• Shikhil Munjal
• Palvi Jearth
• Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Television is taken to be a crucial source of entertainment. All television programs, in particular the commercials, news, documentaries and cartoons, have effect on people of every age in numerous ways. Adults constitute one of the groups in society who spend a lot of time watching reality shows. In contemporary years, youngsters’are even named as “active media users”. Every entertainment television channel is largely depending on Reality Shows to capture and retain the eyeballs of the audiences for their survival. Since the 1960s, communication scholars have sought to examine television's contributions to viewers' perceptions of a wide variety of topics and issues. Unfortunately, a little effort has been made to inspect the influence of television on youngsters’ perceptions of social phenomenon.With the help of Factor analysis weidentify the factors affecting frequency and time spent by youngsters on watching reality TV shows of India.In this study, an attempt is made to check the impact of internet on watching reality shows. The paper can assist the policy makers to urge the channels to take initiatives to intact the reality of reality shows and gain the confidence of viewers.

Television, Reality Shows, youngsters’, Internet, active media users

"An Empirical study on Factors Affecting the Reality Shows on Youngsters’ Personality in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.483-490, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904A72.pdf

"An Empirical study on Factors Affecting the Reality Shows on Youngsters’ Personality in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp483-490, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904A72.pdf