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The ethical issues involved in reality television, as presented by the author, deal with the viewer's motivation for watching such type of programming. If the viewer's motivation is to watch people humiliate themselves, then the author feels that the viewer is morally wrong for doing so. A person's entertainment should not be through someone else's televised suffering. The fact that reality television producers show no remorse for accidents or humiliation caused by their shows fuels …

…already gripped the attention of the entire nation. From NBC's "Fear Factor" to their new hit show "The Apprentice", these shows are here to stay, whether they are immoral or not. Money makes the world go round, and these shows have generated such a cultural following that people know they will be successful throwing any kind of new reality series onto national television. Ethics plays no part whatsoever in the world of business and finance.