What do you really know about reality television? Is it “true” or “false”? The effect of reality television on children and young people is a topic that is not often discussed in today's society. These thoughts were not expressed in their full content, showing both sides of the situation and allowing you to make your own decision. Reality television has affected everyone in one way or another, but it mostly affects children and young adults since their minds are not yet fully developed. People in today's society are influenced by the things we see and incorporate them into our daily lives in some way. In today's society everything you see, hear and read is true regardless of where it began. Many people don't really know how 'reality TV' actually works, how it influences our pop culture, and why it is more believable than their daily lives. Reality television, according to Oxford Dictionaries, is "television programs in which real people are continuously filmed, intended to be entertaining rather than informative. Also on HowStuffWorks they define reality television as "unscripted programs that do not employ actors and focus on footage of real events or situations." Unlike dramas, sitcoms and documentaries, reality TV relies on cameras to film and capture everything as it happens. "This is Your Life" was technically the first reality show of the early aughts '50, originally started as a radio broadcast in the late 1940s. "The Original Amateur Hour" (1948) set the stage for our modern talent shows like "Star Search," "American Idol," "The Voice," “Americas Got Talent” and many more. In 1973, a different kind of reality show titled “An American Family” premiered. This show was a 12-episode documentary, which filmed the daily life of the Loud family. .... middle of paper ......com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/reality-tvs-influence-on- culture.htm> January 24, 2014.Perritano, John. “10 Ways Television Has Changed the Way We Talk” March 11, 2011. HowStuffWorks.com. January 23, 2014.Cassidy, Sarah. “Teens Fooled by False Dreams of Instant Fame on Reality TV.” The Independent. Independent News and Digital Media, January 13, 2006. Web. January 19, 2014."Definition of Reality TV in English:." Reality TV: Definition of Reality TV in the Oxford Dictionary (American English) (USA). Oxford Dictionaries and Web. 26 January 2014. "Lance Loud! A Death in an American Family." PBS. PBS and Web. January 26, 2014. Cline, Austin. “Reality TV Ethics: Should We Watch Them?” Ethics of reality television: should we watch it? Np, nd Web. January 19. 2014.