The statistic shows the perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly based on a script according to adults in the United States as of November 2018. The findings reveal that 61 percent of surveyed adults in the U.S. believed that what actors say in reality TV shows is mostly based on a script, with just 18 percent saying that they thought most of the spoken content in such shows was largely unscripted.
Perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly scripted according to adults in the United States as of November 2018
Characteristic
Share of respondents
What actors say in reality TV shows is mostly based on a script
61%
What actors say in reality TV shows is mostly unscripted
18%
Don't know/no opinion
20%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents61%61%18%18%20%20%What actors say in reality TV shows is mostly based on a scriptWhat actors say in reality TV shows is mostly unscriptedDon't know/no opinion
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Morning Consult. (November 27, 2018). Perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly scripted according to adults in the United States as of November 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948536/views-of-reality-tv-show-content/
Morning Consult. "Perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly scripted according to adults in the United States as of November 2018." Chart. November 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948536/views-of-reality-tv-show-content/
Morning Consult. (2018). Perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly scripted according to adults in the United States as of November 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948536/views-of-reality-tv-show-content/
Morning Consult. "Perspectives on Whether or Not Reality Television Shows Are Mostly Scripted According to Adults in The United States as of November 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948536/views-of-reality-tv-show-content/
Morning Consult, Perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly scripted according to adults in the United States as of November 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948536/views-of-reality-tv-show-content/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
Perspectives on whether or not reality television shows are mostly scripted according to adults in the United States as of November 2018 [Graph], Morning Consult, November 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948536/views-of-reality-tv-show-content/
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