This is a list of reality television series, by general type, listed with the date of their premiere. A few details are added for some shows that do not have their own article. See

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

for further descriptions.

Documentary style

In this genre, camera crews follow the daily interactions of people in ordinary places, such as airports or restaurants, or follow people in a specific profession. * ''Up'' series (began with ''Seven Up!'' in 1964) (UK) * ''

An American Family ''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, the series drew millions of weekly v ...

'' (1973) * '' The Family'' (1974) (UK) * ''

Sightings Discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something previously unrecognized as meaningful, "portal". In sciences and academic disciplines, discovery is the observation of new phenomena, new actions, or new events and involves providin ...

'' (1991) * ''

The Real World ''The Real World'' (known as ''Real World'' from 2014 to 2017) is an American reality television series produced through MTV and Bunim/Murray Productions that most recently aired on Facebook Watch after airing on MTV from 1992 to 2017. It wa ...

'' (1992) * '' Sylvania Waters'' (1992) (Australia) * ''

The Living Soap ''The Living Soap'' was a BBC North fly on the wall documentary series broadcast in 1993, which set out to show the everyday lives of six students sharing a house in Parsonage Road, Withington, Manchester. The six chosen students gave up their pri ...

'' (1993) (UK) * ''

Road Rules ''Road Rules'' is an MTV reality show that was a sister show of the network's flagship reality show, '' The Real World''. The series ran for 14 seasons, from July 19, 1995 to May 9, 2007. The series followed five to six strangers between the a ...

'' (1995) * ''

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

'' (1996) (UK;

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

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Airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines ...

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The Crocodile Hunter ''The Crocodile Hunter'' was a wildlife documentary television series hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, ...

'' (1996) * ''

Driving School ''Driving School'' is a docusoap and fly on the wall documentary that was broadcast on BBC1 in the summer of 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. The series was made on a reduced budget but shown in p ...

'' (1997) (UK;

) * '' Bug Juice'' (1998) * '' Emergency Vets'' (1998) * ''

True Life ''True Life'' is an American Television documentary, documentary television series that aired on MTV from March 31, 1998 to June 21, 2017. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode – "Fatal Dose". ...

'' (1998) * ''Gachinko!'' ( ガチンコ!) (1999) (Japan) * ''The Band-Josie 7'' (2000) (Australia) * ''

Making the Band ''Making the Band'' is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. Except for the first itera ...

'' (2000) * ''

Project Greenlight ''Project Greenlight'' is an American documentary television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt ...

'' (2001) * ''

Scariest Places on Earth ''Scariest Places on Earth'' is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from October 23, 2000, to October 29, 2006, on Fox Family, and later ABC Family. The show was hosted by Linda Blair, with narration by Zelda ...

'' (2001) * '' U8TV: The Lofters'' (2001) (Canada;

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Making the Band 2 ''Making the Band'' is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. Except for the first itera ...

'' (2002) * '' The Salon'' (2002) * ''

Sorority Life ''Sorority Life'' is a reality television series on MTV that aired from June 24, 2002, to November 19, 2003. The show consisted of girls pledging to become part of a sorority. Production The first season occurred at University of California, D ...

'' (2002) * ''

American Chopper ''American Chopper'' is an American reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul Sr. (frequently called ''Senior''), and his son Paul Teutul Jr. (also know ...

'' (2003) * ''

Fraternity Life ''Fraternity Life'' is a reality television series that aired on MTV from February 26, 2003 to November 19, 2003. The show consisted of college boys pledging to become part of a fraternity. The show was a spin-off of '' Sorority Life''. First sea ...

'' (2003) * ''

Jamie's Kitchen ''Jamie's Kitchen'' is a five-part British documentary television series that aired on Channel 4 from 5 November to 10 December 2002. It follows chef Jamie Oliver as he attempts to train a group of 15 unemployed youths, who will—if they complet ...

'' (2003) * '' The Restaurant'' (2003) * '' Starting Over'' (2003) *Race to the Altar (2003) * ''

American Casino ''American Casino'' is an American reality television series which tracks the daily events of the managers and employees of the Green Valley Ranch Casino resort in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. The show began airing on the Discovery ...

'' (2004) * ''

American Hot Rod ''American Hot Rod'' is a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2007 on TLC and Discovery Channel. The series followed car designer Boyd Coddington and his crew as they built hot rods and custom vehicles at his wheel ...

'' (2004) * '' Amish in the City'' (2004) * ''

Bands Reunited ''Bands Reunited'' is a television program produced by VH1 in 2004. Hosted by Aamer Haleem, the show documents attempted reunions of formerly popular musical groups for special concerts in either London or Los Angeles. A show normally consists ...

'' (2004) * '' The Casino'' (2004) * '' College Hill'' (2004) * ''

Dog the Bounty Hunter ''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is an American reality television series which aired on A&E and chronicled Duane "Dog" Chapman's experiences as a bounty hunter. With a few exceptions, the series took place in Hawaii or Dog's home state of Colorado ...

'' (2004) (US;

A&E Network A&E (an initialism of its original name, the Arts & Entertainment Network) is an American cable and satellite television network and the flagship property of A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Walt Disney Company ...

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Family Plots ''Family Plots'' is an American reality series that followed the events and employees at the family-run Poway Bernardo Mortuary in Poway, California. It ran for two years, beginning in 2004, on the A&E Network. Overview The show centered on the ...

'' (2004) (US;

) * '' Ghost Hunters'' (2004) * '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' (2004) * ''Rachael Rocks'' (2004) * ''

Untold Stories of the E.R. ''Untold Stories of the E.R.'' is an American docudrama television series which airs on TLC and Discovery Life. In this program, real-life emergency department doctors discuss their most bizarre and puzzling cases. Typically these involve medica ...

'' (2004) * '' Family Bonds'' (2004–2005) * ''An Amish Christmas'' (2005) * ''

Deadliest Catch ''Deadliest Catch'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing ...

'' (2005) * ''

Miami Ink ''Miami Ink'' is an American reality television series that aired on TLC from 2005 to 2008 and follows the events that took place at a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show led to several spin-offs, including the shows ''LA Ink'', '' Lo ...

'' (2005) * ''

Stranded with Cash Peters ''Stranded with Cash Peters'' is a reality show/documentary on the Travel Channel created by British travel writer Cash Peters, in which he was dumped in an unfamiliar place with no money, food, or room for the night. He had to rely on the local ...

'' (2005) * ''

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

'' (2005) (US) * ''Who's Your Daddy?'' (2005) * '' 8th & Ocean'' (2006) * '' Bonds on Bonds'' (2006) (

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

) * '' Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team'' (2006) * '' Fame Asylum (2006)'' * '' King of Cars'' (2006) * ''Opening Soon'' * ''

The Real Housewives of Orange County ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'', abbreviated ''RHOC'', is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo (American TV network), Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired eighteen seasons and focuses on the personal and prof ...

'' (2006) * ''Bullrun'' (2007) * ''Curl Girls'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

Ice Road Truckers ''Ice Road Truckers'' (commercially abbreviated ''IRT'') is a reality television series that aired on History Channel from 2007 to 2017. It featured the activities of drivers who operated trucks on ice roads crossing frozen lakes and rivers, i ...

'' (2007) * '' Kate Plus 8'' (2007) * ''

LA Ink ''LA Ink'' is an American reality television show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo (and, later in the series, American Electric) tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California. The spin-off of TLC's '' Miami Ink'', premier ...

'' (2007) * ''

Say Yes to the Dress ''Say Yes to the Dress'' is an American reality television series on TLC which follows events at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan. The series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store, along with profili ...

'' (2007) * '' Sex Change Hospital'' (2007) * ''

19 Kids and Counting ''19 Kids and Counting'' (formerly ''17 Kids and Counting'' and ''18 Kids and Counting'') is an American reality television series that aired on the cable channel TLC for seven years until its cancellation in 2015. The show features the Duggar ...

'' (2008) * ''

Ax Men ''Ax Men'' is an American reality television series that premiered on March 9, 2008 on History. The program follows the work of several logging crews in the second-growth forests of Northwestern Oregon, Washington and Montana and the rivers ...

'' (2008) * '' Chef School'' (2008) * '' David Tutera's CELEBrations'' (2008) * ''

The Real Housewives of Atlanta ''The Real Housewives of Atlanta'', abbreviated ''RHOA'', is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on October 7, 2008. Developed as the third installment of '' The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired sixteen season ...

'' (2008) * ''

The Real Housewives of New York City ''The Real Housewives of New York City'', abbreviated ''RHONY'', is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 4, 2008. Developed as the second installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired fifteen s ...

'' (2008) * '' BBQ Pitmasters'' (2009) * ''

Bondi Vet ''Bondi Vet'' is an Australian factual television series. It follows the lives of veterinary surgeon Chris Brown at the Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital (near Bondi Beach), and emergency veterinarian Lisa Chimes at the Small Animal Specialis ...

'' (2009) * '' The Colony'' (2009) (US;

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) * ''

Full Throttle Saloon ''Full Throttle Saloon'' is an American reality television series that premiered on November 10, 2009, and originally aired on truTV. The series chronicles the daily operations of the Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, South Dakota, the world's larg ...

'' (2009) (US;

TruTv TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable Television channel, channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of Television comedy, comedy, Reality television, docusoaps and reality shows, with a rec ...

) * ''

Jersey Shore The Jersey Shore, commonly called the Shore by locals, is the coast, coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The term encompasses about of shore, oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Perth Amboy in the n ...

'' (2009) * ''

Jockeys A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

'' (2009) (US;

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1 ...

) * '' NYC Prep'' (2009) * ''

The Real Housewives of New Jersey ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'', abbreviated ''RHONJ'', is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12, 2009, on Bravo. Developed as the fourth installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired fourteen sea ...

'' (2009) * ''

Teen Mom ''Teen Mom'' (renamed ''Teen Mom OG'', starting with the fifth season) is an American reality television series broadcast by MTV. It is the first spin-off of ''16 and Pregnant'', and it focuses on the lives of several young mothers as they na ...

'' (2009) * ''

Toddlers & Tiaras ''Toddlers & Tiaras'' (known as ''Another Toddlers & Tiaras'' in season 7) is an American reality television series that aired on TLC from January 27, 2009, to October 16, 2013. After a three-year hiatus due to much controversy, a sequel series p ...

'' (2009) * ''

American Restoration ''American Restoration'' is an American reality television series airing on the History Channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the first six seasons were recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicled the daily activities at ''Rick's Rest ...

'' (2010) (US) * '' Boston Med'' (2010) * ''

Freshwater Blue ''Freshwater Blue'' is an Australian reality-drama series created by Toby Yoshimura and Ben Alcott for MTV Australia. The series follows the lives of twelve friends who have completed their secondary education and face the challenges of friendsh ...

'' (2010) * '' The Generations Project'' (2010) * ''

Geordie Shore ''Geordie Shore'' is an English reality television series that has been broadcast on MTV UK from 24 May 2011. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, it was the British offshoot of the American show ''Jersey Shore''. The programme follows the d ...

'' (2010) (UK) * '' Half Pint Brawlers'' (2010) * ''

Jerseylicious ''Jerseylicious'' is an American reality television show that premiered on March 21, 2010, on the now defunct Style Network. It chronicles the lives of six stylists who work at salons located in Green Brook Township, New Jersey. The Gatsby Salon, ...

'' (2010) * ''

Love & Hip Hop ''Love & Hip Hop'' is a media franchise that consists of several reality television series broadcast on VH1. The shows document the personal and professional lives of several hip hop and R&B musicians, performers, managers, and record producers ...

