This document provides a history of reality television shows from the 1970s to the present. It begins with the first reality show "An American Family" in 1973, which chronicled the Louds family and challenged views of the traditional American family. In the 1990s, shows like "The Real World" on MTV brought reality TV to younger audiences and covered contemporary social issues. Numerous franchises and spin-offs of these early shows followed, focusing on socialites, celebrities and their families, as well as specific subcultures. Reality TV continues to evolve and be adapted internationally, maintaining its focus on documenting real people and authentic stories.

1. Reality TV
From “An American Family”
to “Honey BooBoo”

4. REALITY SHOWS
1. 2.Family based Community based

5. Think Potato

6. Variations
on 1 Idea

7. FLASHBACKTo 1970s America

8. WOMEN’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT
started up again in the late 1960s
Historical
Context

9. Anti -Vietnam War
Protests
started in 1964 and grew in
1970s
Historical
Context

10. WATERGATE SCANDAL
NIXON RESIGNS- 1974
Historical
Context

11. The Brady Bunch
1969-1974
TV
not in sync

12. An American Family
 Broadcast in1973
 12 part series on PBS
 Over 7 months: Day to day life of The Louds -
nuclear family living in LA.
 Challenged views of Middle Class Family:
 Marital tension that lead to divorce
 Elder son’s Gay Lifestyle
 The changing values of an American Family.
1st Reality
Show

13. An American Family 01:171st Reality
Show

14. Reality TV Coma
From 1973-1992

15. The Real World
 After 10 years on the air with music, MTV wanted to do
differentiate itself from VH1
 Research showed their viewers watched a lot of soaps.
 Creating their own teen soap opera was costly
 Agreed on Soap with no actors. A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
 Broadcast in 1992, Now in its 30th seasons
founded in 1981

16.  sex and sexuality
 prejudice
 religion
 abortion
 illness
 aids
 politics,
 substance abuse
Young Contemporary Life Issues
The Real World MTV 1992

17. Road Rules
 Was a spin off of Real World
 MTV
 1995 (14 seasons)
 Six strangers ages 18-24 stripped of their
money, living in an RV and traveling from
location to location guided by clues and a
mission to complete at each location
(precursor to Amazing Race)
 Idea was inspired when 3 castmates traveled
across the US by RV to their ‘house’ for Real
Life:LA

18. The Osbournes
 Domestic life of Black Sabbath heavy metal singer Ozzy
Osbourne and his family.
 Premiered on MTV on March 5, 2002, and in its first
season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV.
B Listers

19. The Osbournes
stop at 1:45
B Listers

20. Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
start at 0:31
 Aired by MTV in 2003
 It followed the marriage
of then husband and
wife Nick Lachey and
Jessica Simpson.
 The show first aired in
August 2003 and ran
three seasons
B Listers

21. Heya Wa Huwa
with Aseel Omran
and Khaled al Shaer
MBC 2010
ARABIC
ADAPTATION

22. Heya Wa Huwa
with Aseel Omran
and Khaled al Shaer
(MBC - 2010)
ARABIC
ADAPTATION

23. The Simple Life
 The Simple Life first aired on Fox December
2, 2003
 The series depicts two wealthy socialites,
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, as they
struggle to do manual, low-paying jobs
such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving
meals in fast-food restaurants, and working
as camp counselors.
Socialites

24. The Simple Life 0:50

25. Laguna Beach
 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
first aired on MTV in 2004
 The series aired three seasons and
focused on the personal lives of several
students attending Laguna Beach High
School
 The series was originally narrated by
Lauren Conrad as she completed her
senior year of high school.
 The second season was narrated by
Kirstin Cavallari,
 The third season was narrated by Tessa
Keller,
Socialites

