What network/show started reality TV?

My thoughts exactly. I have always credited The Real World and MTV for the birth of Reality TV!

COPS on FOX was the first reality TV show....

The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First aired in 1992, the show is the longest-running program in MTV history and the second-longest running reality television program[citation needed] (after COPS).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_World

COPS is an American documentary television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police work. It is one of the longest-running television programs in the United States and the second longest-running show on Fox. Created by John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, it premiered on March 11, 1989, and has aired over 600 episodes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COPS_(TV_series)

I give a little credit to the old Candid Camera show, but Real World was the first real reality show

When I think of reality shows this is what I think of, so I tend to agree with this:

The first reality show in the modern sense was the 12-part 1973 PBS series An American Family, which showed a nuclear family going through a divorce. In 1974 a counterpart program, The Family, was made in the UK, following the working class Wilkins family of Reading. In 1992, Australia saw Sylvania Waters, about the nouveau riche Baker-Donaher family of Sydney. All three shows attracted their share of controversy.

The Jeffersons-WRONG THEIR IS A WHITE MALE ON THIER WHO IS MARRIED TO A BLACK FEMALE IN THE SHOW THEY ARE THE NIEGHBORS OF THE JEFFERSONS

Sanford & Son-YOU SEE WHITE PEPOLE IN THE SHOW THIER FEATURED

What's Happening?-R U SERIOUS??? UR JUST MAKING AN EXCUSE

Frank's Place-WHAT??? U GOTTA BE KIDDING ME

In Living Color-LIVING COLOR!!!!! BULLSHIT THIERS WHITE FEATURED!

Martin-O WHAT?????? THIER ARE WHITE PEPOLE IN MARTIN

Fresh Prince-OH HELL NO U DIDNT GO THIER THERE ARE WHITES FEATURED IN THE SHOW!

Living Single-LIVING SINGLE HAS WHITES IN THE SHOW I USED TO WATCH IT ALL THE TIME

Baldwin Hills-BET IS OWNED BY WHITE PEPOLE AND BET SHOWS WHITE PEPOLE ON MOSTLY ALL THE SHOWS!

Hell Date-HELL DATE????? DO U REALLY WATCH THAT OR DID U JUST FIND ALL THE BLACK SHOWS???

WITH THAT SAID LET ME CLARIFY MY QUESTION AGAIN!

HOW COME THIER ISNT ANY BLACK PEPOLE ON THE HILLS SHOW???? HOW COME EVERYBODY IN THE SHOW IS WHITE???? IM JUST CURIOS CUZ I HAVENT SEEN ONE BLACK OR AFRICAN DESCENDANT ON THE SHOW NOT EVEN IN THE WORK PLACE WERE THEY WORK JUST CURIOUS DAMN GIRL IF U DIDNT LIKE MY QUESTION THEN WHYD U ANSWER IT????? SHOOT

Not that Linday needs my backup on this, but she's right.