'' (2010) * ''

Bad Girls Club ''Bad Girls Club'' (abbreviated ''BGC'') is a 2006 American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for the Oxygen network in the United States. The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontations of seven aggressiv ...

'' (2007) (US) * ''

Made in Chelsea ''Made in Chelsea'' (abbreviated ''MIC'') is a British Scripted reality, structured-reality television series broadcast by E4 (TV channel), E4. ''Made in Chelsea'' chronicles the lives of affluent young people in the West London and South West a ...

'' (2010) (UK) * ''

Gold Rush A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, ...

'' (2010) * '' Oddities'' (2010) * ''

Basketball Wives ''Basketball Wives'' is an American reality television series broadcast on VH1. It has aired twelve seasons, and follows the everyday lives of women romantically linked to players in the professional basketball industry. The first five seasons ...

'' (2010) * ''

The Only Way Is Essex ''The Only Way Is Essex'' (often abbreviated as ''TOWIE'' ) is a British reality television series based in Brentwood, Essex, England. It shows "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way." Broadcast on ...

'' (2010) (UK) * ''

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (abbreviated as ''RHOBH'') is an American reality television series which has been broadcast on Bravo since October 14, 2010. Developed as the sixth installment of '' The Real Housewives'' franchise, i ...

'' (2010) * '' The Real Housewives of D.C.'' (2010) * ''

Swamp People ''Swamp People'' is an American reality television series that was first broadcast on History on August 22, 2010. The show follows the day-to-day activities of alligator hunters living in the swamps of the Atchafalaya River Basin who hunt Ameri ...

'' (2010) * ''The Real L-Word: Los Angeles'' (2010) * '' Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta'' (2010) * '' Sister Wives'' (2010) * '' Throttle Junkies TV'' (2010) * '' Bear Whisperer'' (2011) * ''

Braxton Family Values ''Braxton Family Values'' (abbreviated ''BFV'') is an American reality television series that airs on WE tv and premiered on April 12, 2011. It chronicled the lives of the Braxton sisters—Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar and their mot ...

'' (2011) * ''

Dance Moms ''Dance Moms'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, the show followed the training and careers of children in dance and show business ...

'' (2011) * '' Me'usharot'' (2011) (Israel) * ''

Mob Wives ''Mob Wives'' is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on April 17, 2011. The show focuses on the lives of several women residing in the New York City borough of Staten Island, whose family members and husbands have been ar ...

'' (2011) * ''

My Transsexual Summer ''My Transsexual Summer'' is a British List of reality television programs#Documentary style, documentary-style reality series about seven transgender people in different stages of Transitioning (transgender), transition. For five weekends in t ...

'' (2011) * '' The Real Housewives of Athens'' (2011) * ''

The Real Housewives of Miami ''The Real Housewives of Miami'', abbreviated ''RHOM'', is an American reality television series broadcast on Bravo with distribution rights to Peacock. The ''Miami'' series is the seventh installment of '' The Real Housewives'' franchise, and ...

'' (2011) * '' Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids'' (2011) * '' Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best'' (2011) * '' Teen Mom 2'' (2011) * ''

My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ''My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding'' is an American reality television series that debuted on TLC (TV network), TLC in April 2012. It claims to revolve around the marriage customs of Roma in the United States, Romani-Americans ("Gypsies") – ...

'' (2012) * '' Breaking Amish'' (2012) * '' Cheer Perfection'' (2012) * ''

Duck Dynasty ''Duck Dynasty'' is an American reality television series that aired on A&E from 2012 to 2017. The series portrays the lives of the Robertson family, who became successful from their family-operated business, Duck Commander. The West Monroe, ...

'' (2012) * ''

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' is an American reality television series that aired on TLC featuring the family of child beauty pageant contestant Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson. The show premiered on August 8, 2012, and ended on August 14, 2014. T ...

'' (2012) * ''

Mountain Men A mountain man is an explorer who lives in the wilderness and makes his living from hunting, fishing and trapping. Mountain men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through to the 1880s (with a peak population in ...

'' (2012) * ''

NY Med ''NY Med'' is a medical documentary series which premiered on ABC on July 10, 2012. It follows the medical staff and patients of Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (all three ...

'' (2012) * '' Push Girls'' (2012) * ''

Randy to the Rescue ''Randy to the Rescue'' is an American reality television series that aired on the TLC cable network, starting June 15, 2012. Each episode of the series shows Randy Fenoli as he helps brides pick out the perfect wedding dress for their special da ...

'' (2012) * '' The Real Housewives of Vancouver'' (2012) * ''Saw Dogs'' (2012) * ''Turbine Cowboys'' (2012) * '' Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta'' (2012) * '' The Valleys'' (2012) (UK) * '' WAG Nation'' (2012) (Australia) * '' Gypsy Sisters'' (2013) * ''

Married to Medicine ''Married to Medicine'' (also known as ''Married to Medicine: Atlanta'') is an American reality television series and franchise that premiered on Bravo on March 24, 2013. The series chronicles the personal and professional lives of several women ...

'' (2013) * ''

Below Deck ''Below Deck'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on July 1, 2013. The show chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a superyacht during charter season. The series has a number of spin- ...

'' (2013) * '' Breaking Amish: Brave New World'' (2013) * ''Fame in the Family'' (2013) (US) * '' Fixer Upper'' (2013) * '' Pretty Wicked Moms'' (2013) * '' Les Vraies Housewives'' (2013) (France) * '' Weed Country'' (2013) * '' The Gossip Game'' (2013) * ''

Alaskan Bush People ''Alaskan Bush People'' is an American docudrama-style reality television series that follows the Brown family in an attempt to survive in the remote wilderness, apart from modern society. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on May 6, ...

'' (2014) * '' Branson Famous'' (2014) * '' Bring It!'' (2014) * '' Chrisley Knows Best'' (2014) * ''

The Curse of Oak Island ''The Curse of Oak Island'' is a multi-season reality television series that chronicles a team of Treasure hunting, treasure hunters run by brothers Martin Lagina, Marty and Rick Lagina and its search for legendary treasure on Oak Island off the ...

'' (2014) * ''

Escape Club The Escape Club are an English pop rock band that was formed in London in 1983. They are best known for their 1988 No. 1 US hit "Wild, Wild West (The Escape Club song), Wild, Wild West" and for their top-ten 1991 hit "I'll Be There (The Escape ...

'' (2014) * '' Party Down South'' (2014) * '' The Real Housewives of Melbourne'' (2014) * ''

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills ''Rich Kids of Beverly Hills'' (stylized as ''#RichKids of Beverly Hills'') is an American reality television series that premiered on E!, on January 19, 2014. The series focuses on the lives of a group of twenty-something millionaires and bill ...

'' (2014) * '' Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood'' (2014) * ''

This Is Hot 97 ''This Is Hot 97'' is a reality-based docu-comedy television series that debuted on VH1 on March 31, 2014. The series is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple and Ian Gelfand ...

'' (2014) * '' 3AM'' (2015) * '' Boston EMS'' (2015) * '' Breaking Greenville'' (2015) * ''

The Real Housewives of Cheshire ''The Real Housewives of Cheshire'' (abbreviated ''RHOCheshire'') is a British reality television programme that premiered on ITVBe on 12 January 2015. Developed as the first British instalment in ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired ...

'' (2015) * '' Save My Life: Boston Trauma'' (2015) * ''

Bringing Up Bates ''Bringing Up Bates'' (stylized as ''Br1n9ing Up Bates'') is an American reality television show on Up TV. It is centered around Gil and Kelly Bates, their 19 children, and extended family. On January 18, 2022, Up TV announced the show's canc ...

'' (2015) * ''

WAGS Wag generally refers to tail wagging by dogs. Wag, Wags, WAG or WAGS may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Wag (band), a Japanese rock music group, active 1998–2006 * Wag, a character in ''Kabumpo in Oz'' (1922) * Wags the Dog, a m ...

'' (2015) * ''

Dash Dolls ''Dash Dolls'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the E! cable network, on September 20, 2015. The show is a spin-off of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. The series features a group of young female employees, referre ...

'' (2015) * ''

Expedition Unknown ''Expedition Unknown'' is an American reality television series produced by Ping Pong Productions, that follows explorer, archeologist and television presenter Josh Gates as he investigates mysteries and legends. The series premiered on January ...

'' (2015) * ''My Life As A College Student'' (2015–17) * ''

Suomen täydelliset venäläisnaiset '' Suomen täydelliset venälaisnaiset '' is a Finnish reality television series that debuted on Liv on August 28, 2015. It is inspired by ''The Real Housewives ''The Real Housewives'' is an American reality television franchise that began ...

'' (2015) (Finland) * '' #BlackLove'' (2015) * ''

Below Deck Mediterranean ''Below Deck Mediterranean'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on May 3, 2016. Developed as the first spin-off of ''Below Deck'', it has aired nine seasons. The ninth season premiered on June 3, 2024. The series ch ...

'' (2016) * '' Open Your Heart'' (2016) * ''

WAGS Miami ''WAGS Miami'' is an American Reality television#Documentary-style, reality documentary television series that premiered on October 2, 2016, on E! television network, making it the first spin-off of ''WAGS (TV series), WAGS''. The reality show ch ...

'' (2016) *'' Married to Medicine: Houston'' (2016) * '' Floribama Shore'' (2017) * ''

Siesta Key A siesta (from Spanish, pronounced and meaning "nap") is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some countries, particularly those in warm-weather zones. The "si ...

'' (2017) * '' WAGS Atlanta'' (2017) * '' Dr. Pimple Popper'' (2018) *'' Married to Medicine: Los Angeles'' (2019)

Docusoaps starring celebrities

This genre, launched most successfully by music channel

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

, follows a camera crew into the lives of celebrities. * '' This Is Your Life'' (1952) (US) * ''

The Anna Nicole Show ''The Anna Nicole Show'' is an American reality sitcom starring former model and Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith. The series debuted on August 4, 2002 on E! and ran for two seasons and four one hour specials. The first season was the most w ...

'' (2002) * ''

The Osbournes ''The Osbournes'' is an American reality television series featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family—his wife Sharon, their daughter Kelly, and their son Jack. The series premiered on MTV on March 5, 200 ...

'' (2002) * '' Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica'' (2003) * ''*NSYNC: The Best Life Ever'' (2003) * '' Rich Girls'' (2003) * ''

The Simple Life ''The Simple Life'' is an American reality television series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It depicts the two wealthy socialites, as they struggle to do menial, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fa ...

'' (2003) * ''

Viva La Bam ''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, ...

'' (2003) * ''

The Surreal Life ''The Surreal Life'' is an American reality television series that records a group of celebrities as they live together for a limited number of weeks. Initial seasons took place in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two w ...

'' (2003) * ''

The Ashlee Simpson Show ''The Ashlee Simpson Show'' is a reality television series about the life of Ashlee Simpson. The first season, taped from late 2003 to mid-2004, focused on the beginnings of her career as a singer and the recording of her debut album, ''Autobiogr ...

'' (2004) * ''

Blow Out ''Blow Out'' is a 1981 American independent mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-bud ...

'' (2004) (US) * '' The Gastineau Girls'' (2004) * ''

Growing Up Gotti ''Growing Up Gotti'' is an American reality television series that aired on A&E. It featured the life of Victoria Gotti, daughter of Mafia boss John Gotti, and her three sons; Frank Gotti Agnello, John Gotti Agnello Jr., and Carmine Gotti Agnell ...

'' (2004) * '' The Simple Life 2'' (2004) * '' 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave'' (2004) * '' Being Bobby Brown'' (2005) * '' Britney and Kevin: Chaotic'' (2005) * '' Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive'' (2005) * ''

The Girls Next Door ''The Girls Next Door'' (also known as ''The Girls of the Playboy Mansion'') is a reality television series which focused on the lives of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends who lived with him at the Playboy Mansion. The series was created by executive ...

