Reality TV restores a crucial, and often absent, element to the
critical debate about reality television: the voices of people who
watch reality programmes.
From Animal Hospital to Big Brother, Annette Hill argues that
much can be learned from listening to audience discussion about
this popular and rapidly changing television genre. Viewers'
responses to reality TV can provide invaluable information to
enhance our understanding of both the reality genre and
contemporary television audiences.
Drawing on quantitative and qualitative audience research to
understand how viewers categorise the reality genre, and how they
judge the performance of ordinary people and the representation of
authenticity within different types of reality programmes.
* Do audiences think reality TV is real?
* Can people learn from watching reality TV?
* How critical are viewers of reality TV?
Reality TV argues that audiences are engaged in a critical
examination of the development of popular factual television. The
book examines how audiences can learn from watching reality
programmes, and how viewers think and talk about the ethics of
reality TV.
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