Originally Posted by gregrichards:
“I know nearly all these shows are faked in some way but why the need for a script.”
A script supervisor's job is to make sure the footage they capture can be edited together into a coherent narrative. Some of it is about ensuring a kind of physical consistency in things like where the cameras are placed. Some of it is about ensuring they capture scenes which the editor will need - eg where the task is explained, or where the team captain is picked.
So having a script supervisor does not imply scenes are scripted in the sense of being fake or their dialogue being written out in advance.