'' (2005) * ''

Hogan Knows Best ''Hogan Knows Best'' is an American reality documentary television series on VH1. The series debuted on July 10, 2005, and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea). Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of t ...

'' (2005) * '' I Married a Princess'' (2005) * '' Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List'' (2005) * ''

Meet the Barkers Meet may refer to: People with the name * Janek Meet (born 1974), Estonian footballer * Meet Mukhi (born 2005), Indian child actor Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Meet'' (TV series), an Australian television series * '' Meet: Badlegi Duniya K ...

'' (2005) * ''

My Fair Brady ''My Fair Brady'' is an American reality television series on VH1 that followed Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on ''The Brady Bunch'', and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of ''America's Next Top Model'', a year after they ...

'' (2005) * '' Run's House'' (2005) * '' The Simple Life: Interns'' (2005) * '' Tommy Lee Goes to College'' (2005) * ''

Totally Scott-Lee ''Totally Scott-Lee'' is a 2005 reality television show on MTV (British and Irish TV channel), MTV UK featuring Lisa Scott-Lee of the group Steps (group), Steps, Andy Scott-Lee from ''Pop Idol'' and the group 3SL, Michelle Heaton of Liberty X, ...

'' (2005) (UK) * '' #1 Single'' (2006) * ''Chantelle: Living the Dream'' (2006) (UK) * ''

Gene Simmons Family Jewels ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' is an American reality television series that aired on A&E from August 7, 2006, to July 14, 2012. It follows Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner and wife Shannon Tweed, and their two child ...

'' (2006) * '' Girls Aloud: Off the Record'' (2006) (UK) * '' House of Carters'' (2006) * '' The Princes of Malibu'' (2006) * ''

Rob & Big ''Rob & Big'' is an American reality television series following the lives of professional skateboarder, actor, and producer Rob Dyrdek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. It premiered on November 2, 2006, and con ...

'' (2006) * ''Adventures in Hollyhood – Three Six Mafia'' (2006) * '' The Hills'' (2006) * '' The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency'' (2006) * ''

Keeping Up with the Kardashians ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian family, Kardashian–Jenner Stepfamily, blended family. It aired ...

'' (2007) * '' Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane'' (2007) * ''

Life of Ryan ''Life of Ryan'' is an American reality television series on MTV. The series debuted on August 27, 2007 with the second season premiering on January 8, 2008 and the 3rd and final season airing on April 18, 2009 The series follows the day-to-day l ...

'' (2007) * ''

Snoop Dogg's Father Hood ''Snoop Dogg's Father Hood'' is an American reality television series, executive produced and directed by David Roma, as well as Ted Chung, Constance Schwartz and Anthony Mandler. The series debuted on December 9, 2007 in the United States on ...

'' (2007) * '' The City'' (2008) * ''

Flipping Out ''Flipping Out'' is an American reality television series that debuted on Bravo on July 31, 2007, and ended on November 20, 2018. The show is centered on designer Jeff Lewis in Los Angeles, California, his executive assistant Jenni Pulos, his ...

'' (2008) * ''

New York Goes to Hollywood ''New York Goes to Hollywood'' is a VH1 reality television series that premiered on August 4, 2008. It is a spin-off of the ''I Love New York'' series, featuring Tiffany "New York" Pollard as she tries to find an acting job in Hollywood, Califo ...

'' (2008) * ''

The Rachel Zoe Project ''The Rachel Zoe Project'' is an American reality television series starring celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 on the Bravo television network. The show was confirmed by Bravo for a second season on Decemb ...

'' (2008) * ''

Kourtney and Kim Take Miami ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami'' (titled ''Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami'' for its first two seasons) is an American reality television series. It premiered on E! on August 16, 2009, as the first ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' spin-off. The ...

'' (2009) * ''New York Goes to Work'' (2009) * '' Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business'' (2010) * ''

Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair ''Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair'' (sometimes stylized ''Frank the Entertainer... in a Basement Affair'') is a VH1 reality television show starring Frank "The Entertainer" Maresca, who previously starred in ''I Love New York'', ''I Lo ...

'' (2010) * '' Real and Chance: The Legend Hunters'' (2010) * '' Audrina'' (2011) * ''

Ice Loves Coco ''Ice Loves Coco'' is an American reality television series that debuted on E! in the United States and Canada on June 12, 2011. The series chronicles the daily lives of rapper and actor Ice-T and wife Coco Austin. In September 2011, it was ann ...

'' (2011) * ''

Khloé & Lamar ''Khloé & Lamar '' is an American reality television series that debuted on E! on April 10, 2011. The series is the third spin-off of the show ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' and features reality star Khloé Kardashian and her then-husban ...

'' (2011) * ''

Kourtney and Kim Take New York ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'' is an American reality television series that premiered January 23, 2011, on E! and ran for two seasons. The series followed sisters Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian as they opened a Dash boutique in New ...

'' (2011) * ''Son of a Gun'' (2011) * '' Tia & Tamera'' (2011) * ''Young Money Diaries'' (2011) * '' Brynne: My Bedazzled Life'' (2012) (Australia) * '' Married to Jonas'' (2012) * '' Mrs. Eastwood & Company'' (2012) * ''

Snooki & Jwoww ''Snooki & Jwoww'' is an American reality television series on MTV starring Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer " JWoww" Farley. It is the second of three spin-offs of ''Jersey Shore'', on which both Polizzi and Farley previously gained fame as ...

'' (2012) * '' Chrissy & Mr. Jones'' (2012) * ''Cassadee Pope: Frame by Frame'' (2013) * '' Dog and Beth: On the Hunt'' (2013) * ''One Direction: The Best Life Ever'' (2013) * ''

Total Divas ''Total Divas'' is an American reality television series that aired from July 28, 2013, to December 10, 2019, on E!. The series gave viewers an inside look into the lives of female WWE wrestlers from their work within WWE to their person ...

'' (2013) * ''

Vanderpump Rules ''Vanderpump Rules'' is an American reality television series that has been broadcast on Bravo since January 7, 2013. Developed as the first spin-off from ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', it has aired 11 seasons, and focuses on Lisa Vand ...

'' (2013) * ''

Christina Milian Turned Up ''Christina Milian Turned Up'' is an American reality documentary television series on E! that premiered on January 18, 2015. E! announced the series in September 2014 as a "docu soap hatfollows singer and actress Christina Milian’s career, l ...

'' (2014) * ''

Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons ''Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons'' is an American reality television series that premiered on E! on November 2, 2014. The series is the fourth spin-off show of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', following '' Kourtney and Kim Take Miami' ...

'' (2014) * '' K. Michelle: My Life'' (2014) * ''The Family Payne'' (2014) * ''Luke Hemmings Crossed His Heart'' (2015) * ''Jared & Miley'' (2015) * ''

I Am Cait ''I Am Cait'' is an American television documentary series which chronicles the life of Caitlyn Jenner after her gender transition. The eight-part one-hour documentary series debuted on July 26, 2015, on the E! network. The series focuses on t ...

'' (2015) * '' Stewarts & Hamiltons'' (2015) * ''I Love Kellie Pickler'' (2015) * ''

Total Bellas ''Total Bellas'' is an American reality television series that aired from October 5, 2016, to January 28, 2021 on E!. A spin-off of '' Total Divas'', the series gave viewers a further look into the lives of twin sisters and professional wrestl ...

'' (2016) * '' Rob & Chyna'' (2016) * '' Life of Kylie'' (2017) * '' Miz & Mrs.'' (2018) * '' Very Cavallari'' (2018) * '' Crikey! It's the Irwins'' (2018) * '' The Hills: New Beginnings'' (2019) * '' Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club'' (2019) * '' BossBabes'' (2019) (New Zealand)

Financial transactions and appraisals

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Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...

'' (1997) * ''

Pawn Stars ''Pawn Stars'' is an American reality television series shown on History and produced by Leftfield Pictures. The series is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24 ...

'' (2009) (US) * ''

Hardcore Pawn ''Hardcore Pawn'' is an American reality television series produced by RDF USA (later Zodiak Media) and Richard Dominick Productions for truTV about the day-to-day operations of American Jewelry and Loan, a family-owned and -operated pawn sho ...

'' (2010) (US) * ''

American Pickers ''American Pickers'' (or also known as ''The Pickers'' for international broadcasts) is an American reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010, on the History Channel, produced by A&E Networks in collaboration with Cineflix Me ...

'' (2010) (North America) * ''

Auction Hunters ''Auction Hunters'' is an American reality television series that premiered on November 9, 2010, on Spike. In June 2011, Spike announced that it had ordered a third season of ''Auction Hunters'' with 26 episodes. In August 2012, Spike announced ...

'' (2010) (North America) * ''

Storage Wars ''Storage Wars'' (stylized as ''STORAGE WAR$'') is an American reality television competition series that airs on the A&E network. It premiered on December 1, 2010. A 16th season is scheduled to premiere on June 7, 2025. When rent is not p ...

'' (2010) (North America) ** ''

'' (2010) (US) ** ''

'' (2013) (Canada) * ''

Storage Hunters ''Storage Hunters'' is a reality television series presented by Sean Kelly (as the auctioneer). It originally ran in the United States from 2011 to 2013 on TruTV and has been shown in the UK on the digital channel Dave. A domestic UK version, a ...

'' (US – 2011, UK – 2014) * '' Dealers'' (2012) (UK)

Extraordinary people

* ''

Real People Real People may refer to: * Human, a species ** People, or all humans as a whole * ''Real People'' (TV program), a 1970s television show that aired on NBC in the United States * ''Real People'' (album), a 1980 album by funk/disco group Chic ** " ...

'' (1979) * ''

That's Incredible! ''That's Incredible!'' is an American reality television show that aired on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984. In the tradition of '' You Asked for It'', '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' and '' Real People'', the show featured people ...

'' (1980)

Structured reality

The

Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

, which have given an award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program define structured reality shows as shows that "contain consistent story elements that mostly adhere to a recurring structured template." * ''

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares'' is a television programme featuring British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004. In each episode, Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improve t ...

'' (2004) * ''

Dragons' Den ''Dragons' Den'' is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it ...

'' (2005) * ''

Kitchen Nightmares ''Kitchen Nightmares'', known in the UK as ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA'', is an American reality television series originally broadcast on Fox, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant ...

'' (2007) * '' Human Wrecking Balls'' (2008) ( G4) * ''

Shark Tank ''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012)Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank ...

'' (2009) * ''

Property Brothers ''Property Brothers'' is a Canadian reality television series now produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment, and is the original show in the Property Brothers (franchise), ''Property Brothers'' franchise. The series features twin brothers Drew S ...

'' (2011)

Historical re-creation

This genre takes modern-day contestants and puts them in the lifestyle of historical people or places. * '' Living in the Past (TV series)'' (1978) (UK; BBC) * ''

The 1900 House ''The 1900 House'' is a historical reenactment reality television series made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. The programme features a modern family attempting to live in the way of the late Victorians for three months in a modified house. I ...

'' (1999) (UK; PBS) * '' Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West'' (2000) (Canada) * ''

The 1940s House ''The 1940s House'' is a British historical reenactment reality television series made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2001 about a modern family that tries to live as a typical middle-class family in London during The Blitz of World War II.Cooper, ...

'' (2001) (UK) * ''

The Edwardian Country House ''The Edwardian Country House'' is a British historical reenactment reality television miniseries produced by Channel 4. First aired weekly in the UK beginning in April 2002, it was later broadcast in the United States on PBS stations as ''Man ...

