Reality Tv Data

Reality Tv Data

One Poll polled 2000 UK adults to discover what makes us so engrossed TV. Nearly 4 in 10 (39%) people watch some form of reality TV. Unsurprisingly the genre is more popular among the 25-34s (50%) compared to the over 55s (27%). The survey also found a preference for the genre amongst women with 48% admitting to tuning in compared to just 30% of men.

Strictly Come Dancing was named the most watched reality TV show, with 36% tuning in to the Saturday night talent show. This was closely followed by I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here with 35% enjoying watching celebrities suffer in the jungle. The Apprentice and X Factor came in close behind with 33%, with Come Dine with Me finishing up the top 5.

Although strictly topped the pile, its popularity was mainly amongst the over 55s. When it came to younger generations The Apprentice and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here were more popular

 More ¼ of respondents choose to watch reality TV shows as a form of escapism from their everyday lives. 17% admitted to watching reality TV as they enjoy the drama and arguments, and 2 in 10 (19%) are purely interested in how other people live their lives.

The results show that those who watch reality TV spend an average of 4 hours a week doing so, with almost ¼ admitting to binge watching reality TV.  Younger respondents proved more likely to binge watch, with 47% revealing they have watched several hours in one sitting.

Almost 1 in 5 of those surveyed have revealed they have grown attached to a reality star or character, with 1 in 10 admitting to becoming obsessed with a reality show. Furthermore, 57% of 18-24-year olds 

surveyed revealed they feel sad when their favourite reality TV shows come to an end.

Type of audience:

More than 7 in 10 of those surveyed who use social media admit to spending time looking through their friends and family’s profiles. Those who do this, spend an average of 23 minutes a week looking through their photos and posts.  Furthermore, 46% admit to looking through the profiles of people they hardly know or are no longer in contact with. Whilst over a quarter (26%) reveal that they spend time looking at profiles of celebrities or people they’ve never even met. Those who do this, spend an average of 20 minutes a week snooping through their posts.

Over half (56%) reveal that they are interested in their day to day lives whilst almost 5 in 10 (48%) admit that they are just plain nosey. Nearly 1 in 10 report spending their time on celebrities’ profiles as it makes them feel better about themselves.

According to Medical Procedure News, reality television is attributing to cosmetic surgery procedures with more than 9.2million procedures performed as a result of people watching these shows.

American spend 1/3 of their free time watching television and of that 67% are reality shows.

Reality tv episodes have increased to 57% of all television shows that can be found on your screens.

It costs $7 dollars to produce a 10-day reality show. Of the 240,000 entertainment jobs in Los Angeles, 30,000 are tied to reality television. The number of shooting days for reality TV in Los Angeles rose 53% last year, making up about 40% of all on-location production.

Some of the most watched reality tv shows In the Uk include:

·         The Voice which has an average of 7.23million viewers per series

·         Dancing on Ice has an average of 7.5million viewers per series

·         Great British Bake Off has an average of 8.1million viewers per series

The six highest paid reality tv stars are all in Keeping Up with The Kardashians. Kim Kardashian reportedly making around $50million a year from the show. The lowest paid of those six is Kourtney who makes around $10million.

16-24-year olds are the most likely to binge-watch TV shows, with 82% reporting to do it monthly, compared to just 29% of those aged 65+. 11% of 16-24 reported binge-watching TV every day.

Almost one in four people (24%) aged 18-24 say reality TV makes them worry about their body image, according to the YouGov survey of 4,505 UK adults released by the foundation. “Our research clearly shows that many young people say reality TV has a negative impact on how they feel about their own bodies. Concern about body image is linked to anxiety, depression and feelings of shame and disgust.”