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Why are Reality TV Shows So Popular?

Why are reality TV shows so popular? Take, for example, the 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' reality TV show. Why do viewers care about jon and kate anyway? Is it because lots of TV programs make people feel worse about their own lives since the news on TV are too depressing to many people, and people on TV are happier and sexier and better able to work through their relationships. But with Jon and Kate, it’s what’s going on in everyone’s home. It’s not always perfect and smooth ... it's very messy... and up to now, it was about a marriage that was making it And since we are on the subject of reality TV show, would you like to pitch your Reality TV Show Idea?

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1. People like it because they can relate to it.
2. First off, people watch Jon & Kate because it's like watching a train wreck: you can't look away. It's the same reason why so many people watch the awful auditions on American Idol. Also, people just love drama, as long as it doesn't involve themselves. Every show, reality or not, involves some sort of drama and it just so happens Jon & Kate has a lot of it. On the whole show's content, I'm sure many people can then relate to them in some way and not have to go through all the negative aspects they are going through. So yeah... I dunno, I don't watch the show nor ever will, but that's just my two cents.