'' aka ''Manor House'' (2002) * ''

Frontier House ''Frontier House'' is a historical reality television series that originally aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States from April 29 to May 3, 2002. The series followed three family groups that agreed to live as homes ...

'' (2002) (US;

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

) * '' Lads' Army'' (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006) (UK) * '' Quest for the Bay'' (2002) (Canada) * '' Schwarzwaldhaus 1902 (Blackforest House 1902)'' (2002) (Germany) * '' The Ship'' (2002) (UK) * '' Klondike: The Quest for Gold'' (2003) (Canada) * '' Le Moyen 1903'' 2003 (Switzerland/TSR) * ''

That'll Teach 'Em ''That'll Teach 'Em'' is a British historical reality documentary series produced by Twenty Twenty Television for the Channel 4 network in the United Kingdom. Concept Each series follows around 30 teenage students who have recently completed t ...

'' (2003, 2004, 2006) (UK) * ''

Warrior Challenge ''Warrior Challenge'' was a 2003 PBS reality television series. The show, produced by WNET WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as Thirteen (stylized as THIRTEEN), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, Uni ...

'' (2003) (US) * '' Colonial House'' (2004) (US;

) * ''Infamous'' (2004, E!) * ''

Regency House Party ''Regency House Party'' is a historical reenactment reality television program made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2004. Narrated by Richard E. Grant, the Regency reenactment is the fourth in a series of historical reality programs produced by C ...

'' (2004) (UK) * '' Windstärke 8 – Das Auswandererschiff 1855 (Windstrength 8 – Immigration Ship of 1855)'' (2004/2005) (Germany) * '' The Colony'' (2005) (Australia) * '' Die Harte Schule der 50er Jahre (The Hard School of the 1950s)'' (2005) (Germany) * ''

MTV's The 70s House ''MTV's The 70s House'' is an American reality television show created by Aaron Matthew Lee. The show premiered on MTV on July 5 and ended on September 6, 2005. The show featured twelve contestants participating in a 24/7 simulation of the 1970s. ...

'' (2005) * ''

Outback House ''Outback House'' was an Australian historical reality TV series that originally aired on ABC TV in 2005. The series was based on several series produced by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and PBS in the United States, in which the concept was t ...

'' (2005) (Australia) * '' Tales from the Green Valley'' (2005) (UK) * ''

Coal House Coal House may refer to: *Coal House (TV series), a Welsh television series broadcast by the BBC *Coal House (Williamson, West Virginia), a building built of coal masonry, in Williamson, WV *Coal bin A coal bin, coal store or coal bunker is a st ...

'' (2007) (UK) * ''

Kid Nation ''Kid Nation'' is an American reality television show hosted by Jonathan Karsh that premiered on the CBS network on September 19, 2007 created by Tom Forman Productions and Endemol USA. In the show, the children try to create a functioning s ...

'' (2007) (US) * '' Coal House At War'' (2008) (UK) * ''

Victorian Farm ''Victorian Farm'' is a British historical documentary TV series in six parts, first shown on BBC Two in January 2009, and followed by three Christmas-themed parts in December of the same year. The series, the second in the BBC historic farm se ...

'' (2009) (UK) * ''

Edwardian Farm ''Edwardian Farm'' is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. As the third series on the BBC historic farm series, following the original, Tales from the Green Valle ...

'' (2010) (UK) * ''

Over the Rainbow "Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'', in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role ...

'' (2010) * ''

Turn Back Time – The High Street ''Turn Back Time – The High Street'' is a 2010 British reality documentary television series. The show started airing on BBC One on 2 November 2010 and ran for 6 episodes. The series is based and filmed in Shepton Mallet in Somerset, and s ...

'' (2010) (UK) * ''

Victorian Pharmacy ''Victorian Pharmacy'' is a historical documentary TV series in four parts, first shown on BBC Two in July 2010. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television. The series producer was Cassie Braben and the Executive Pr ...

'' (2010) (UK) * ''

Turn Back Time – The Family To turn is to rotate, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's orientation. Turn may also refer to: Sports and games * Turn (game), a segment of a game * Turn (poker), the fourth of five commu ...

'' (2012) (UK) * '' Wartime Farm'' (2012) (UK) * '' Tudor Monastery Farm'' (2013) (UK) * '' Victorian slum'' * '' Back in time for Brixton'' * '' Back in time for the weekend''

Dating

In this genre, couples or singles are brought together in dating or romantic situations. * ''Boer soek 'n vrou'' (South-Africa) * ''

The Dating Game ''The Dating Game'' is an American television game show that first aired on December 20, 1965, and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ABC dropped the show on July 6, 1973, but it ...

'' (1965) * ''Punch de Date'' ( パンチDEデート) (1973) (Japan) * ''

Love Connection ''Love Connection'' is an American television dating game show. Contestants selected one of three potential dates from a series of videotaped profiles, with a studio audience voting on which of the three partners they found most suitable. Orig ...

'' (1983–1994, 1998–1999, 2017–2018) * '' Neruton Benikujiradan'' ( ねるとん紅鯨団) (1987) (Japan) * '' Ainori'' (あいのり) (1999) (Japan) * ''

Blind Date A blind date is a romantic meeting between two people who have never met before. Both parties arrange a date with little to no information about each other, hoping for the possibility of making a lasting impression. Typically, a family member or ...

'' (US) (1999) * ''

Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'' is an American reality television special in which 50 women competed in a beauty pageant–style contest to marry a wealthy man whom they had never met, with the wedding being performed at the end of ...

'' (2000) * ''

The 5th Wheel ''The 5th Wheel'' is an American dating reality television series that aired in syndication from September 17, 2001, to May 21, 2004. The show was initially hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, but when Tyler left after completing the first season, ...

'' (2001) * '' Chains of Love'' (2001) * '' Dismissed'' (2001) * ''

Farmer Wants a Wife ''Farmer Wants a Wife'' is a reality television series developed by Fremantle Media. The basic structure of the programme is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The fi ...

'' (2001) (UK) * '' Five Go Dating'' (2001) (UK) * '' Temptation Island'' (2001) * ''Who Wants to Be a Princess'' (2001) * '' The Bachelor'' (2002) ** '' The Bachelor'' (2003) (UK) ** ''

The Bachelor Canada ''The Bachelor Canada'' is a Canadian reality television series that first premiered on October 3, 2012, and is based on the American television series ''The Bachelor''. Seasons 1 and 2 aired on the City television network, after which point the f ...

'' (Fall 2012) * ''Bachelorettes in Alaska'' (2002) * '' ElimiDATE'' (2002) * '' Ex-treme Dating'' (2002) * '' Meet My Folks'' (2002) * '' Shipmates'' (2001) * '' Streetmate'' (UK) * '' Would Like to Meet'' (UK) * ''

Average Joe The terms average Joe, ordinary Joe, regular Joe, Joe Sixpack, Joe Lunchbucket, Joe Snuffy, Joe Blow, Joe Schmoe (for males), and ordinary Jane, average Jane, and plain Jane (for females), are used primarily in North America to refer to a comple ...

'' (2003) * ''

The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to: Film, television, and related * ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions: ** ''The Bachelorette'' (Am ...

'' (2003) * ''Cupid (2003 TV series)'' (2003) * '' For Love or Money'' (2003) * ''

Joe Millionaire ''Joe Millionaire'' is an American reality television series broadcast by the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox). The series premiered on January 6, 2003, and concluded with the finale of its second season on November 24, 2003. Both seasons followed ...

'' (2003) * '' Married by America'' (2003) * '' Mr. Personality'' (2003) * ''

Paradise Hotel ''Paradise Hotel'' is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must s ...

'' (2003) * ''

Room Raiders ''Room Raiders'' is a dating/reality series that aired on MTV. Premise On the show, three men or women have their rooms inspected, or "raided" by another single man or woman. The raider does not meet or see any of the three singles (any persona ...

'' (2003) * ''

Three's a Crowd ''Three's a Crowd'' (also known as ''Three's Company, Too'' in the ''Three's Company'' syndication package) is an American sitcom television series produced as a spin-off sequel and continuation of '' Three's Company'' that aired on ABC from ...

'' (2003) (UK) * '' Boy Meets Boy'' (2004) * ''

Date My Mom ''Date My Mom'' is a television dating show that aired on the music channel MTV and was produced by Kalissa Productions. The series premiered on November 15, 2004 and ended in 2006. An 18- to 24-year-old heterosexual male, gay male or lesbian f ...

'' (2004) * '' The Littlest Groom'' (2004) * ''

My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance ''My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance'' is an American reality television series broadcast by Fox. The six-episode series premiered on January 19, 2004, and concluded on February 23, 2004. Filmed in Los Angeles, California, the series followed Randi Coy ...

'' (2004) * '' Outback Jack'' (2004) * '' The Player'' (2004) * ''

Playing It Straight ''Playing It Straight'' is an American reality television series broadcast by the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox). The series premiered on March 12, 2004, although it was prematurely cancelled by the network following the broadcast of its third ep ...

'' (US – 2004, UK – 2005) * ''The Ultimate Love Test'' (2004) (US) * '' Who Wants to Marry My Dad?'' (2004) * ''

Celebrity Love Island ''Love Island'' (originally ''Celebrity Love Island'') is a British reality television programme that was aired on ITV in 2005 and 2006. In the show, twelve single celebrities spend five weeks on an island in Fiji. The final couple remaining wi ...

'' (2005) (UK) * '' How to Get Lucky'' (2005) (UK) * ''

Next NeXT, Inc. (later NeXT Computer, Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc.) was an American technology company headquartered in Redwood City, California that specialized in computer workstations for higher education and business markets, and later develope ...

'' (2005) * '' Shopping for Love'' (2005) (Australia) * ''

Strange Love ''Strange Love'' is an American reality television series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. Sparked by their on-screen romance in the third season of VH1's '' The Surreal Life'', it is a spin-off that focused solely o ...

'' (2005) * '' Beija Sapo'' (Brazil) (2005–2007) * ''Vai dar Namoro'' (Brazil) (2005) * ''

12 Corazones ''12 Corazones'' (, ''12 Hearts'') is a Spanish-language dating game show produced in the United States for the television network Telemundo from 2005 to 2017, based on its namesake Argentine TV show format. The show was filmed in Los Angeles and ...

'' (2006) * '' Chantelle's Dream Dates'' (2006) (UK) * ''Estoy por tí'' (Spain) * ''

Flavor of Love ''Flavor of Love'' is an American reality television dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy. While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on ''Strange ...

'' (2006) * ''

I Love New York I Love New York (stylized ) is a slogan, a logo, and a song that are the basis of an advertising campaign developed by the marketing firm Wells, Rich, and Greene under the directorship of Mary Wells Lawrence used since 1977 to promote tourism ...

'' (2007) * ''Matched in Manhattan'' (2006) * ''

Parental Control ''Parental Control'' is a reality television show about people looking for love produced by MTV. The two directors, Brendon Carter and Bruce Klassen, have also created other MTV shows. In Asia, this show was aired on Channel V from 2007 to 2009. ...

'' (2006) * '' Age of Love'' (2007) * ''

MTV Splitsvilla ''MTV Splitsvilla'' is an Indian television dating reality show that airs on MTV India and is digitally available on JioCinema. In 2024, the fifteenth season is hosted by Sunny Leone and Tanuj Virwani. Summary The show revolves around youn ...

'' (2007) (India) * ''

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels ''Rock of Love with Bret Michaels'' is an American reality television dating game show. It stars Bret Michaels, the lead singer from the band Poison. The show closely resembles the show '' Flavor of Love''. The first season featured 25 women co ...

