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Reality television may be distinguished from most staged television programs by the absence of a script, and from documentaries or current affairs reports by covering events that have been entirely contrived for the purpose of making the program. The term 'reality television' is somewhat misleading, however, as the situations are often so contrived that the end result bears little or no relation to [[reality]].

Reality television may be distinguished from most staged television programs by the absence of a script, and from documentaries or current affairs reports by covering events that have been entirely contrived for the purpose of making the program. The term 'reality television' is somewhat misleading, however, as the situations are often so contrived that the end result bears little or no relation to [[reality]].

Examples of successful reality television programs include ''Big Brother'', ''Wife Swap'', ''Faking It'' and ''Survivor''.

Examples of successful reality television programs include ''[[Big Brother (television show)|Big Brother]]'', ''Wife Swap'', ''Faking It'' and ''Survivor''.

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