Query: Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew was a scripted TV drama.

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Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew <=SEP=> Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , later called simply Rehab with Dr. Drew , is a reality television show that aired on the cable network VH1 in which many of the episodes chronicle a group of well-known people as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena , California . The first five seasons of the series , on which Pinsky also serves as executive producer , cast celebrities struggling with addiction , with the first season premiering on January 10 , 2008 , and the fifth airing in 2011 .   The sixth season , which filmed in early 2012 , featured non-celebrities as treatment subjects , and the series name shortened to Rehab with Dr. Drew . Season 6 premiered on September 16 , 2012 . In May 2013 , Pinsky announced that season six was the final season , explaining that he was tired of the criticism leveled at him after celebrities he treated had relapsed into addiction and died .

Reality television <=SEP=> Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations , and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors , although in some shows celebrities may participate . It differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama , personal conflict , and entertainment rather than educating viewers . The genre has various standard tropes , including `` confessionals '' ( also called talking heads or interview segments ) used by cast members to express their thoughts , which often double as the shows ' narration . In competition-based reality shows , a notable subset , there are other common elements such as one participant being eliminated per episode , a panel of judges , and the concept of `` immunity from elimination . ''   An early example of the genre was the 1991 Dutch series Nummer 28 , which was the first show to bring together strangers and record their interactions . It then exploded as a phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global success of the series Survivor , Idols , and Big Brother . These shows and a number of others ( usually also competition-based ) became global franchises , spawning local versions in dozens of countries . Reality television as a whole has become a fixture of television programming . In the United States , various channels have retooled themselves to focus on reality programs , most famously MTV , which began in 1981 as a music video pioneer , before switching to a nearly all-reality format in the early 2000s .   There are grey areas around what is classified as reality television . Documentaries , television news , sports television , talk shows , and traditional game shows are not classified as reality television , even though they contain elements of the genre , such as unscripted situations and sometimes unknown participants . Other genres that predate the reality television boom have sometimes been retroactively grouped into reality TV , including hidden camera shows such as Candid Camera ( 1948 ) , talent-search shows such as The Original Amateur Hour ( 1948 ) , documentary series about ordinary people such as the Up Series ( 1964 ) , high-concept game shows such as The Dating Game ( 1965 ) , home improvement shows such as This Old House ( 1979 ) , and court shows featuring real-life cases such as The People 's Court ( 1981 ) .   Reality television has faced significant criticism since its rise in popularity . Much of the criticism has centered on the use of the word `` reality '' , and such shows ' attempt to present themselves as a straightforward recounting of events that have occurred . Critics have argued that reality television shows do not accurately reflect reality , in ways both implicit ( participants being placed in artificial situations ) , and deceptive or even fraudulent , such as misleading editing , participants being coached in what to say or how to behave , storylines generated ahead of time , and scenes being staged or re-staged for the cameras . Other criticisms of reality television shows include that they are intended to humiliate or exploit participants ( particularly on competition shows ) ; that they make stars out of either untalented people unworthy of fame , infamous personalities , or both ; and that they glamorize vulgarity and materialism .