Reality TV.

In today's television programming, there seems to be a trend towards more reality shows. Ever since the premiere of the show Survivor, it became extremely popular and each season, newer reality-type television shows start to air. Survivor prompted network producers that the public like to see real people doing real stunts and real action. The dangerous stunts and overreacted drama in these shows are really catching the public's attention and keeping them entertained. It intrigues …

…more and more new reality shows or sequels of previous shows keep coming out and the public are still entertained by watching them. Even as we speak, new seasons of American Idol, Fear Factor, and Average Joe are being filmed and broadcasted. The public seems to have gotten use to reality shows in the past year or so and they have grown accustomed to it. It just shows that Americans have "strange" taste in programming.