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15 Reasons Why We Love Reality Television

15 reasons why we love reality television. 
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Vh1 Basketball Wives Season 3
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020
Bottle-throwing, wig-snatching, biting, racist outbursts and meltdowns — we’ve seen it all on reality TV. Too often, we’re appalled by the lengths that reality stars will go to make a name for themselves, but we tune in every week anyway ’cause everybody else does. Just look at Twitter when Vh1’s “Basketball Wives” or Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is on. Something about all that drama keeps us coming back for more. Go on, admit it, you secretly watch trashy reality shows and love it.

From “Basketball Wives” to “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” here are 15 reasons why reality shows are our guilty pleasure.