The effect of reality TV shows on the society / Tuanku Faizal Tuanku Karim, Sharidah Susudin and Rabuyah Apet

Reality TV shows is a new type of entertainment program in Malaysia. The birth of this new entertainment program is a result from the western type of program. In this study, it focused on the interest of the students toward reality TV show. In this regard, the questionnaires distributed to students in order to obtain their opinion and perception about the effect of reality TV show on the society. These issues revolve around the perception of students toward reality TV show in term advantages and disadvantages of Reality TV show on society. This study limit our study to 120 respondent from various faculties in UiTM Sarawak and select randomly from various faculties because it is convenience and easy to get the information on our study. The answers given by the respondents will seek to examine whether there perception and opinion toward effect of reality TV show on society can help in our research. Based on the findings, the data shows that most of the respondents have an average interest to watch reality program. Furthermore, the results show that there is a strong correlation between the factors on the reality TV show.