VIDEO VERITE Reality: What an entertaining concept

Candid Camera 1948-91 (Intermittent): Harmless gags on smiling shlubs

AN AMERICAN FAMILY 1973: PBS tracks the Loud family

REAL PEOPLE 1979-84: Normal folks doing wacky things

AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS 1990-present: Junior falls on a rake. Ha-ha!

THE REAL WORLD 1992-present: Puck blows snot rockets

TRUE CONFESSIONS Therapy on the air

THIS IS YOUR LIFE 1952-83 (Intermittent): Ex-pals, ex-teachers tell all

QUEEN FOR A DAY 1956-64: Who's got the sobbiest sob story?

TAXICAB CONFESSIONS 1995-present: Hidden videos of passengers

THE TONIGHT SHOW 1962-92: Johnny Carson perfects the art of celeb chitchat

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1993-present: Sirajul and Mujibur become stars

AMERICA'S TALKING A microphone for every mouth

THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW 1950-61 (Intermittent): Host steps into the audience

DONAHUE 1967-present: The original dysfunction junction

THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW 1985-present: Personal growth and shrinking waistlines

GERALDO, ET AL. 1987-present: Specializing in KKK, murderers, satanism, etc.

CRIME SCENES Cameras trespass on the legal process

TRAFFIC COURT 1958-59: Parking disputes reenacted

CONFESSION 1958-59: Interviews with behind-bars convicts

THE PEOPLE'S COURT 1981-93: Judge Wapner settles petty squabbles

COPS 1989-present: Drug dealers reluctantly get airtime

THE JOE PYNE SHOW 1965-67: Angry host attacks guests and audience

THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. SHOW 1988-89: Really angry host attacks guests and audience

RICKI LAKE, ET AL. 1993-present: Gen X lets it all, like, hang out

LOVE STORIES A window into the bedroom THE DATING GAME 1965-88 (Intermittent): Singles reveal mating preferences

THE NEWLYWED GAME 1966-88 (Intermittent): Couples reveal mating habits

STUDS 1991-93: An R-rated Dating Game

SINGLED OUT 1995-present: Hormonal suitors on MTV

RUSH LIMBAUGH 1992-present: Angry host attacks liberals


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