A study on the attitudes of the housewives over reality show programmes being wired in television.

Television is a popular and powerful medium that both imitates and influences culture. For many people, television is a primary source of information and entertainment. It is a window into a different world an opportunity to view people, place, and things that we may not have experienced firsthand. In an increasingly global society, television shapes societys perception of the world. Reality television, they say, breaks the monotony by creating interesting concepts and innovative ideas that made them stand out from the regular shows. With the worldwide small screen sector coming up with new concepts for reality shows, India too is in the race to project good and original concepts. Every day on television, some new reality shows are being introduced, enabling the viewers to choose to choose from a large menu of many shows. Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded. Reality shows have become the order of the day, attracting and wooing the audiences in all age-group. With the advent of shows like Antakshri and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, the music reality shows, Indian television industry saw a new wave generated in the genre of Reality Television shows back in early 1990s and since then there has been all kinds of reality shows and perspectives like MTV Bakra, Nach Baliye, Kaun Banega Crorpati, Jhalak Dikhlaaja, Big Boss, Swayamvar, etc. According to Hight (2001), most assumptions about the psychology of reality television viewership are derived from textual analyses of reality-based programs,

rather than research involving audiences. Thus, it calls for investigations of reality-based programming based on the assumption that such programmes may implicate a network of social, economic, and political changes in modern society and hence the study attempts to determine impact of reality shows on the society. In present days, Reality Shows in Television is a matter of hot talk, whether that should be continued or not, whether children are to be allowed to be participated or not, are those shows help talented youths and children to develop their talents or not. People have different views on this topic. Through audition, number to talented children and youths take part in these shows. They come from various societies, economic classes and with various social back grounds. This short study is conducted on this topic taking the views of young married women. Data are collected from 25 young married women. Different views are collected from them on the basis of a common closed questionnaire

IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY

Television is arguably the most pervasive mass medium because it combines sound and pictures and no skills are necessary the audience to watch or enjoy them. Today, reality shows with celebrities acts as a clutter-breaking property for viewers; they provide increased visibility and a chance to reach out to a larger TV-viewing audience. Even though the star quotient is important as it attracts viewers instantly, reality shows keep viewers glued to TV monitor even when the presence of stars is less relevant. Thus it is of great importance that the impact of reality shows on society is assessed

Methodology Research is important to arouse awareness among people especially among youth and women as they are the most vulnerable groups in society. The youth have to understand that their obsession with reality shows can bring disaster for them instead of fame to their life. Moreover, this study can bring out some unexpected and serious fact of reality shows which will make people realize the significance of the practice of television viewing, especially the true meaning of reality show in their life. The scope of the study is confined to the selected area in the town of Burdwan, West Bengal. Questionnaires were distributed among 25 respondents

Interpretation The survey has been conducted among the housewives of age range between 30-33yrs b) 34-36yrs c) 37-40 yrs in the loacality of burdwan and it
subareas regarding the reality shows which has become a popular trend nowadays