Snooping and eavesdropping are human nature. Digging for your favorites and supporting those you believe in are also great acts. Maybe that’s why TV is now more loaded with so many reality TV shows. People really get entertained by these shows.
Remote locations, intimate human drama, thrilling competition, daring stunts, romance, and yes, titillating voyeurism — making the shows influential. That’s why they support them and make them a viewing habit. They involve themselves with the lives of these people, making the shows actually influential.
Here we put a list of our most favorite top reality TV shows. After you read, tell us a few of yours in the comments along with those you love and wish we did, but didn’t.
Top American Reality Shows Of All Time
Here is the list of top American reality shows of all time that you should definitely check out.
1- Are you the one?
No, we are not asking you anything, but it’s our first entry of top American reality shows of all time. Are You The One is a couples-based reality show where couples are invited, a few games are played and on the basis of their performance results are taken out.
Recently you will notice season 2 of Are you the one? There are a number of couples out there who eagerly want to get into this show, that’s the kind of craze this show has created.
2- The Hills:
The Hills is an American reality TV series that originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. It aired six seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young women residing in Los Angeles, California.
Its premise originated with Adam DiVello, while Liz Gateley served as the executive producer. The series originally focused on Lauren Conrad, who appeared in its predecessor, as she pursued a career in the fashion industry.
It also launched the careers of author and fashion designer, Lauren Conrad and recording artist and plastic surgery addict, Heidi Montag.
3- The Osbournes:
The Osbournes is an American reality TV Series featuring the domestic life of world’s most undomesticated stars and their family. There were nearly as many bleeps as actual words in the episodes as Ozzy, his wife Sharon, son Jack and daughter Kelly, allowed cameras inside their home.
The series had no boundaries showing explosive fights, Sharon’s battle with cancer, and Ozzy’s near-death ATV accident in raw detail. The series premiered on MTV on March 5, 2002, and in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV. The final episode of the series aired on March 21, 2005.
4- Jersey Shore:
Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that ran on MTV from December 3, 2009, to December 20, 2012. The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The series garnered record ratings for MTV, making it the network’s most viewed series telecast ever. With its fake tans and Flintstones pecs, this hormone-heavy story washed up on the beach to show that reality wasn’t getting shy or going away.
5- Jon & Kate Plus Eight:
It started as an innocent show about two people parading their kids on TV for money and fame. But it blew up into a tabloid mega breakup saga. It aired from April 4, 2007, until September 12, 2011.
During its run, the series was one of the network’s highest-rated programs, with the fifth season premiere seen by a record 9.8 million viewers, the most watched show of that evening including broadcast television.
6- Real Housewives of Orange County:
Also known as The Hills for Your Mom, Real Housewives of Orange County is an American reality television program on Bravo, set in Orange County, California. It was the first The Real Housewives program in the series.
The series is a voyeuristic look into the wealthy lives of these housewives, as they shop, get plastic surgery, gossip, fight and live lavishly.
7- Project Runway:
Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television. The series was created by Eli Holzman which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials, and theme. Their designs are judged, and one or more designers are eliminated each week.
8- Newlyweds:
Jessica Simpson wedded Nick Lachey and found herself challenged by the zoological classification of canned tuna. Newlyweds is a reality television show that was produced and aired by MTV and MuchMusic.
The show first aired in August 2003 and ran three seasons, with 41 episodes in total. The last season started on January 26, 2005, and the last episode aired on March 30, 2005. The show proved that reality TV was safe for celebs.
9- American Idol:
American Idol is an American reality-singing competition program created by Simon Fuller. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol. It has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. For an unprecedented eight consecutive years, either its performance or result show had been ranked number one in U.S. television ratings.
10- Survivor:
Survivor is a reality game show produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe members until only one final contestant remains and wins the title of “Sole Survivor.”
The Sole Survivor receives a cash prize of $1 million. The format for Survivor was created in 1992 by British television producer Charlie Parsons for United Kingdom TV Planet 24. But the Swedish version’s debut in 1997 ended up becoming the first Survivor series to actually make it to television.
Conclusion:
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