3 Reasons Why Reality Shows Are Popular

Personal Commentary| Whether you’d like to admit it or not, reality television has definitely become a hit in most American households, as well as households across the globe. You may have even caught yourself watching a reality show too at one time or another. So, one might wonder why these types of shows are so popular among our society today? Well, I have come up with three main reasons why most people enjoy watching reality t.v. shows. Here they are listed in no particular order:
1.) To feel better about themselves and their own life: Now with some of the reality shows, like “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and the “Real Housewives” franchise, that are out today that specialize in showing off the glamorous side of life, you may wonder how do these types of shows make you feel better about your own life? Well, there is a famous saying that goes “money can’t buy you happiness” so even though these people may have the money, that doesn’t mean that they have the perfect lives. One example of this may be that the relationships that this person may have with their loved ones or spouse may not be the best. This may lead you to feel better about your own life for one or two reasons. You may be going through the same thing in your relationships or marriage, so you can identify with this person for that reason, or this particular person’s problems may be a lot worse than yours leading you to appreciate your current situation more and also giving you the motivation to work on it as well. Also, a lot of the characters on these reality shows come off as having bad attitudes or extremely horrible personalities. This may also lead you to feel better about yourself because you may not have these same personality issues. There are also some reality shows that address psychological issues, like the show “Hoarders” which focuses on people who struggle with the issue of compulsive hoarding and “Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab” where celebrities who have drug and alcohol addiction