How är falska verklighetstester inte falsk annonsering? Och om de är, varför kommer de undan med det?

Wikipedia definierar Reality Television som:

"Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences, and often features a previously unknown cast. The genre often highlights personal drama and conflict to a much greater extent than other unscripted television such as documentary shows. The genre has various standard tropes, such as reality TV confessionals used by cast members to express their thoughts, which often double as the shows' narration. In competition-based reality shows, a notable subset, there are other common elements such as one participant being eliminated per episode, a panel of judges, and the concept of immunity from elimination."

Och längre ner, fortfarande i översikten, innehåller wikipedia också:

"Reality television has faced significant criticism since its rise in popularity. Much of the criticism has centered around the use of the word "reality", and such shows' attempt to present themselves as a straightforward recounting of events that have occurred. Critics have argued that reality television shows do not present reality in ways both implicit (participants being placed in artificial situations) and deceptive or even fraudulent, such as misleading editing, participants being coached in what to say or how to behave, storylines generated ahead of time, and scenes being staged or re-staged for the cameras. Other criticisms of reality television shows include that they are intended to humiliate or exploit participants (particularly on competition shows), that they make celebrities out of untalented people who do not deserve fame, and that they glamorize vulgarity and materialism."

Wikipedia definierar falsk annonsering som:

"False advertising or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising, and misrepresentation of the product at hand, which may negatively affect many stakeholders specifically consumers. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use regulations to control false, deceptive or misleading advertising. "Truth" refers to essentially the same concept, that customers have the right to know what they are buying, and that all necessary information should be on the label.

False advertising, in the most blatant of contexts, is illegal in most countries. However, advertisers still find ways to deceive consumers in ways that are legal, or technically illegal but unenforceable."

Så jag har varit nyfiken på det här ett tag. Hur får man visa som Jersey Shore och Duck Dynasty (bland många andra som visat sig vara scripted) att bli annonserad som Reality Television när de faktiskt inte uppfyller kriterierna och bara "temat" som Reality Television i bästa fall? Reality TV-temat för dessa shower borde inte motivera sin reklam som verklig Reality Television mer än dokumentärer som Office.

Jag känner många tittare av dessa typer av program som faktiskt tycker att det är verkligt (och med rätta så annonseras det officiellt som Reality Television). Det är en viktig marknadsfaktor. Om alla sina tittare visste att det faktiskt arrangerades och skriven, skulle jag förutse att deras tittarantal skulle falla dramatiskt. I huvudsak tjänar de sig av sin lögn (False Advertising).

Så vad händer här? Varför får de göra det här?