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Sex in Reality TV

The Sex Factor on Survivor

Survivor, one of the first successful reality shows, is a show that puts a selected group of people in a beautiful setting leaving them to fend for themselves within the two different teams. Every week the two teams compete for rewards and immunity before someone is voted off at the end of each episode. The shows main theme is how the different people interact with one another, and since the theme of the show is outwit, outplay, and outlast there is plenty of drama to go around on the show. After almost ten seasons the show can’t just rely on the same premise that the show has been using for the four years it has been on the air so the producers have to rely on something else, sex. …show more content…

Survivor will continue to rule the ratings among the reality shows because people are always intrigued by the interaction of people especially in high pressured situations. Also, with a little bit of sex thrown in, the show will continue to be one of the best reality shows on the air.

Real World

Sex seems to be the major focus in reality TV shows today. It seems as if producers of reality TV shows tend to make a large emphasis in sexual activity on the camera. A prime example of this would be the “Real World.” The “Real World” is a reality television show that debuted in 1992 on MTV where a group of seven strangers are chosen to live in a house together for several months. The house the cast members live in have no doors, it is just one big open room, including the bathroom where people can just walk by while someone is in the shower.

In an online edition of the San Diego Union Tribune, writer, Renee Graham feels that “Real World” would best be described as “Real Sex” ( Graham, 2004 ). Graham later supports her view by explaining about the season of “Real World” that was set in Las Vegas. There was a guy named Elton who was on the show and a girl named Irulan on the show, whom both had romantic interest in one another. The producers were too concerned with the two

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