An American Family | |
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Genre | Documentary/Reality |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Producer | Craig Gilbert |
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Production company | WNET New York |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | January 11 March 29, 1973 | –
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An American Family is an American television documentary series that followed the life of a California family in the early 1970s. Widely referred to as the first example of an American reality TV show,[1] the series drew millions of weekly viewers, who were drawn to a story that seemed to shatter the rosy façade of upper-middle-class suburbia. It also became a lightning rod for discussion about the precarious state of the American family in the early 1970s. An American Family ranks #32 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list.[2]