Real World (formerly known as
The Real World from 1992 to 2013) is a
reality television program on
MTV originally produced by
Mary-Ellis Bunim and
Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973
PBS documentary series
An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the longest-running reality series in history, credited with launching the modern reality TV genre. Seven to eight young adults are picked to temporarily live in a new city together in one residence while being filmed non-stop.