'' (2007) * '' A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila'' (2007) * ''

Momma's Boys ''Momma's Boys'' is an American reality television series that aired on the NBC network, executive produced by Ryan Seacrest and Andrew Glassman, which centers on a group of mothers who must help choose the perfect woman for their sons. Ultimately ...

'' (2008) * ''

Real Chance of Love ''Real Chance of Love'' is an American reality television dating game show featuring two brothers, Ahmad "Real" Givens and Kamal "Chance" Givens, of the rap group The Stallionares, former contestants on ''I Love New York'', who are looking for l ...

'' (2008) * ''

Tough Love Tough love is the act of treating a person sternly or harshly with the intent to help them in the long run. People exhibit and act upon tough love when attempting to address someone else's undesirable behaviour. Tough love can be used in many sce ...

'' (2008) * '' Transamerican Love Story'' (2008) * '' When Spicy Meets Sweet'' (2008) * ''

Daisy of Love Daisy de la Hoya attending the premiere of VH1's "Daisy of Love" at My House, Hollywood, CA on April 26, 2009 ''Daisy of Love'' is an American reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of the VH1 reality datin ...

'' (2009) * ''

Dating in the Dark ''Dating in the Dark'' () is a reality show created in the Netherlands where 3 single men and 3 single women move into a light-tight house getting to know each other and form bonds in total darkness. Format Dating Three men and three women are ...

'' (2009) * '' For the Love of Ray J'' (2009) * '' Iron brides'' (2009) * ''

Megan Wants a Millionaire ''Megan Wants a Millionaire'' is an American reality television series on VH1 in which former '' Rock of Love'' contestant Megan Hauserman has seventeen wealthy single men compete for her love. The show originated from a comment made by Hauserm ...

'' (2009) * ''

More to Love ''More to Love'' is a reality game show (or dating game show) that premiered on Fox on July 28, 2009. The series was hosted by plus-sized model Emme. The show was created by Mike Fleiss (who also created '' The Bachelor''). About the show T ...

'' (2009) * ''

Bachelor Pad ''Bachelor Pad'' is an elimination-style two-hour American reality television game show that debuted on August 9, 2010 on ABC. The show features contestants from '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'', who compete for a final cash prize of $ ...

'' (2010) * '' Lovenet'' (2010) * '' Seducing Cindy'' (2010) * '' Excused'' (2011) * '' Bachelor in Paradise'' (2014) * ''

Are You the One? ''Are You the One?'' (often abbreviated as ''AYTO?'') is an American reality television series featuring a group of men and women that are secretly paired into couples via a matchmaking algorithm. While living together, the contestants try to i ...

'' (2014) * ''

Ex on the Beach ''Ex on the Beach'' is a British reality television series that is broadcast on MTV UK. The series was first announced in February 2014, and premiered on 22 April 2014. The series is narrated by Andrew Maxwell. ''Ex on the Beach'' follows the ...

'' (2014) (UK) * '' I Wanna Marry "Harry"'' (2014) * ''

Married at First Sight (American TV series) ''Married at First Sight'' is an American reality television series that first aired on July 8, 2014, initially on FYI (before moving to Lifetime and now Peacock). The series is based on a Danish series titled ''Gift ved første blik'' that f ...

'' (2014) * '' Love Island'' (2015) (UK) * '' Finding Prince Charming'' (2016) * ''Love Avatars'' ( 脫獨工程) (2016) (Hong Kong) * ''

'' (2018) (US) * '' Love Island'' (2019) (US) * '' Love Is Blind'' (2020) * '' The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart'' (2020) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (2020) * ''Love Staycation'' ( 戀愛Staycation) (2022) (Hong Kong) * ''International Markets for Sisters'' ( 姊妹們的國際市場) (2022) (Hong Kong) * '' I Kissed a Boy'' (2023) (UK) * ''

I Kissed a Girl "I Kissed a Girl" is the debut single by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on April 28, 2008, by Capitol Records as the lead single from her second studio album, '' One of the Boys'' (2008). Perry co-wrote the song with Max Martin, ...

'' (2024) (UK)

Makeover A makeover is a radical change in appearance. When the word is used to describe a change in human physical appearance, it may imply a change in clothing, haircut, or cosmetics. A personal makeover might also include weight loss, plastic surgery, ...

This increasingly popular genre features ordinary people having home or lifestyle makeovers with the assistance of professionals. * ''

This Old House ''This Old House'' is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a website. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series airs on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television ...

'' (1979) (USA) * ''

Changing Rooms ''Changing Rooms'' is a do-it-yourself home improvement show broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC between 1996 and 2004. The series was revived on Channel 4 in 2021. The show was one of a number of home improvement and lifestyle shows ...

'' (1996) (UK) = ''

Trading Spaces ''Trading Spaces'' is an hour-long American television reality program that originally aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home. The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series '' Changing Rooms''. The first ...

'' (US) (2000) * '' Mitre 10 Dream Home'' (1999) (New Zealand) * ''

Backyard Blitz ''Backyard Blitz'' was a Logie Award winning Australian lifestyle and DIY television program that aired on the Nine Network from 2000 to 2007. It was hosted by Jamie Durie and was created by Don Burke and produced by his CTC Productions team. O ...

'' (Australia) (2000) * '' A Makeover Story'' (US) (2000) * '' What Not to Wear'' (2001) (UK) * '' What Not to Wear'' (US) * '' The Block'' (2002) (Australia) * ''

Extreme Makeover ''Extreme Makeover'' is an American reality television series that premiered on ABC on December 11, 2002. Created by Howard Schultz, the show depicts ordinary men and women undergoing "extreme makeovers" involving plastic surgery, exercise r ...

'' (2002) * ''

Life Laundry ''The Life Laundry'' is a BBC reality TV show that ran for three series from 2002 to 2004. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 30 January 2002. The show was billed by the BBC as an "interiors programme with a difference", dealing with the transf ...

'' (2002) (UK; house clearance) * '' MTV's Made'' (2002) * ''

Monster Garage ''Monster Garage'' is an American reality television series that aired on the Discovery Channel and hosted by Jesse James (television personality), Jesse James. Each episode was an hour in length and was conceived and produced (along with James) ...

'' (2002) (US) * ''

Clean House ''Clean House'' is a home makeover and interior design television show, originally broadcast from 2003 until 2011 which aired 10 seasons of programs on the Style Network. Originally hosted by Niecy Nash and later by Tempestt Bledsoe, the show b ...

'' (2003) * ''Clean Sweep'' (2003) * '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' (2003) * '' How Clean Is Your House?'' (2003) (UK) * '' Knock First'' (2003) * '' Monster House'' (2003) (US) * ''

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy ''Queer Eye'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo (American TV network), Bravo network in July 2003, initially broadcast as ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''. The series was created by executive producers David ...

'' (2003) * '' Restoration'' (2003) (UK) * ''

Born Diva ''Born Diva'' is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Zsa Zsa Padilla, it aired from August 28 to November 13, 2004, replacing ''Star in a Million''. Overview Finalists *Shayne Corpuz *Reema Lucida *Ra ...

'' (

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

) (2004) * '' The Complex: Malibu'' (2004) (US) * ''

Dr. 90210 ''Dr. 90210'' is an American reality television series focusing on plastic surgery in the wealthy suburb of Beverly Hills, California. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2008 on E!. ''Dr. 90210'' gets its name from the ZIP code o ...

'' (2004) (US) * ''

Pimp My Ride ''Pimp My Ride'' is a staged American television series produced by MTV and hosted by rapper Xzibit, which ran for six seasons on MTV from 2004 to 2007. In each episode, a car in poor condition is both restored and customized. The work on th ...

'' (2004) (MTV, US) * '' Style By Jury'' (Canada) (2004) * '' The Swan'' (2004) (US) * '' Town Haul'' (2004) (TLC, US) * '' Trading Spaces: Home Free'' (2004) * ''

Queer Eye for the Straight Girl ''Queer Eye for the Straight Girl'', which aired from January to May 2005, is a spin-off of the television show ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''. As the name suggests, the program focuses on makeovers for women while following the format of th ...

'' (2005) (US) * '' Trinny & Susannah Undress'' (UK) (2006) * ''

Tabatha Takes Over ''Tabatha Takes Over'' (titled ''Tabatha's Salon Takeover'' for the first three seasons) is an American reality television series on the Bravo network, in which former ''Shear Genius'' contestant and hair salon owner, Tabatha Coffey helps failing ...

'' (2008) (US) * ''

Bar Rescue ''Bar Rescue'' is an American reality television series that airs on Paramount Network (formerly Spike during the first five seasons). It stars Jon Taffer, a long-time food and beverage industry consultant specializing in nightclubs, bars and p ...

'' (2011) (US) * '' Extreme Weight Loss'' (2011) * ''

The Renovators ''The Renovators'' is an Australian competitive reality renovation show that premiered on Network Ten on 24 July 2011. The basic premise consists of 26 contestants who initially compete to become the head renovators of six run-down houses in t ...

'' (Australia) (2011) * ''

Hotel Impossible ''Hotel Impossible'' was a reality television series from Travel Channel in which struggling non-chain hotels received an extensive makeover by veteran hotel operator and hospitality expert Anthony Melchiorri and his team. The show premiered on ...

'' (2012) (US) * '' Botched'' (2014) * '' Just Tattoo of Us'' (2017–2020) (UK) ** ''

How Far Is Tattoo Far? ''How Far Is Tattoo Far?'' is an American reality television series hosted by Nicole Polizzi ( Justina Valentine was added on as a host during the second season for Polizzi's maternity leave) and Nico Tortorella that premiered October 11, 2018 ...

'' (2018–2019) (US) * '' DIY Rescue'' (Australia) * ''

The Hothouse ''The Hothouse'' (1958/1980) is a full-length tragicomedy written by Harold Pinter in the winter of 1958 between '' The Birthday Party'' (1957) and '' The Caretaker'' (1959). After writing ''The Hothouse'' in the winter of 1958 and following th ...

'' (Australia) * '' Location Location'' (Australia) * '' Relationship Rehab'' (Style Network, US) * ''

Renovation Rescue ''Renovation Rescue'' is an Australian home renovation television series which screened on the Nine Network in 2004. It was loosely based on the American television series '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'', with some differences such as time a ...

'' (Australia) * '' Trinny & Susannah Make Over America'' (US)

Lifestyle change

Here, ordinary people experience an extraordinary change in their environments or occupations. * '' Girl Friday'' (1994) (UK) * '' Castaway 2000'' (2000) (UK) * ''

Supersize vs Superskinny ''Supersize vs Superskinny'' is a British television programme on Channel 4 that featured information about dieting and extreme eating lifestyles. One of the main show features was a weekly comparison between an overweight person, and an und ...

'' (2000) (UK) * '' Shipwrecked'' (2000) (UK) * '' Faking It'' (2001) (UK; remade in US in 2003) * ''

Celebrity Fit Club ''Celebrity Fit Club'' is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed ...

'' (2002) (UK) * '' Wife Swap'' (2002) (2003) (UK) * ''Holiday Swap'' (2003) (UK) * '' Masters and Servants'' (2003) (UK) * ''

The Biggest Loser ''The Biggest Loser'' is a reality television format which started with the American TV show ''The Biggest Loser (American TV series), The Biggest Loser'' in 2004. The show centers on overweight and Obesity, obese contestants attempting to lose ...

'' (2004) (US) * ''

Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan ''Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan'' is a reality television series that featured dog trainer Cesar Millan's work with problem dogs. The series ran for nine seasons, from September 13, 2004, to September 15, 2012. Episodes of ''Dog Whisperer wi ...

