History of Reality TV: When the World Changed with YouTube Content Creator Wahima aka Just Call Me Wah

Whether or not you like reality TV, you have to admit its one of the most popular TV genres that's definitely here to stay. So in this episode we trace when reality TV first showed up on our TV screens ( Hint it was 73 years ago).  So while many of us think of reality TV as the Kardashian or The Real Housewives, reality television a much broader, wider, deeper, history than most of us might think. 

Joined by YouTube Content Creator Wahima aka Just Call Me Wah, dive into this episode to learn how this genre that once was considered 'trash tv' has become one of the most popular and highly-rated genres to hit our TV screens. 

In today’s episode we will: 

  • Define reality tv cause you know we love a good definition

  • Trace the history of reality TV ALLL the way back to the first reality TV show that was created 73 years ago- yeah it’s MUCH older than the Real World

  • Learn different genres of reality- is not all real housewives and the Kardashians

  • Discuss the pros and cons of reality TV

  • Debate how much of it is 'reality'

  • And then we will also take some guesses into what we think the future of reality will be- like what will it look like 5 to 10 years from now.

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