Reality TV

Although you might not admit it in public, but we all deep deep down love reality tv, specifically VH1. Vh1 makes the crappiest reality shows ever, but we still continue to watch. Their ratings are high, so obviously someone is watching. Why is the popularity of the “Un-Reality” Reality Show, hit such a high? Well its because we all want a moment away from our own reality. The stuff on these shows just seem so crazy all you can say is,” hey maybe my life or situation isn’t that bad after all”. Its all about blending fantasy and reality together, is what brings about the appeal of reality television. For a reality show to truly succeed it can’t be too real, it has to have some outlandish not common everyday things happen, plus must be in a great location.

The per-hour rate for foul language was 24.9 on cable reality shows.
•Mild obscenities: 3.5/hour; Obscenities: 8.1/hour; Bleeped obscenities: 13.3/hour
The per-hour rate for all forms of sexual content on reality series was 3.9. The rate for the subcategories was:
•Sexual references: 2.9/hour; Depictions of sexual activity: 1/hour
Violence on reality series occurred at a much lower rate (.75 instances per hour) than on expanded basic cable series in general (4.7 instances per hour).
The cable networks with the highest rates of offensive content were VH1 with 39.7 instances per hour, and MTV at 36.1 instances per hour.
MTV's reality series lead the pack in terms of foul-language with 31 instances per hour.
http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/reports/realitytv/main.asp

VH1's reality series featured the most sexual content, with an average rate of 10 instances per hour.
These are old numbers, so the numbers have dramatically increased since this study. Let’s face it in our reality television we love the foul language, sexual content, and violence.