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In the U.S., personal problems are often used as topics on T.V. shows. Shows like The Jerry Springer Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Maury are talk shows that "air" or are shown during the day and that have people telling private and sometimes secret things about their lives. There is usually a large audience that then gets to offer comments, both good and bad, and some advice. Guests of these shows usually talk about problems like "cheating" or unfaithful husbands and wives or boyfriends and girlfriends; out of control sons and daughters; or drug and alcohol problems in the family. These shows focus not so much on what is being said, but on the way that things are said and then on the reaction of the audience when they hear them. People on these shows often cry, yell, fight, and sometimes even become "violent" or try to hurt other people physically. The conversations between the guests and the audience, which usually result in yelling and "insults," or bad things said to hurt someone else, is what people who watch these shows like the best.

Today, shows like these are considered reality T.V. Realty T.V. shows follow and film ordinary or normal people as they are put into unusual or difficult situations. A TV show called Cheaters has "private investigators," or people hired to do investigations, spy on someone's girlfriend or boyfriend, or husband or wife. When they are caught cheating with another person, usually in a public place like a restaurant, they are "confronted," or met face to face, by the person they are cheating on while the entire situation is filmed.

Other popular daytime reality shows have real judges who listen to and then make decisions about a case or argument between two people. These includeCourt T.V., Divorce Court, and People's Court. Like the daytime talk shows, these shows focus on people talking about their "dirty laundry," or personal problems and secrets that cause embarrassment, in front of strangers and getting the audience's reactions.