;The Real World, then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series&amp;nbsp;Survivor,&amp;nbsp;Idols, and&amp;nbsp;Big Brother, all of which became global&amp;nbsp;franchises.[1]&amp;nbsp;Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with &quot;confessionals&quot;, short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Citation Needed http://citationpod.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28266476/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/162664193