Like all forms of TV (except legitimate sports), reality TV is
scripted. Oh, the dialogue may be improvised but the situations are scripted... CBS knows who's gonna win "Survivor" before they even film it!
The first season of "The Real World" (back in 1992) may not have been scripted... but every single so-called reality TV show since then was! You think Viacom or
News Corp or Disney or
General Electric is gonna finance a show if it ain't a sure thing?
I think we should combine a few
reality TV shows. Let's broadcast the true story of 16 sorority girls (ages 18 to 23) picked to live on a tropical island who are competing for the affections of a wealthy, handsome bachelor...
IN A
DEATH MATCH THUNDERDOME TOURNAMENT!