Reality Television

by Richard M. Huff

Book Overview

Reality programming--a broad title for unscripted shows that involve non-actors--is really an updated version of a classic television genre that had its first successes decades before The Real World or Survivor made their premieres. NBC launched Try and Do It, a show in which audience members attempted to complete tasks such as whistling with a mouthful of crackers, in 1949. In the 1950s Queen for a Day crowned the most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275981703
• ISBN13: 9780275981709
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.4"