How real is "reality TV", is it time to dump the term "reality TV"

No matter what channel we turn to these days, there seems to be some kind of reality TV show we can watch. Some are good; some not so good. But many are at least partially staged/scripted and they all have helped lure much of Hollywood and beyond away from writing a whole lot of creative shows for television. In one of his latest columns, Ray Richmond of the Hollywood Reporter, says it's time to dump the term "reality TV" and backs it up with these words: "At this point, it's rather like referring to packaged fruit snacks as 'produce.' My suggested replacement would be 'partially scripted TV.' The issue has moved well beyond the simple mislabeling of a genre: It's impacting innumerable livelihoods by preventing those who create material for shows from receiving union scale and benefits as writers."
You can read Richmond's entire column by going here.