Author(s): Divya Sachan, Minakshi Kothiyal and Nishi Sethi

Abstract:
Reality Shows are genre of television shows or programmes which feature common people or celebrities and or both, in real life or scripted situations or a mix of both real and scripted incidents. The purpose of the study was to explore the various trends and impact of Indian reality shows on college going girls. The research participants were 60 female postgraduate students at CCS HAU University who were asked to fill the questionnaire. The result indicated that people were really fond of watching reality shows which range from informative to talent hunt and comedy show types. Majority of the girls felt that Satyamev Jayate is most entertaining, informative and watched programme among all. Many respondents watch reality shows for the celebrities and fraternities who make impact on viewers in most of the aspects like the lifestyle, dressing sense, attitude, behaviour and being interested in knowing more fantasies are being observed. Thus it was found to be a strong medium for empowering young girls.