List of Reality TV Shows

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The following list of reality TV shows deals with American-based shows. Some are currently being filmed and some have been defunct for awhile.

Dating Shows

  • Blind Date
  • Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?
  • Dismissed – One person dates three and the one person gets to "dismiss" someone she doesn't like.
  • Temptation Island – Probably the most controversial show on this list of reality TV shows in which couples agree to live with singles of the opposite sex to see who would and wouldn't cheat.
  • The Bachelor
  • ElimiDATE
  • Meet My Folks
  • The Bachelorette
  • For Love or Money – The final winning contestant can either take home a million bucks or continue dating the bachelor.
  • Joe Millionaire
  • Room Raiders
  • My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance
  • Beauty and the Geek
  • Next
  • Flavor of Love – Flavor Flav's show about find love for himself.
  • Rock of Love – Bret Michaels tries to find love by eliminating girls one at a time. Went on for two season.

Police Shows

  • COPS – Bad boys, bad boys…a reality cop show since 1989
  • Real Stories of the Highway Patrol
  • World's Wildest Police Videos
  • Dog the Bounty Hunter – A show about Dog, a bail bondsman and his family business of catching the bad guys.
  • Jail

List of Reality TV Shows: Makeovers

  • Trading Spaces
  • What Not to Wear – Two fashion experts help people throw out the old clothes from their closet and pick new styles for the future.
  • Extreme Makeover – People get makeovers of all sorts: plastic surgery, exercise…whatever needs to be made over. Then they are paraded anew in front of friends and family.
  • Clean Sweep
  • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
  • Dr. 90210 - Wealthy Beverly Hills residents getting plastic surgery.
  • The Swan

Shows with Celebrities

  • The Osbournes
  • Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
  • The Simple Life – Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton's misadventures in various challenges that challenge their limited world experience and intelligence.
  • The Surreal Life – A show where has-been celebrities live together in one house for two weeks completing challenges and achieving one ultimate goal together.
  • The Girls Next Door – Life at the Playboy Mansion from the eyes of the "girlfriends" of Hugh Hefner.
  • Hogan Knows Best
  • The Hills – technically not celebrities until after the show begins, the lives of the cast members are documented as they go about their daily business.
  • Run's House
  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Documentary

  • The Real World – Since 1989, people from all walks of life have been "living together under one roof."
  • Road Rules
  • Airline (A&E version)
  • True Life
  • Project Greenlight - A Ben Affleck and Matt Damon show about giving a chance for one director/writer to make a movie.
  • Making the Band
  • Laguna Beach
  • Deadliest Catch – Multiple ships sailing around trying to catch crab and showing you how dangerous it is to do that job.
  • Miami Ink
  • Ice Road Truckers – On the dangerous ice roads in Alaska, truckers must deliver heavy loads to villages and out-of-the-way places.
  • Jon & Kate Plus 8 – A camera crew follows the lives of Jon & Kate and their 8 children.

Game Shows

  • Big Brother
  • Survivor – Contestants battle wits and weather to survive nature in exotic locales.
  • The Mole
  • The Amazing Race – Teams of two race around the world finding clues to each subsequent clue.
  • Fear Factor – What would you do for money? Contestants eat bugs and perform scary stunts for first place, pride, and money.
  • Deal or No Deal

Finding Performers/Employee Shows

  • Star Search – The original show about finding talent.
  • American Idol
  • Last Comic Standing
  • Nashville Star – Like American Idol, except for country music.
  • The Apprentice
  • The Contender – The Sylvester Stallone-sponsored show about finding top amateur boxers.
  • Dancing with the Stars – Celebrities are paired with professional dancers to see who can be the number one couple.
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • Project Runway
  • America's Next Top Model – A show run by Tyra Banks on finding American's Next Top Model
  • Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious

Find Clips

If you are looking for clips or episodes of cancelled reality shows or others on this list of reality TV shows, then check out Youtube or any streaming site.

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