The Apprentice was around before the Kardashians. They're not squeaky clean, but "reality" television predates them as well as The Apprentice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality...

It goes back to the intro of "professional" wrestling as entertainment (origins in the 1950s), which was a) fakery (eg, kayfabe) and b) Trump adjacent starting in the 80s. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

From this morning's Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...