Introduction: What is Reality TV?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction: What is Reality TV? 1
5. 1 Before Reality TV: From Candid Camera to Family Docs 13
6. 2 First-Generation Reality TV (1989–99): The Camcorder Era 46
7. 3 Second-Generation Reality TV (1999–2000): Surveillance and Competition in Big Brother and Survivor 75
8. 4 The Second Generation Comes of Age (2001–5): Challenge and Transformation 110
9. 5 Third-Generation Reality TV (2002–): Economies of Celebrity 145
10. 6 Legacies: The New MTV Generation 178
11. Bibliography 183
12. Index 195