26. Laguna Beach (Stop at 1:13)

27. Another spinoff THE CITY
(2008 MTV)
The HILLS– spin off –
(2006 MTV)
franchise

28. Keeping Up With
The Kardashians
(2007 on E!)
10th season
A Reality TV show focusing on the
personal and professional lives of
the Kardashian-Jenner family.
Despite the catfights and endless
sarcasm, this is a family that truly
loves and supports one another
The series focuses on sisters Kim,
Kourtney, and Khlle Kardashian,
their mother Kris Jenner, their
stepfather Bruce Jenner, their half-
sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner,
and Kourtney's boyfriend Scott
Disick. Khloé's ex-husband Lamar
Odom
Socialites

29. Kourtney &
Khloe Take
Miami
2009 on E!
franchise
Followed sisters Kourtney and
Khloé Kardashian as they
opened a second D-A-S-H
location in Miami, Florida.

30. Khloe and Lamar
(2011 on E!)
franchise
Features reality star
Khloé Kardashian and
her at the time,
husband, basketball
player Lamar Odom, as
they adjust to married
life; work on re-
connecting with
Lamar’s estranged dad
and Khloe tries to get
pregnant.

31. Kourtney & Kim
Take NY
(2011 on E!)
franchise
Follows sisters Kourtney and
Kim Kardashian as they
open a D-A-S-H store in New
York City

32. Kourtney & Khloe
Take the
Hamptons
(2014 on E!)
franchise
Follows sisters Kourtney and Khloé
Kardashian as they open a D-A-S-H
pop up store in The Hamptons on
Long Island, New York

33. Mum pitching
DASH DOLLS or
DASH DIVAS
(2015? on E!)
franchise
And as her daughters
age out of the TV
demographic, their
Mum, the business
brain in the family,
looks forward and
pitches a reality show
based on the girls that
work at the DASH
stores

34. The Sisters
LBCI - 2015
The AbdulAziz sisters, Nadine,
Alica and Farah, are starring
in a Lebanese reality show
inspired by The Kardashians.
Aim is to show (the world) that
Lebanon is not just a country
struggling with issues but
Beirut is and will always be the
Paris of the Middle East.
“Our aim is to connect
fashion around the world and
to show how Lebanese
women are smart, stylish and
beautiful,”
Arabic
Adaptation

35. The Sisters
LBCI - 2015
Inspired by
SHOW

36. In
sp
ir
at
io
n
2004
Inspired
By a TV show

37. The Real housewives of
Orange County–
Bravo -2006
Started with the OC
and mushroomed
franchise

38. Housewives DIFFERENT citiesfranchise

39. Housewives DIFFERENT Countriesfranchise

40. Jersey Shore
MTV 2009
8 housemates spend their
summer at the Jersey Shore in
the New Jersey.
The show debuted amid
large amounts of controversy
for stereotyping Italian
Americans and the use of the
words "Guido/Guidette"
The series garnered record
ratings for MTV, making it the
network's most viewed series
telecast ever
Sub-cultures

41. Jersey Shore
MTV 2009
Sub-cultures

42. RUSSIAN DOLLS
Lifetime 2011
 Russian dolls: "Russian Dolls,"
which premiered on the Lifetime
cable network in August 2011
 It's been called the Russian
"Jersey Shore" or "Real
Housewives," featuring six
women and two men, plus
colorful extras like Anna Kosov,
the mother. They're all from the
former Soviet Union and either
live or have lived in Brooklyn's
Brighton Beach neighborhood.
But only two actually hail from
Russia.
Sub-cultures

43. RUSSIAN DOLLS
Lifetime 2011

44.  Reality series on Bravo
 debuted on 2012
 Follows a group of Iranian American friends living in Beverly Hills
(and the greater area known as "Tehrangeles”, who are trying to
juggle their active social lives and up-and-coming careers while
balancing the demands of their families and traditions
SHAHS OF
SUNSET
Bravo 2011
Sub-cultures

45. SHAHS OF
SUNSET
Bravo 2011
Sub-cultures

46. Sister Wives TLC 2010Sub-cultures

47. Mob Wives
VH1 2011

48. Duck Dynasty
A&E 2012
Sub-cultures

50. Honey Boo BooSub-cultures

51. Think
Potato