Reality Is Americas Least Favorite TV Genre -- Yet People Are Still Watching

But people are still watching reality TV: Data from Oct. 28 to Nov. 18 shows that “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” various “Real Housewives” programs and "90 Day Fiancé" consistently ranked in the top 10 most-viewed cable shows among adults ages 18-49 on Sunday nights, according to TV By the Numbers, citing Nielsen figures.

The Morning Consult/The Hollywood Reporter poll, which has a margin of error of 2 percentage points, found that women were slightly more positive about reality television, with a 48 percent plurality saying their view of reality television was very favorable or somewhat favorable, compared to a 43 percent minority of men.

However, many shows that are typically marketed to women had negative net favorability among that demographic, including “Dance Moms” (minus 37 points), “The Bachelor” (minus 39 points), “The Bachelorette” (minus 43 points), “The Real Housewives” franchise (minus 43 points) and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (minus 54 points).

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