[vladimir998]

Your definition is problematic. There are plenty of reality shows with people who are not “ordinary people”.

If you have a problem with the show, don’t watch it. If you have a problem with what I’ve called it, then don’t read my posts.

And Jim Fowler STILL did all the dirty work while Marlon sat in the air conditioned truck.

[Dr. Sivana]

Your definition is problematic.

It's not my definition, but Wikipedia's. You are welcome to come up with an alternate.

I agree that some of these shows have "celebrities" on them. Usually "fish out of water" things like "The Osbournes" or "Help I'm a [D-List] Celebrity."

The lack of a contest aspect to the program is the determining factor.

In any event, I will read and comment on your posts if I think you are doing a bad job of using the language.

The show is not unscripted, its subject is Alaska, and neither the Palin's or a player at home is in any kind of contest. There is no 800 number to call. No one gets eliminated.

Even Dancing with the Stars is not really a reality show, unless you want to say that The Gong Show and Arthur Godfrey was a reality show. You could argue that "This Is Your Life", "Candid Camera" and "Truth or Consequences" were at times precursors of the modern reality show. "Sarah Palin's Alaska" is none of those.