A relatively new genre of entertainment production, reality television quickly gained popularity among all viewers, becoming one of the most sought-after and lucrative niches in the mass media. The thing is extremely attractive, sometimes even addictive content. This would be fine if its audience consisted exclusively of adults: adults tend to have established patterns of behavior, formed views and tend to view reality TV content as mere entertainment. At the same time, a large percentage of viewers are teenagers or even children - and in this case, the worldwide popularity of reality shows may not be so harmless. Reality television programs encourage higher levels of audience engagement than typical programming, primarily because of their focus on ordinary people competing for prizes, romance, and success. Therefore, the audience can become more emotionally and cognitively involved in the programs. Producers of reality shows have also made good use of online resources, encouraging different types of online activities after watching the show. This thesis deals with the topic of the influence of reality programs on young people, its concept, beginners and its classification. The psychological aspects of reality programs are defined in terms of the involvement of young people in the same programs and the pleasures that reality programs provide to their consumers, and the society of spectacles is explained as a result of the action of the mentioned format of television content. Also, it deals with explaining intentional manipulation through the specified format of content, for example the Big Brother show. At the center of the problem is the very influence of reality programs on young people, the credulity of young people towards them and the feelings that the consumption of reality content causes in them. The positive and negative impacts of the reality program were emphasized, and an online questionnaire was used to investigate what attitudes and opinions young people have about the reality program.