*Assistant Professor, Dept. of Extension and Communication, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The M S University of Baroda, Gujarat
**Research Scholar, Berhampur University, Odisha
Online published on 9 October, 2014.
The rising popularity of reality shows on Indian television has added a new dimension to the media. Most of the programme which are watched and preferred by viewers are reality based programme. So an attempt has been made to explore the rationale for watching reality TV shows, the perceptions and the situations portrayed on these shows, and its popularity factors. The results discussed are on types of television programmes viewed, rating of most watched reality shows and it popularity.
Reality Shows, Television Shows, Perceptions, Popularity
