The Real World

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The Real World is a pioneering reality television series that follows the lives and conflicts of a group of young adults living together in a shared house.


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instanceOf American television series
reality television series
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Jonathan Murray
Mary-Ellis Bunim
firstAired 1992-05-21
firstSeasonLocation New York City
format group of young adults living together in a shared residence
participants’ daily lives and interpersonal conflicts are filmed
genre reality television
hasRevivalOrRelatedSeries The Real World Homecoming
hasSpinOff Road Rules
The Challenge
influenced Big Brother (US)
Jersey Shore
The Osbournes
notableFor being one of the first reality television series on American television
popularizing the modern reality TV genre
numberOfEpisodes 600+
numberOfSeasons 33
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork MTV
originalTitle The Real World
primaryDistributor MTV Networks
productionCompany Bunim/Murray Productions
recurringElement cast members living together under constant video surveillance
confessional interviews
recurringTheme cultural and social issues
interpersonal conflict
romantic relationships
subsequentSeasonLocationsInclude Austin NERFINISHED
Brooklyn
Cancún
Chicago
Denver
Ex-Plosion (San Francisco) setting
Go Big or Go Home (Las Vegas) setting
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
New Orleans
Paris
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Skeletons (Chicago) setting
St. Thomas
Washington, D.C.
targetDemographic young adults
typicalCastSize 7
typicalEpisodeRuntime 30 minutes
typicalSetting urban shared house or apartment

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Challenge ("Real World/Road Rules Challenge")
alsoKnownAs
The Challenge
basedOn
MTV
hasProgram
The Challenge
originallyFeaturedCastFrom
The Real World
originalTitle

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