'' (2004) (US) * ''

He's a Lady ''He's a Lady'' is an American reality television series broadcast by TBS. The six-episode series premiered on October 19, 2004, and concluded on November 23, 2004. Filmed in Los Angeles, California, the series depicted eleven cisgender men in ...

'' (2004) (US) * '' Holiday Showdown'' (2004) (UK) * '' My Restaurant Rules'' (2004) (Australia) * ''

Nanny 911 ''Nanny 911'' is an American reality television series that originally aired on Fox from November 3, 2004, to February 23, 2007, and on CMT from April 18 to June 6, 2009. Premise ''Nanny 911'' is loosely based on the British television progra ...

'' (2004) * ''The Resort'' (2004) (Australia) * ''

Supernanny ''Supernanny'' is a British reality television programme about parents struggling with their children's behaviour, mealtime routines, potty training, etc. The show features professional nanny Jo Frost, who devotes each episode to helping a fa ...

'' (2004 UK, 2005 US) * ''

Trading Spouses ''Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy'' is an American reality television series broadcast by the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox). The series ran for three seasons from July 20, 2004, to May 5, 2007. Each episode of ''Trading Spouses'' followed ...

'' (2004) (US) * '' What the Butler Saw'' (2004) (UK) * '' 30 Days'' (2005) * ''

Australian Princess ''Australian Princess'' is an Australian reality television show that first premiered on Network Ten on 5 October 2005. It is produced by Granada Australia, who are responsible for other programs such as ''Dancing with the Stars'', '' Australia ...

'' (Australia) (2005) * ''

Brat Camp ''Brat Camp'' is a reality television show. The first season, featuring RedCliff Ascent, won an International Emmy. Subsequent seasons saw declining viewership. The American version of ''Brat Camp'' was cancelled after its one-season run, but ...

'' (2005) * '' Extreme Celebrity Detox'' (2005) (UK) * ''

FC Zulu FC Zulu is a Denmark, Danish television program on TV 2 Zulu. It tells the story about 16 nerds, who had never touched a football (association football), football before, trained in 2004 for three months, with the goal of playing against FC Køben ...

'' (2005-7, Denmark) – format ''

FC Nerds ''FC Nerds'' is a reality television sports franchise developed by Nordisk Film that originated in Denmark in 2004 from the television program '' FC Zulu''. The show follows a number of nerdy young men with no experience in playing association f ...

'' also made in Sweden ('' FCZ''), Norway (''Tufte IL''), Finland (''FC Nörtit''), Netherlands ('' Atletico Ananas''), Germany ('' Borussia Banana''), Australia (''

Nerds FC ''Nerds FC'' is an Australian television documentary featuring association football, football. The #Series 1, first series of the show was aired as a lead-in for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on the Special Broadcasting Service network that featured co ...

''), Belgium and Spain * '' Intervention'' (2005) (US) * '' It's Me or the Dog'' (2005) (UK) * ''

Ladette to Lady ''Ladette to Lady'' is a reality-based series that aired in the United Kingdom on ITV between June 2005 and August 2010. Overview The second series of ''Ladette to Lady'' was aired in the United Kingdom in October 2006 on ITV. The show had ...

'' (2005) (UK) * ''

The Monastery ''The Monastery: a Romance'' (1820) is a historical novel by Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Set in the Scottish Borders in the 1550s on the eve of the Scottish Reformation, it is centred on Melrose Abbey. Composition and sources Scot ...

'' (2005) (UK) * '' The Convent'' (2006) (UK) * '' Shalom in the Home'' (2006-2007) (US) * '' Trust Me – I’m A Holiday Rep'' (2005) (UK) * ''

The Bad Girls Club ''Bad Girls Club'' (abbreviated ''BGC'') is a 2006 American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for the Oxygen (TV network), Oxygen network in the United States. The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontation ...

'' (2006) * '' Boys will be Girls'' (2006) (UK) * '' Survival of the Richest'' (2006) * '' Fat March'' (2007) (US) * '' Charm School'' ** '' Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School'' (2007) (US) ** '' Rock of Love: Charm School'' (2008) (US) ** ''

Charm School with Ricki Lake ''Charm School with Ricki Lake'' is the third and final season of the VH1 reality television series '' Charm School''. Fourteen contestants from '' Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels'' and '' Real Chance of Love'' must change their old ways and ...

'' (2009) (US) * ''

Hoarders Hoarding is the gathering and storing of goods. Hoarding may also refer to: Animal and human behavior * Hoarding (animal behaviour), an animal behaviour related to storing surplus goods for later use * Hoarding (economics), the practice of ob ...

'' (2009) (US) * ''

Tool Academy Tool Academy is a reality TV franchise. It may refer to: * ''Tool Academy'' (American TV series) * ''Tool Academy'' (British TV series) {{set index Reality television series franchises ...

'' (2009) (US) * '' The Great Norwegian Adventure'' (2010–2011) (Norway) * ''

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution ''Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'' (retitled ''Jamie's American Food Revolution'' in the United Kingdom) is a reality television series on ABC from March 2010 until summer 2011. The show was produced by British chef Jamie Oliver and Ryan Seacre ...

'' (2010–2011) * '' My Cat from Hell'' (2011) (US) * ''

Marriage Boot Camp ''Marriage Boot Camp'' (also known as ''Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas'', ''Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars'', ''Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars - Family Edition'' and ''Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition'') is an American reality televisio ...

'' (2013) * '' The Reality of Anger Management'' (2014) (US) * '' Love is in the Heir'' (2004)

Fantasies fulfilled

* ''Aswamedham'' (India) * '' Thrill of a Lifetime'' (1982–88 & 2002) (Canada & USA) * '' Wish Ko Lang'' (2002) (Philippines) * ''

Are You Hot? ''Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People'' is an American reality television series that premiered February 13, 2003 on ABC. A panel of judges including Lorenzo Lamas, Rachel Hunter, and Randolph Duke evaluated contestants on ...

'' (2003) * '' No Opportunity Wasted'' (2004) * '' Your Reality Checked'' (2004) * '' Let's Get This Party Started'' (2005) (US) * '' Three Wishes'' (2005) (US) * '' Simpleng Hiling'' (Philippines) * '' Willingly Yours'' (Philippines) * '' Điều ước thứ 7'' (2014) (Vietnam)

Video cameras/hidden camera

This is perhaps the oldest reality show genre, popular as far back as the early days of television. * ''

Candid Camera ''Candid Camera'' is an American hidden camera and practical joke reality television series. The show was created, developed, and presented by Allen Funt. Various versions of the show have appeared on television from 1948 to 2014. The program ...

'' (1948) * '' Dokkiri Camera'' ( どっきりカメラ) (1970) (Japan) * '' Star Dokkiri Maruhi Hōkoku'' ( スターどっきり（秘）報告) (1976) (Japan) * '' Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders'' (1984) * ''

TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes ''TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes'' is an American television program. Debuting as a weekly series, new episodes have been broadcast as infrequent specials during most of its run. It premiered on NBC in 1984, moved to ABC in 1998, and was revived ...

'' (1984) * ''

Beadle's About ''Beadle's About'' was a British television programme hosted and written by Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras. It was produced by LWT for ITV, and ran on Saturday nights from 22 N ...

'' (1987) (UK) * ''

America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on a recurring segment on the Japanese variety show '' Fun TV with Kato-chan and ...

'' (1989) * ''

America's Funniest People ''America's Funniest People'' is an American reality show on ABC that debuted on May 13, 1990 as a 30 minute television special ''America's Funniest... Part II'', aired after the popular ''America's Funniest Home Videos''. The green-lit series, ...

'' (1990) * '' Tim Conway's Funny America'' (1990) * ''

Totally Hidden Video ''Totally Hidden Video'' is an American hidden-camera television show and game show that aired from 1989 to 1992. It was one of the early shows in the history of the Fox television network and held the highest viewing share for any Fox program a ...

'' (1991) * ''

Impractical Jokers ''Impractical Jokers'' is an American hidden camera comedy and reality show with improvisational elements. Produced by NorthSouth Productions, ''Impractical Jokers'' premiered on truTV on December 15, 2011, starring the members of The Tenderlo ...

'' * '' I Witness Video'' (1992) * '' World's Funniest Videos'' (1996) * '' Real TV'' (1996) * ''

The World's Funniest! ''The World's Funniest!'' is an American reality show that aired on Fox in 1997. Hosted by James Brown and announced by Mark Thompson, the show had a format similar to ABC's ''America's Funniest Home Videos''. It featured funny clips from TV s ...

'' (1997) * '' World's Most Amazing Videos'' (1998) * ''

Cheaters A cheater is one who engages in cheating, subversion of the rules to obtain an advantage. Cheater(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Cheater'' (film), a 2016 Indian Marathi-language film * ''Cheaters'' (1934 film), an Ameri ...

'' (2000) * '' Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups'' (2000) * ''

Maximum Exposure ''Maximum Exposure'' (also known as ''Max X'') is an American reality television series showcasing video clips on a variety of subjects. It ran from October 7, 2000 until May 25, 2002. As its various slogans attest, the show was targeted at te ...

'' (2000) * ''

Trigger Happy TV ''Trigger Happy TV'' is a hidden camera/practical joke comedy television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for three series on the British television channel Channe ...

'' (2000) (UK; launched comedian

Dom Joly Dominic John Romulus Joly (; born 15 November 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He is best known as the star of '' Trigger Happy TV'' (2000–2003), a hidden camera prank show that was broadcast in over 70 countries. Early life Dominic ...

) * '' Qué Locura'' (2001) * ''

Spy TV ''Spy TV'' is an American hidden camera reality television series hosted by Michael Ian Black and Ali Landry. The show was broadcast on NBC in which pranks A practical joke or prank is a trick played on people, generally causing the vict ...

'' (2001) * ''

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment ''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' is a half-hour-long American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series that debuted in 2002 and was broadcast on The WB. The host and star of the show is Jamie Kennedy, a comedian who presented a re ...

'' (2002) * '' Oblivious'' (2002) * '' Girls Behaving Badly'' (2003?) * ''

Punk'd ''Punk'd'' is an American hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003. It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as producer and host. It bears a resemblance to both ...

'' (2003) * ''

Scare Tactics ''Scare Tactics'' is an American comedy horror hidden camera television show created by Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey and aired on Syfy from April 4, 2003, to October 28, 2013. The first season of the show was hosted by Shannen Doherty and ...

'' (2003) * ''

Victim Victim(s) or The Victim may refer to: People * Crime victim * Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis * Casualty (person), the victim of an event Films and television * ''The Victim ...

'' (2004) (Philippines) * '' Celebrity Stitch Up'' (2005) (UK) * '' Fire Me...Please'' (2005) * ''

Hi-Jinks ''Hi-Jinks'' is a hidden camera show that aired on Nick at Nite Nick at Nite (stylized as nick@nite since 2009) is an American nighttime programming block on Nickelodeon. List of programs broadcast by Nick at Nite, The block's programming bro ...

'' (2005) * ''

Boiling Points The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor. The boiling point of a liquid varies depending upon the surrounding envi ...

'' (US)

* '' Just for Laughs: Gags'' (Canada) * '' Help Me'' (''Minta Tolong'') (Indonesia) * ''Laugh Out Loud (LOL)'' (Philippines) * '' What Would You Do?'' (2008) (United States) * ''

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', which describes a fictiona ...

'' (2014) (United States)

Reality game shows/reality "playoffs"

This, the biggest and most successful reality genre, features contestants who compete for prizes, while often living together in close quarters. They usually feature the elimination of contestants until a winner is chosen. Sometimes they are considered to be "reality playoffs" since their format is similar to that of a

playoff The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

in sports. * ''

Beat the Clock ''Beat the Clock'' is an American television game show. Contestants attempted to complete challenges such as physical stunts within a time limit in order to win prizes. The show was a creation of Mark Goodson- Bill Todman Productions. The sho ...

