# Scripted reality

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{{Short description|Genre of reality TV}}
'''Scripted reality''' (sometimes also euphemized as '''structured reality'''<ref name=macmillan/> or '''constructed reality''') in television and entertainment is a [subgenre](/source/subgenre) of [reality television](/source/reality_television) with some or all of the contents being scripted or pre-arranged by the [production company](/source/production_company).<ref name=macmillan>{{cite web|url=https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/structured-reality.html|title=Scripted Reality - definition of Scripted Reality, Structured Reality, BuzzWord from Macmillan Dictionary.|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=gi>{{cite web|url=https://www.goethe.de/en/kul/med/20491068.html|title=Steeped in Reality|publisher=}}</ref> While there is considerable overlap in the usage of the terms ''scripted reality TV'' and ''reality TV'', the scripted variant will usually not leave the plot or the story's outcome to chance.

==Producers==
Notable producers include
* [MTV](/source/MTV)
* [Pop](/source/Pop_(U.S._TV_network))
* [RTL Television](/source/RTL_Television)
* [TF1](/source/TF1)
* [TruTV](/source/TruTV)
* [ITV2](/source/ITV2)
* [E4](/source/E4_(TV_channel))

==Awards==
*[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Structured_Reality_Program)
*[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Structured Reality Show](/source/Critics'_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Structured_Reality_Show)

==See also==
* [Reality television](/source/Reality_television)
* [Criticism of reality television](/source/Criticism_of_reality_television)
* [Docufiction](/source/Docufiction)
* [Infotainment](/source/Infotainment)

==References==
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Category:Reality television

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