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Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Episodes

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    10. A Format In Crisis & The Future of Reality TV: Love Island, Part 2

    How one of TV鈥檚 most popular shows became mired in tragedy and controversy.

  2. 9. The Influencer Sausage Factory: Love Island, Part 1

    How Love Island became a finishing school for influencers and a commercial juggernaut.

  3. 8. Lifestyles of The Mega-Rich: The Real Housewives & Selling Sunset

    Property porn, toxic wealth, and why audiences want schadenfreude.

  4. 7. The British Docusoap: The Only Way Is Essex & Made In Chelsea

    How these BAFTA-winning reality shows became national treasures.

  5. 6. Climbing The Ladder: Keeping Up With The Kardashians

    America鈥檚 First Family and how they created an entirely new category of uber-celebrity.

  6. 5. The Birth of Scripted Reality: Laguna Beach & The Hills

    The shows that birthed reality鈥檚 first wave of lifestyle influencers.

  7. 4. The Makeover Era: The Swan and What Not To Wear

    How the rise of cosmetic surgery collided with reality TV.

  8. 3. The Wild West Years: There鈥檚 Something About Miriam and Who鈥檚 Your Daddy

    How the explosion of reality TV in the early 2000s caused ethics to fly out the window.

  9. 2. The Talent Show Boom: Pop Idol and The X Factor

    How three men called Simon are responsible for the gold rush of talent shows.

  10. 1. The Social Experiment: Big Brother Is Watching You

    How Britain鈥檚 first 鈥榦fficial鈥� reality show became a global phenomenon.

  11. Offstage: Inside The X Factor - Episode 1

    Fame, fortune and fallout: Chi Chi Izundu looks back at one of Britain's biggest TV shows.

  12. Introducing Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV

    The dumbest genre in entertainment, or the one that tells us the most about ourselves?