'' (1950) * ''

Truth or Consequences ''Truth or Consequences'' is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–57) and later on television by Edwards (1950–54), Jack Bailey (1954–56), Bob Barker (1956–75), Steve Dunne (1957–58), Bob Hi ...

'' (1950) * '' Fort Boyard'' (1990) (France) * ''Susume! Denpa Shōnen'' ( 進め!電波少年) (1992) (Japan) * '' How Do You Like Wednesday?'' (水曜どうでしょう) (1996) (Japan) * ''

Expedition Robinson ''Robinson'', formerly ''Expedition Robinson'', is a Swedish reality game show and the original version of the international '' Survivor'' format. The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provi ...

'' (1997) * ''Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku'' ( しあわせ家族計画) (1997) (Japan) * '' The Challenge'' (formerly known as ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge'') (1998) * '' Susunu! Denpa Shōnen'' ( 進ぬ!電波少年) (1998–2002) (Japan) * '' Big Brother'' (1999) (many countries) * ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (WWTBAM) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Televis ...

'' (1999) (many countries) * '' Big Brother'' (2000) (UK) * '' Big Brother'' (2000) (US) * ''

Celebrity Big Brother ''Celebrity Big Brother'' or ''Big Brother VIP'' is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, t ...

'' (UK) * '' The Mole'' (2000) * ''

Survivor Survivor(s) may refer to: * one who survives Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 KKnD series#Armies, ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Foundation'', a fictional ...

'' (2000) * '' No Limite'' (2000) (Brazil) * ''

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality competition franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. ''The Amazing Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselv ...

'' (2001) * '' Boot Camp'' (2001) * '' Robinson: La Gran Aventura'' (2001) (Venezuela) * '' Cannonball Run 2001'' (2001) * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (2001) (UK) * ''

Fear Factor ''Fear Factor'' is an American stunt/ dare game show that first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 and was initially hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The show was adapted by Endemol USA from the original Dutch series titled '' ...

'' (2001) * '' Lost'' (2001) * '' Moolah Beach'' (2001) * ''

Murder in Small Town X ''Murder in Small Town X'' (sometimes abbreviated MiSTX) is an American reality television series created by George Verschoor, Robert Fisher Jr., and Gordon Cassidy and was hosted by Sgt. Gary Fredo, a California Police Investigator, that aired ...

'' (2001) * ''

Pilipinas, Game KNB? ''Game Ka Na Ba?'', () formerly ''Million-Million Na! Game Ka Na Ba?'', ''Next Level Na! Game Ka Na Ba?'', and ''Pilipinas Game Ka Na Ba'' (stylized on short term as ''Game KNB?'') is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television game ...

'' (2001) (dubbed as "the best Philippine game show") * ''

100 Hours "100 Hours", a joint production between TVNZ and the Netherlands' IDTV, was a New Zealand television show filmed in Avalon, New Zealand that aired on TV2 on Sunday evenings in 2002. The show was hosted by Evie Ashton. There were around two thous ...

'' (2002) (New Zealand) * ''

Protagonistas de Novela ''Protagonistas de Novela'' () is a television series in Spanish that has been produced since 2002 by Telemundo Network USA, based on the '' Protagonistas...'' franchise. ''Protagonistas de Novela'' has the same format and rules as '' Protagonis ...

'' (2002) (Venezuela) * ''

Beg, Borrow & Deal ''Beg, Borrow & Deal'' is a reality television show that aired on ESPN with a first season hosted by Rich Eisen in 2002 and a second season hosted by Summer Sanders in 2003. Premise The show, which was originally called "Beg, Borrow and B.S.", fe ...

'' (2002–2003) * '' Big Brother'' (2002) (Brazil) * ''

Endurance Endurance (also related to sufferance, forbearance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, steadfastness, perseverance, stamina, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a ...

'' (2002) (US) * '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' (2002) (UK) * '' I'm a Celebrity... US version'' (US) * ''Model Flat'' (

Fashion TV FashionTV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting channel. Founded in France in 1997, by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, FashionTV is one of the most widely distributed satellite channels in the world with 31 sa ...

, 2002) * '' Under One Roof'' (2002) * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (2003) (US) * ''Drop the Celebrity'' (2003) (UK) * '' Celebrity Farm'' (2003) * '' The Games'' (2003) (UK) * ''

Going Straight ''Going Straight'' is a British television sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The programme was a direct sequel to the sitcom ''Porridge'', which all four were inv ...

'' (2003) (New Zealand) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Való Világ'' (2003) (Hungary) * '' The Apprentice'' (2004) * '' Back To Reality'' (2004) (UK) * '' The Benefactor'' (2004) * '' The Code Room'' (2004) * '' The Farm'' (2004) (UK) * '' Forever Eden'' (2004) * '' Gana la Verde'' (2004) (US;

Spanish language Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, gl ...

) * ''

I'm Famous and Frightened! ''I'm Famous and Frightened!'' is a Living TV reality TV show in which eight celebrities stayed for three nights in a "haunted" castle. They had to then do terrifying challenges to raise money for charity; each one was evicted until only the wi ...

'' (2004) (UK) * '' Mad Mad House'' (2004) * ''

Peking Express ''Peking Express'' is a Dutch–Flemish reality game show that follows a series of couples as they hitchhike to or from Beijing (only in the first three seasons; the following seasons are set elsewhere around the world). The series, first broad ...

'' (2004) (BEL/NED) * '' Quest USA'' (2004) (US) * '' Shattered'' (2004) (UK) * ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (commonly referred to as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly Ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. Each couple is ...

'' (2004) (UK) * ''Actuality TV's Casting Call'' (2005) (US) * ''

Beauty and the Geek ''Beauty and the Geek'' is a reality television franchise that first aired in the United States. The show follows groups of "Beauties" (people — almost always women — who rely on their attractiveness and outgoing personalities but typicall ...

'' (2005) * ''

Infinite Challenge ''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ) is a South Korean comedic reality television show that aired on MBC TV from 2005 to 2018. The show was produced by Kim Tae-ho, and starred various entertainers, including Yoo Jae-suk, Park Myung-soo ...

'' (2005) (Korea) * ''

Pinoy Big Brother ''Big Brother'' () is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, TV5, and GMA Network based on the Dutch reality television franchise '' Big Brother''. Originally hosted by Willie Revillame, ...

'' (2005) (Philippines) * ''Vyvolení'' (2005) (Czech Republic, Slovakia) * ''

Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch '' Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a ...

'' (2006) (many countries) * '' Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands'' (2006) (UK) * ''

Solitary Solitary is the state of being alone or in solitude. The term may refer to: * ''Solitary'' (album), 2008 album by Don Dokken * ''Solitary'' (2020 film), a British sci-fi thriller film * ''Solitary'' (upcoming film), an American drama film * "S ...

'' (2006) (US) * ''

Treasure Hunters Treasure hunting is the physical search for treasure. One of the most popular types of modern day treasure hunters are historic shipwreck salvors. These underwater treasure salvors try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with both c ...

'' (2006) (US) * ''Ultimate Challenge'' (2006) (Pakistan's first adventure-based reality show) * ''

Unan1mous ''Unan1mous'' is an American reality television program that premiered on the Fox Network on March 22, 2006, and ran for one season. The host of the series was J. D. Roth. Concept Nine strangers are locked in a bunker and told they cannot le ...

'' (2006) (US) * ''

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' is a game show franchise that was co-created and produced by Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick and John Stevens. Adult contestants answer questions, as if they came from an elementary grade school quiz. The orig ...

'' (2007) (many countries) * ''

Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global '' Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquial ...

'' (2007) (UK) * '' Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants'' (2007) (US) * '' Pirate Master'' (2007) (US) * ''

Celebrity Apprentice ''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is an American television reality competition series. It is a variation of '' The Apprentice'' series hosted by real estate developer Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015, and actor and former California Governor Arnold Sc ...

'' (2008) * ''

I Love Money ''I Love Money'' is an American reality television series broadcast by VH1. The series was produced by 51 Minds Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol, and was a spin-off of '' Flavor of Love'', '' Charm School'', ''I Love New York'', '' Rock ...

'' (2008) * ''

I Survived a Japanese Game Show ''I Survived a Japanese Game Show'' is an American reality show that saw its first-season premiere on ABC on June 24, 2008. The show follows a group of Americans, who leave the United States for Japan where they compete in a Japanese-style game ...

'' (2008) (US) * '' Wipeout'' (2008) (US) * '' 13: Fear Is Real'' (2009) (US) * ''

A Fazenda ''A Fazenda'' is a Brazilian reality television game show based on the Swedish television series of the same name that was originally created in 2001 by Strix and produced in association with Sony Entertainment and Endemol. The series premie ...

'' (2009) (Brazil) * ''The Great American Road Trip'' (2009) (US) * ''Busão do Brasil'' (2010) (Brazil) * ''Minute to Win It'' (2010) (US) * ''Spring Break Challenge'' (2010, US) * ''Expedition Impossible (TV series), Expedition Impossible'' (2011) (US) * ''The Glass House (2012 TV series), The Glass House'' (2012) * ''Celebrity Splash!'' (2012) (many countries) * ''Redneck Island'' (2012) * ''Shipping Wars'' (2012, US) * ''The Genius (TV series), The Genius'' (2013) (Korea) * ''Hollywood Game Night'' (2013) (US) * ''King of the Nerds'' (2013) (US) * ''Whodunnit? (2013 TV series), Whodunnit?'' (2013) (US) * ''Capture (TV series), Capture'' (2013) (US) * ''The Quest (2014 TV series), The Quest'' (2014) (US) * ''Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge'' (2014) * ''Hunted (2015 TV series), Hunted'' (2015) (UK) ** ''Hunted (2017 TV series), Hunted'' (2017) (US) ** ''Hunted (Australian TV series), Hunted'' (2022) (Australia) * ''I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse'' (2015) (UK) * ''Home Free (2015 TV series), Home Free'' (2015) (US) * ''SAS: Who Dares Wins'' (2015) (UK) ** ''SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins'' (2020) (Australia) ** ''Special Forces: World's Toughest Test'' (2023) (US) * ''American Grit'' (2016) * ''Escape the Night'' (2016) * ''Power Couple (Brazilian TV series), Power Couple'' (2016) (Brazil) * ''A Casa (TV series), A Casa'' (2017) (Brazil) * ''Battle of the Ex Besties'' (2017) (US) * ''Bromans'' (2017) (UK) * ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros'' (2017) (US) * ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (2017) (US) * ''The Cuts Indonesia'' (2017) (Indonesia) * ''Celebrity Big Brother (American TV series), Celebrity Big Brother'' (2017) (US) * ''The Circle (British TV series), The Circle'' (2018) (UK) * ''The Heist (2018 TV Series), The Heist'' (2018-2020) (UK) * ''The Circle (American TV series), The Circle'' (2020) (US) * ''The Circle (Brazilian TV series), The Circle'' (2020) (Brazil) * ''De Verraders'' (2021) (Netherlands) ** ''The Traitors (Australian TV series), The Traitors'' (2022) (Australia) ** ''The Traitors (British TV series), The Traitors'' (2022) (UK) ** ''The Traitors (American TV series), The Traitors'' (2023) (US) * ''Around Naija'' (2021) (Nigeria) * ''Ilha Record'' (2021) (Brazil) * ''Rise and Fall (TV series), Rise and Fall'' (2023) (UK) * ''Squid Game: The Challenge'' (2023) (UK)

Talent searches

Often similar to the game show genre in that there are playoff, eliminations and a final winner, this genre centers on contestants competing a specific skill or talent, rather than in random challenges.

