Reality-Based Television Programming and the Psychology of Its Appeal

Does Reality Backbite? Physical, Verbal, and Relational Aggression in Reality Television Programs

“…Generally, reality television programs are looked down upon by the press (Carter, 2003) and by viewers (Nabi, Biely, Morgan, & Stitt, 2003); however, they remain incredibly popular. Nabi, Stitt, Halford, and Finnerty (2006) applied the uses and gratifications approach to assess why people continue to watch reality television despite its apparent bad name.…”

Structural equation modelling of reality TV shows in the Philippines vis a vis people’s phenomenological views

“…In other words, the star appeal reflects to how audience are entertained by the program due to its distinct characteristics and entertainment value. This is confirmed by Nabi et al (2003) that the most prominent elements of program appeal were the perceived novelty and entertainment value, and that the reason why viewers claim to watch the program is because they are entertaining. Table 6 shows the potential commercial value of the performing arts as implemented by the talent show in terms of personality of the performers.…”

“…Not a single attempt of any intervention has been done to solve this problem because the shows are generating a lot of money for the network despite of an outward disregard for standard artistry. Nevertheless, the previous studies only investigated the bivariate relationships of the factors that influence authenticity of reality programs (Andrejevic 2004;Hall 2009;Nabi et al 2003). Hence, no study has been conducted to find the interrelationships of the factors and explore the best fit model to explain the merit of reality TV shows.…”

“…This further denotes that certain features are expected among the contestants which are really realistic in nature other than the paper criteria that are presented before the contest. This is supported by the study of Nabi et al (2003) that reality programs are characterized by set of specific attributes that include the capacity of participants to perform without script, being intended to function as entertainment, and featuring people as themselves rather than actors performing a role. Table 3 shows the concept of artistry of the performing arts as implemented by the talent show in terms of naive notion used by celebrity judges.…”

The Effect of Placement Exposure and Placement Prominence on Recognition, Attitude, and Travel Intention of Tourism Destination in Reality Television Show

“…Re ali ty show i s one ty pe of TV sh ow s th at entertain th e vi ewe rs by showing real people as they live out the real event (Nabi et al, 2003). Reality TV program or reality show serves the same position as movie or film and is a good environment for product placement (Tessitore et al, 2014).…”