Reality television continues to grow each year with creators of these shows coming up with new ideas all of the time. The first reality TV series was done by Music Television when they put on Real World on over 15 years ago. Today this genre of television takes place not only on cable network stations like MTV, TLC, or BRAVO but reality shows do quite well on traditional networks as well . The topics of reality shows range anywhere from where they offer a top modeling contract from a Seattle model agency to a million dollar prize for dropping the most weight on Biggest Loser. Places like the Seattle modeling agencies get to promote their business while at the same time get a lot more possibilities walking through their door wanting to be on the show then if they just advertised needing models in the local paper . Due to the the popularity of reality television shows and how so many younger adults want to have their fifteen minutes of fame it has really helped boost the economy in certain industries that have a reality show on.

One area where reality television has helped boost a certain profession is in the field of cooking. There have been many chef related challenges on television that now bring in several of the largest chefs in the country wanting to receive the exposure in addition to a shot at whatever the grand price would be. Often it includes a large monetary prize ranging from $50,000 to $1,000,000 and usually has a great step professionally as well . One example is the show Top Chef where each week various chefs compete in cooking challenges where their dishes are judged by food critics. Week after week the loser is eliminated eventually ending with the winner aptly titled the Top Chef. They receive exposure in a top food magazine in addition to a large sum of money to be used to further their career . Typically the winner then goes on several talk news shows that helps propel them to a sort of stardom within their field . Because of these cooking reality shows, there has been an increase in applicants to culinary schools around the nation .

Another example are the modeling and fashion industries that have increased with the showing of reality shows showing viewers their profession . Tyra Bank’s America’s Top Model has been a great success every season drawing thousands of young women wanting to have a shot at modeling . Often the winner ends up being a a girl from a rural area that never had the exposure or opportunity like this career otherwise therefore exemplifying the American dream of anything is possible in America . Fashion design schools too have had an great rise in enrollment at their school where that has been shown on reality TV . That industry has attracted many future fashion design students from series such as The Hills, Fashion Week and Project Runway.

As long as producers keep coming up with reality television shows it will continue to affect the viewers . Several professions are thanking their lucky stars for these shows in promoting their craft .

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