There is a wide variety of different types of reality television shows out there.

There are dating shows, makeover shows, home remodeling shows, ones that follow the lives of celebrities and more. But one thing that every popular reality TV show has in common is that they all began as just an idea. Making the Band featured a different group of competitors each season, all vying for the chance to be part of a musical group. In the first seasons, the process was overseen by Lou Pearlman, the entertainment manager responsible for the formation of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, and featured a starting pool of 25 young men that were winnowed to 8 finalists, who would compete for five spots in Pearlmans newest boy band creation. Seasons two and three followed the development of the winners of season one, following the newly-created O-Town as they went on tour, developed their albums, and struggled to prove themselves as legitimate artists. The show was moved to MTV in the second season, where it remained for the rest of its run. After season three of the original iteration, Making the Band 2 aired, featuring P. Diddy as the manager in charge as he sought rappers and singers to assemble a new hip-hop group. After weeks of selection and training, Diddy chose the members of the band in season one of the new iteration; in season two, the finalists engaged in difficult tasks; the finalists ended their career at the end of the third season, when Diddy dissolved the grouphowever, he still wanted to work with some of the members, who he kept signed onto the label. Progressing seasons saw the development of a girl group and another all-male pop group. The show has four iterations total, with three seasons for each iteration, and was first aired in March of 2000. It was created by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, founders of Bunim/Murray Productions. Bunim and Murray came together initially when they were asked to create a scripted soap opera for MTV. The still-young channel did not have the budget a scripted program would require, and so the two developed MTVs flagship reality show, The Real World. Bunim was born in Massachusetts and began her career in daytime dramas. She oversaw over 2,500 hours of programming for shows like As the World Turns and Loving. The Bunim/Murray Productions Company went on to spearhead the reality genre, creating numerous shows including The Real Cancun, The Simple Life, and many others. Bunim passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 57 after a battle with breast cancer. Jonathan Murray continues to act as executive producer for Bunim/Murray productions. Murray was born in 1955 in Gulfport, Mississippi and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Journalism. Bunim and Murray were inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in March 2012. Making the Band was co-created by Lou Pearlman, who in 1999 embarked on a talent search all over the United States, cutting auditions in eight cities down to 25 candidates for a new boy band creation, which would be signed to his Transcontinental Records label. Pearlman would later leave the show to be replaced by P. Diddy, who came on as Executive Producer in Making the Band 2. If you have a reality show idea of your own, New Show Studios can help you take action and pursue it. The company has a unique method of creating show concept packages that give network and movie studio executives a professional quality view of your idea. They can take your reality show idea, develop and package it into a demonstration video and send it off to producers and executives in the entertainment industry. Anyone can make a reality TV show concept presentation package with New Show Studios. You do not need special credentials, background or a college degree to pursue an idea. As long as you have a clear idea of what your basic idea is and you are able to verbalize this, New Show Studios is happy to help. Remember that even with the best presentation materials new entertainment development is high risk and there is very little likelihood that your idea will be successfully licensed or result in profit to you.