I'm up at 1:53 am in the morning watching The Iron Chef. I just thought about the fact that the majority of television I watch is Reality based. I thought damn, *I wonder how many Reality TV Shows there have been* So, I started my quest for this information.
I also think some of the shows on HGTV and the Food Network qualify as reality tv but they were not incorporated in any of the listings I found. Also, some other MTV shows are not on the list, cause what about Cribs? And BET's awful attempt at Reality TV is also missing, College Hill, everything from the treatment to the acting was ghetto! No other reality show had a pregnant girl! Leave it to the nigs lol. Other BET Reality shows, How I'm Living, Access Granted and Coming To The Stage. Some of the shows listed, I've never heard of. Some are new for 2004 and haven't aired yet. Oh, and I almost forgot, A&E's Growing Up Gotti is missing!! Those boys are sooo cute! Victoria needs to knock them in the mouf a little more tho, I wouldn't deal with the back talk. I will bold the ones I watch/watched!
Which ones do you like?
Here is what I found:
Docu Soaps
·An American Family (1973)
·The Real World (1992) Old School fav!
·Road Rules (1994) I like, but they get too dirty!
·Airline (US; 2004 on A&E Network) Enjoying this one!
·American Chopper (2003)
·The Restaurant (2003) I like Chef Rocco
·Starting Over (2003)
·American Hot Rod (2004)
·Rachael Rocks (2004)
·Family Plots (2004) New, OK so far...
·The Casino (2004)
Historical re-creation
·The Edwardian Country House aka Manor House (2002)
·Frontier House (2002) (US; PBS show set in the American frontier of 1883)
·Colonial House (2004) (US; PBS show set in the American frontier of 1628)
·Warrior Challenge (2004) (US)
Dating
·Blind Date (US) (1999)
·Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (2000)
·The 5th Wheel (2001)
·Temptation Island (2001)
·ElimiDATE (2002)
·EX-treme Dating (2002)
·The Bachelor (2002)
·Bachelorettes in Alaska (2002)
·The Bachelorette (2003)
·Cupid (2003)
·For Love or Money (2003)
·Joe Millionaire (2003)
·Married by America (2003)
·Mr. Personality (2003)
·My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé (2004)
·The Littlest Groom (2004) Cute!
·Playing It Straight (2004)
·Outback Jack (2004)
Law Enforcement/Military
·Cops (1989)
·Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (1994)
·American Fighter Pilot (2002)
·Boot Camp Man I loved this one!
·Combat Missions (2001)
Makeover
·Changing Rooms (UK) = Trading Spaces (US) (2000)
·Trading Spaces: Home Free
·A Makeover Story (US)
·Extreme Makeover (2002)
·Monster Garage (2002) (US)
·Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003) Coolness!
·Knock First (2003)
·Monster House (2003) (US)
·MTV's MADE
Life Change
·Faking It (2001) (UK; remade in US in 2003)
·Wife Swap This is a good one!
Docu Soaps starring celebrities
·The Anna Nicole Show (2002) TrimSpa my azz!!!
·The Osbournes (2002) Rocks!
·The Surreal Life (2003)
·The Simple Life (2003)
·Rich Girls (2003)
·Newlyweds (2003) Jessica & Nick nuff said!
·The Simple Life 2 (2004)
Hidden camera
·Boiling Point (US) MTV
·Candid Camera (1953)
·America's Funniest Home Videos (1990)
·The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002)
·Punk'd (2003)
Reality game shows
·Big Brother (2000)
·Survivor (2000)
·The Mole (2000)
·Fear Factor (2001)
·The Amazing Race (2001)
·Murder in Small Town X (2001)
·Model Flat (Fashion TV, 2002)
·Dog Eat Dog (2003)
·Boot Camp
·Forever Eden (2004)
·Mad Mad House (2004)
·The Benefactor (2004)
Spoofs
·The Joe Schmo Show (2003)
·Superstar USA (2004)
·Joe Schmo 2 (2004)
Talent Searches
·Star Search (1980's)
·Pop Idol (2001)
·American Idol (2002)
·Canadian Idol (2002)
·American Juniors (2003)
·Australian Idol (2003)
·Last Comic Standing (2003) Caught this a few times
·America's Next Top Model (2003)
·Performing As... (2003)
·Can You Be A Porn Star? (2004)
·The Apprentice (2004) Bitch azz Omarosa!
·Dream Job (2004)
·Next Action Star (2004)
Fantasies Fulfilled
·Thrill of a Lifetime (1982-88 & 2002)
There are some shows listed that I've never heard of. I will need to look those up.
My all time favorite is probably the first five seasons of Real World. The seasons after that started going downhill. Growing Up Gotti is becoming one of my favorites too!
You say no other reality tv shows had a pregnant girl on it. What about the Real World LA, second season. Her name was Tammy and she even had an abortion on the show. But, like you say, "Leave it to the niggas!"
Oh, I forgot to answer the damn question! lol My fav is the Real World and the new one Trading Spouses.
i am addicted to Starting Over...to the point where i taped it every day last season.
...sad, huh?
The The Apprentice and American Idol are my all time favorites. I second that opinion of Omarosa, Bitch azz heffa. I enjoy the auditions of american idol more than anything. That shyt is funny as hell LOL. Swaping spouses is growing on me. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is good to but it aways makes me cry. I such a wus LOL!!! Take it Ez...
My favorites are AI and the Apprentice. I've never watched the Gotti one. I even like *gulp, don't laugh* 'The Assistant' with Andy Dick. It's kinda funny to me.
Thanks for commenting on my recent post. It's a way of healing old wounds for me by allowing an open discussion instead of keeping it as 'that event in my past that I never talk about'.
Your words were kind and encouraging. Thank you.
I cannot lie. The reality tv craze has passed me by. But I'm really into the Casino and American Chopper (although I didn't know it qualified as reality tv). I can't really get into the drama reality tv programs like the Osbournes and Swapping spouses or whatever it's called now.
I just NEVER caught on the the reality show craze. The only reality show I pretty much watched regularly USED TO BE Real World. Now, I dont even keep up with that too much. Oh- I did watch Simple Life and liked it. lol