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Reality TV High on Aggression

Reality TV High on Aggression

All the gossip, insults and dirty looks add up fast on popular reality shows, far outpacing the level seen in equally popular dramas, comedies and soap operas according to a new Brigham Young University study. The researchers looked at five reality shows and five non-reality shows and found 52 acts of aggression per hour on reality TV compared to 33 per hour for the non-reality programs. “The Apprentice” topped the list at 85 acts of verbal or relational aggression per hour. Simon Cowell and “American Idol” checked in a little lower at 57 aggressive acts per hour – but...

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New Reality Show :: Watch Someone Die

Survivorâ’s Jeff Probst has created â” and will host â” a new reality pilot for CBS, EW.com has learned exclusively. The show, “Live Like Youâ’re Dying”, will feature a person who has been given a terminal diagnosis with a finite amount of time to live and â’take them on the last adventure of their life,â’ according to Probst. That adventure will include reunions with lost friends or formerly feuding family members, a â’legacy momentâ’ that will ensure their name carries on forever, and living out a personal dream. â’It could be playing guitar with Eric Clapton or jumping out...

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