Ever since COPS aired in 1989, the reality TV professional niche genre has found a willing following. Even among the television connoisseurs, reality TV shows that follow a particular profession seem a bit more high-brow than makeovers, contests, match-making, or group living situations. You are able to see what it is like for those who work in a particular profession, and often viewers gain a greater respect for the particular difficulties that those professions face.
Notable professional reality TV shows are New York Med, which is a recent addition to professional reality TV that has received positive reviews. Ace of Cakes was a Food Network success that ran for ten seasons, documenting what it is like to work in the high-pressure world of the novelty cake business. Deadliest Catch documented the exciting life of crab catchers and ran for ten seasons on the Discovery Channel.
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Originally published at Salvo, August 1, 2014