Improvement means amplify, augment and add; including to increase or improve value, quality, desirability or attractiveness (www.merriam-webster.com). Self-improvement reality TV is any program in which someone is given the opportunity to overcome a personal struggle, achieve a goal, or something they truly desire. However, there are versions of personal development programs for all aspects of life, such as fashion, weight loss, physical appearance, style and physical appearance, raising children, achieving difficult goals, fashion and physical appearance, fashion makeover and marriage, relationship building, good manners. , addiction, mental health and etiquette. In fact, reality television has become so popular that recent statistics indicate that “there are now more people applying to Real World each year than to Harvard” (Andrejevic, 2003). These facts raise several questions: What do these shows offer participants and viewers that traditional television programs do not? Why are these shows able to attract viewers more than long-established comedy and drama programs? What motivates their viewers? How are the candidates chosen? Are the candidates rewarded? And if so, what is the follow-up after the show? Who produces these shows? How are the grades? Do they win awards or are they as successful as other shows with actors? In many cases, reality television around the issue of personal development is often in the form of competitions with shows pitting teams or other people seeking personal development against each other. . For example, popular self-improvement reality TV shows such as The Biggest Loser and Swan are based on competition. On The Biggest Loser, individuals, families or friends who are struggling with weight loss compete... middle of article...... Issue 1 • Barton, K.M. (2009). Reality TV programming and divergent gratifications: the influence of content on the gratifications obtained. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53(3), 460-476.• Barton, K. and Raney, AA (August 2002). Disposition and ethnicity in competition-based reality television programs: An examination of the effects on viewer enjoyment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, FL.• Zappia, C. (December 20, 2006). What is the most popular show of 2006? The voice of the village. Retrieved from: http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/television/archives/2006/12/what_we_watched.php• Poniewozik, J. (2010). The good thing about reality TV. Time, 175(7), 92-97. Taken from EBSCOhost. • 3 ball shows. The biggest loser. Retrieved from: http://www.3ballproductions.com/bl.html