Reality TV shows are a HUGE HUGE HUGE segment; most of them aren't too far off. (Reality TV as a concept precedes Idiocracy but was refined in the 2010s.) "Ow!

Reality TV shows are a HUGE HUGE HUGE segment; most of them aren't too far off. (Reality TV as a concept precedes Idiocracy but was refined in the 2010s.) "Ow! My Balls" was less about the Jackass part of it but more about the "numbing your brain and consuming mindless entertainment" commentary. Reality TV fits this category extremely well. See also: Housewives of _x_.