I'm sure this applies to any and all reality tv shows but this came up for Season 13 of The Bachelorette.

This started out as a discussion with co-workers to which I think logically I'm correct and my co-workers are gullible but there is still a chance I'm wrong.

We were discussing week 2 of this season where

Demario's girlfriend comes onto the show and confronts him after watching him on the previous week's episode

I told my co-workers this is scripted b/c

1. Shows take many weeks to produce. You don't shoot this week and immediately televise it within 5 days (7 days if producers work weekends during the whole season, which I doubt they do)
2. How would the girlfriend know where to find the production crew within 1-2 days of watching her ex appear on the previous week's episode?
3. Why would someone expose themselves as a two-timer on national tv? That is dating life suicide. If someone does a check on him online, they'll see articles of his infidelity and he'll never get a date ever for the rest of his life.

For some reason, my co-workers think this is real and not scripted, that people are this bad or crazy but I still think my points logically make sense.

So am I correct that the Bachelorette and other reality shows are scripted, especially in light of the points I made for the first couple episodes of S13 or am I the dummy and my co-workers correct that this is exactly how people could or would act in front of a tv camera to gain attention to themselves?

EDIT: This is Season 13 of the Bachelorette in the US with Rachel as the bachelorette.

I'm sure this applies to any and all reality tv shows but this came up for Season 13 of The Bachelorette.

This started out as a discussion with co-workers to which I think logically I'm correct and my co-workers are gullible but there is still a chance I'm wrong.

We were discussing week 2 of this season where

Demario's girlfriend comes onto the show and confronts him after watching him on the previous week's episode

I told my co-workers this is scripted b/c

1. Shows take many weeks to produce. You don't shoot this week and immediately televise it within 5 days (7 days if producers work weekends during the whole season, which I doubt they do)
2. How would the girlfriend know where to find the production crew within 1-2 days of watching her ex appear on the previous week's episode?
3. Why would someone expose themselves as a two-timer on national tv? That is dating life suicide. If someone does a check on him online, they'll see articles of his infidelity. If someone recognizes him from tv and remembers he's a two-timer, he'll never get a date ever for the rest of his life.

For some reason, my co-workers think this is real and not scripted, that people are this bad or crazy but I still think my points logically make sense.

So am I correct that the Bachelorette and other reality shows are scripted, especially in light of the points I made for the first couple episodes of S13 or am I the dummy and my co-workers correct that this is exactly how people could or would act in front of a tv camera to gain attention to themselves?

EDIT: This is Season 13 of the Bachelorette in the US with Rachel as the bachelorette.

I'm sure this applies to any and all reality tv shows but this came up for Season 13 of The Bachelorette.

This started out as a discussion with co-workers to which I think logically I'm correct and my co-workers are gullible but there is still a chance I'm wrong.

We were discussing week 2 of this season where

Demario's girlfriend comes onto the show and confronts him after watching him on the previous week's episode

I told my co-workers this is scripted b/c

1. Shows take many weeks to produce. You don't shoot this week and immediately televise it within 5 days (7 days if producers work weekends during the whole season, which I doubt they do)
2. How would the girlfriend know where to find the production crew within 1-2 days of watching her ex appear on the previous week's episode?
3. Why would someone expose themselves as a two-timer on national tv? That is dating life suicide. If someone does a check on him online, they'll see articles of his infidelity and he'll never get a date ever for the rest of his life.

For some reason, my co-workers think this is real and not scripted, that people are this bad or crazy but I still think my points logically make sense.

So am I correct that the Bachelorette and other reality shows are scripted, especially in light of the points I made for the first couple episodes of S13 or am I the dummy and my co-workers correct that this is exactly how people could or would act in front of a tv camera to gain attention to themselves?

I'm sure this applies to any and all reality tv shows but this came up for Season 13 of The Bachelorette.

This started out as a discussion with co-workers to which I think logically I'm correct and my co-workers are gullible but there is still a chance I'm wrong.

We were discussing week 2 of this season where

Demario's girlfriend comes onto the show and confronts him after watching him on the previous week's episode

I told my co-workers this is scripted b/c

1. Shows take many weeks to produce. You don't shoot this week and immediately televise it within 5 days (7 days if producers work weekends during the whole season, which I doubt they do)
2. How would the girlfriend know where to find the production crew within 1-2 days of watching her ex appear on the previous week's episode?
3. Why would someone expose themselves as a two-timer on national tv? That is dating life suicide. If someone does a check on him online, they'll see articles of his infidelity and he'll never get a date ever for the rest of his life.

For some reason, my co-workers think this is real and not scripted, that people are this bad or crazy but I still think my points logically make sense.

So am I correct that the Bachelorette and other reality shows are scripted, especially in light of the points I made for the first couple episodes of S13 or am I the dummy and my co-workers correct that this is exactly how people could or would act in front of a tv camera to gain attention to themselves?

EDIT: This is Season 13 of the Bachelorette in the US with Rachel as the bachelorette.