Those who produce these shows become famous, those who telecast them become famous, those who participate in them become famous and even those who criticise it become famous. One of the easiest ways to stay in constant limelight is to get related to a reality show. Then, be it Rakhi Sawant as a participant or Baba Ramdev as a criticiser or the MPs as the moral police against these concepts.

However, with the news media joining this bandwagon, with minute updates and reports on various news channels, there is an overdose or overkill of the phenomenon. The fourth estate does not need to give special reports on how Rakhi Sawant and her mother are coming in two different, competing reality shows, on competing channels and at competing time slots. The duo's chronological description is also not warranted at a time when there are pertinent Indian and international issues.

Reality TV has already made its mark on Indian television. Therefore, there is no need for the news media to hound after Sawant and her mother or giving special reports on the Baba's rants. Most of us catch these shows and can observe for ourselves what they wear, how they talk and how they plot on national TV. The news media needs to understand this too.