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Highlights:

Executive producer of Survivor called his show a "'dramality' not a 'reality'", also saying that the producers purposefully focus in on certain aspects of the show for suspense and products to market them to viewers. (Wright 2006).
In a study done by Randall Rose and Stacy Wood, a participant said Big Brother was "...too real...you saw people doing what they normally do," (Rose & Wood 2005), illustrating how viewers want to see more exciting elements, not reality.
E! network nearly revolves their whole network around the Kardashian family, demonstrating corporate synergy, due to the trend of audiences feeding into the many shows surrounding them and the “…aggressive product integration, product endorsement, and branding,” displayed on the different shows (Edwards 2012).
“...young consumers aspire to such success and believe that enhancing physical appearance like Kim Kardashian will provide control and success in their own lives,” (Phau et al., 2017).

The facts I discovered concerning the authenticity behind reality TV prove that it is no longer documenting the real, but has evolved into a simulated reality, with producers striving for profit and viewers giving in to this, allowing their behavior to be influenced by fake behavior displayed on TV.

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Highlights:

Executive producer of Survivor called his show a "'dramality' not a 'reality'", also saying that the producers purposefully focus in on certain aspects of the show for suspense and products to market them to viewers. (Wright 2006).

In a study done by Randall Rose and Stacy Wood, a participant said Big Brother was "...too real...you saw people doing what they normally do," (Rose & Wood 2005), illustrating how viewers want to see more exciting elements, not reality.

“...young consumers aspire to such success and believe that enhancing physical appearance like Kim Kardashian will provide control and success in their own lives,” (Phau et al., 2017).