Before 2000

* ''Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts'' (1948) * ''Original Amateur Hour'' (1948) * ''Opportunity Knocks (British TV series), Opportunity Knocks'' (1956) (UK) * ''Star Tanjō!'' (:ja:スター誕生!, スター誕生!) (1971) (Japan) * ''The Gong Show'' (1976) * ''Owarai Star Tanjō!'' (:ja:お笑いスター誕生!!, お笑いスター誕生!!) (1980) (Japan) * ''Star Search'' (1983) * ''Stars in Their Eyes'' (1990) (UK) * ''Asayan'' (1995) (Japan) * ''Popstars'' (New Zealand) (1999) (UK version bands Hear'Say and Liberty X)

2000s premieres

* ''BattleBots'' (2000–2002, 2015–) * ''Search for a Supermodel'' (Australia) (2000) * ''Bands on the Run'' (2001) * ''Operación Triunfo'' (2001) (Spain) * ''Idol (TV series), Idol'' ** ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003) (UK) ** ''American Idol'' (2002) *** ''American Juniors'' (2003) ** ''Canadian Idol'' (2002) ** ''Australian Idol'' (2003) ** ''Indonesian Idol'' (2004) ** ''Philippine Idol'' (2006) ** ''Pinoy Idol'' (2008) * ''Model Behaviour (TV series), Model Behaviour'' (2001–2002) (UK) * ''WWE Tough Enough'' ** ''WWE Tough Enough#Tough Enough, WWF/WWE Tough Enough'' (2001) ** ''WWE Tough Enough#Tough Enough II, WWE Tough Enough 2'' (2002) ** ''WWE Tough Enough#Tough Enough III, WWE Tough Enough 3'' (2003) * ''La Academia'' (2002) (Mexico) * ''Fame Academy'' (2002) (2003) (UK) * ''Popstars: The Rivals'' (2002) (UK) * ''Worst Driver (franchise)'' ** ''Britain's Worst Driver'' (2002) ** ''Canada's Worst Driver'' (2005) ** ''America's Worst Driver'' (2010) * ''Top Model'' ** ''America's Next Top Model'' (2003) ** ''Australia's Next Top Model'' (2005) ** ''Britain's Next Top Model'' (2005) ** ''Canada's Next Top Model'' (2006) ** ''Top Model Ghana'' (2006) * ''Be a Grand Prix Driver'' (2003) (UK) * ''The Big Break'' (2003) * ''Comic Relief does Fame Academy'' (2003) (2005) (2007) * ''Last Comic Standing'' (2003) * ''Nashville Star'' (2003) * ''Performing As...'' (2003) * ''Reborn in the USA'' (2003) (UK) * ''Search for the Star in a Million'' (2003) (

) ABS-CBN * ''Star Académie'' (2003) (France) * ''StarStruck (Philippine TV series), StarStruck'' (2003) (Philippines) * ''Surf Girls'' (2003) * ''WWE Diva Search'' (2003) (US) * ''American Candidate'' (2004) (US) * ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'' (2004–2007, US, NBC) * ''The Assistant (TV series), The Assistant'' (2004) * ''Bollywood Star'' (2004) (UK) * ''Can You Be a Porn Star?'' (2004) * ''The Contender (TV series), The Contender'' (2004) * ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2004) (many countries) ** ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' (US) (2005) *** ''Dancing with the Stars: Juniors'' (US) (2018) * ''Dream Job'' (2004) * ''Dream Job II'' (2004) * ''Get Gorgeous'' (2004) (India) * ''Hell's Kitchen (television), Hell's Kitchen'' (2004 – UK, 2005 – US) * ''Kings of Comedy (British TV series), Kings of Comedy'' (2004) (UK) * ''Little Big Star'' (2005) (Philippines) * ''Megasztár'' (2004) (2005) (2006) (Hungary) * ''Next Action Star'' (2004) * ''The Next Great Champ'' (2004) * ''Pinoy Pop Superstar'' (2004) (Philippines) * ''Popstars Live'' (2004) (Australia) * ''Project Runway'' (2004) (US) * ''The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best'' (2004) * ''Star Circle Quest'' (2004) (Philippines) * ''

'' (2004) (UK) * ''Vijay TV's Super Singer (TV series), Super Singer'' (2004) (India) *''Wickedly Perfect'' (2004) (US) * ''The X Factor'' (2004) (UK) * ''Afghan Star (TV series), Afghan Star'' (2005) (Afghanistan) * ''Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver'' (2005) (UK) * ''Celebrity Wrestling'' (2005) (UK) * ''Filmstjerne'' (2005) (Norway) * ''Football Icon'' (2005) (UK) * ''Get Gorgeous II'' (2005) (India) * ''Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (TV series), Hit Me Baby One More Time'' (2005) (UK) * ''Launchpad'' (2005) (India) * ''The Next Food Network Star'' (2005) * ''Rock Star INXS'' (2005) * ''The Scholar (TV series), The Scholar'' (2005) * ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (2005) (many countries) ** ''So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series), So You Think You Can Dance'' (US) (2005) * ''Strictly Dance Fever'' (2005) (UK) * ''

'' (2005, USA, Spike) * ''The All Star Talent Show'' (2006) (UK) * ''American Inventor'' (2006) (ABC) * ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006) (UK) * ''Dirty Dancing'' (2006) * ''Just the Two of Us (TV series), Just the Two of Us'' (2006) (UK) * ''Knight School (American TV series), Knight School'' (2006, USA, ESPN) * ''The One: Making a Music Star'' (2006) * ''Pinoy Dream Academy'' (2006) (

) * ''Rock Star: Supernova'' (2006) * ''Skating With Celebrities'' (2006) (US) * ''Soapstar Superstar'' (2006) (UK) * ''Top Chef (franchise)'' ** ''Top Chef'' (2006) (US) * ''The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search'' (2006) (US) * ''VJ Search'' (2006) (Canada) * ''Who Wants to be a Superhero?'' (2006) (Sci-fi) * Tusker Project Fame (2006) (Kenya) * ''America's Most Smartest Model'' (2007, US) * ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' (2007) (many countries) * ''ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show, Ego Trip's The "White" Rapper Show'' (2007) * ''Grease: You're the One that I Want!'' (2007) * ''The Next Iron Chef'' (2007, US, Food Network) * ''On the Lot'' (2007) (US) * ''Phenomenon (TV series), Phenomenon'' (2007, US, NBC) * ''Pussycat Dolls Present'' ** ''Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll'' (2007) ** ''Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious'' (2008) * ''Shear Genius'' (2007) (US) * ''The Shot (TV series), The Shot'' (2007) (US) * ''The Singing Bee (U.S. game show), The Singing Bee'' (2007) (US) * ''Top Design'' (2007) (US) * ''America's Best Dance Crew'' (2008, US) * ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'' (2008, Ireland) * ''ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme, Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme'' (2008) * ''Fáilte Towers'' (2008, Ireland) * ''High School Musical: Get in the Picture'' (2008) * ''I Know My Kid's a Star'' (2008) * ''My Kid's a Star'' (2008) * ''Redemption Song (TV series), Redemption Song'' (2008) * ''Scream Queens (2008 TV series), Scream Queens'' (2008) * ''African Inventors & Innovators TV Program'' (2009–2014) (Nigeria) * ''Chopped (TV series), Redemption Song'' (2009) (US) * ''Local Live'' (2009) (Canada) * ''MasterChef Australia'' (2009) (Australia) * ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2009) * ''Super Star K'' (2009) (Republic of Korea, Korea)

2010s premieres

* ''Bridalplasty'' (2010) * ''Just Dance (Indian TV series), Just Dance'' (2010) (India) * ''MasterChef'' (2010) * ''Parovi'' (2010) (Serbia) * ''Skating with the Stars'' (2010) * ''Star Anchor Hunt'' (2010) (India) * ''The Tester'' (2010) (US) * ''Top Shot'' (2010) (North America) * ''Work of Art: The Next Great Artist'' (2010) (US) * ''Worst Cooks in America'' (2010) (US) * ''America's Best Dance Crew'' (2011) (North America) * ''Face Off (American TV series), Face Off'' (2011) (US) * ''The Glee Project'' (2011) * ''Live to Dance'' (2011) (North America) * ''Project Accessory'' (2011) * ''Platinum Hit'' (2011) * ''The Voice (franchise), The Voice'' (many countries) (2010) ** ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' (2011) (US) ** ''The Voice Indonesia'' (2013) (Indonesia) * ''The X Factor (U.S.), The X Factor'' (2011) (North America) ** ''X Factor Indonesia'' (2012) (Indonesia) * ''Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition'' (2012) (US) * ''Best Ink'' (2012) (US) * ''Ink Master'' (2012) (US) * ''Project Runway: All Stars'' (2012) * ''TNA British Boot Camp'' (2013) (United Kingdom) * ''MasterChef Junior'' (2013) * ''The Face (TV series), The Face'' (2013) * ''American Dream Builders'' (2014) (US) * ''Can You Beat the Professor'' (2014) (US) * ''The Great Interior Design Challenge'' (2014) (UK) * ''Idea to Industry'' (2014) (Nigeria) * ''Project Runway: Threads'' (2014) * ''Royco Fuata Flava'' (2014) (Kenya) * ''Skin Wars'' (2014) * ''The Great British Baking Show''(2014) * ''Under the Gunn'' (2014) * ''Forged in Fire'' (2015) (US) * ''Nach Baliye, Nach Baliye 7'' (2015) (India) * ''WWE Tough Enough'' (2015) * ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded'' (2015) (India) * ''Dance Plus'' (2015) (India) * ''D3 – D 4 Dance'' (2016) (India) * ''Tarok got talents, (first edition winner, Sticky ya Bongtur) (2016) (Nigeria)'' *''YWT 01 – YOUTH WITH TALENT'' (2016) (Sri Lanka) * ''DZ Comedy Show'' (2017) (Algeria) * ''World of Dance (TV series), World of Dance'' (2017) *''YWT 02 – YOUTH WITH TALENT'' (2017) (Sri Lanka) * ''Making It (TV series), Making It'' (2018) * ''The Masked Singer'' (2018) * ''Real Country'' (TV series) (2018, US) * ''The Butcher (TV series), The Butcher'' (2019) * ''Songland'' (2019) * ''Hyperdrive (American TV series), Hyperdrive'' (2019)

2020s premieres

* ''America's Top Dog'' (2020) * ''Indonesia's Next Top Model'' (2020) (Indonesia) * ''The Masked Dancer (American TV series), The Masked Dancer'' (2020) * ''King Maker IV'' (2021) (Hong Kong) * ''Rise and Fall (TV series), Rise and Fall'' (2023) (UK)

Hoax shows

Reality shows in which one or more participants are tricked into believing they are taking part in a legitimate show when they are actually the victim(s) of a joke. These types of shows are somewhat akin to hidden camera shows. * ''The Joe Schmo Show'' (2003) * ''$25 Million Dollar Hoax'' (2004) * ''Faking the Video'' (2004) * ''Joe Schmo 2'' (2004) * ''My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss'' (2004) * ''

'' (2004) * ''Superstar USA'' (2004) * ''There's Something About Miriam'' (2004) * ''Invasion Iowa'' (2005) * ''Space Cadets (television hoax), Space Cadets'' (2005) (UK) * ''Monster House (Australian TV series), Monster House'' (2008) (Australia) * ''Jury Duty (2023 TV series), Jury Duty'' (2023)

References

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Docusoaps starring celebrities

Financial transactions and appraisals

Extraordinary people

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Historical re-creation

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Talent searches

Before 2000

2000s premieres

2010s premieres

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Hoax shows

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