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Best Reality-TV TV Series

Top 500 most popular Reality-TV series, ranked by votes

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 82 Adult 15 Adventure 298 Animation 9 Biography 33 Comedy 773 Crime 133 Documentary 822 Drama 191 Family 240 Fantasy 10 Game-Show 1222 History 50 Horror 46 Music 471 Musical 22 Mystery 53 News 68 Reality-TV 12559 Romance 271 Sci-Fi 20 Short 60 Sport 178 Talk-Show 196 Thriller 14 War 3 Western 5

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 3477 2010s 5913 2000s 2855 1990s 218 1980s 47 1970s 27 1960s 15 1950s 4 1940s 2 1930s 0 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 193 2025 415 2024 478 2023 551 2022 649 2021 652 2020 539 2019 512 2018 521 2017 570 2016 593 2015 642 2014 652 2013 687 2012 646 2011 591 2010 499 2009 458 2008 452 2007 441 2006 410 2005 330 2004 241 2003 200 2002 133 2001 112 2000 78 1999 38 1998 43 1997 22 1996 22 1995 15 1994 18 1993 17 1992 15 1991 15 1990 13 1989 7 1988 7 1987 4 1986 2 1985 5 1984 1 1983 7 1982 7 1981 2 1980 5 1979 5 1978 3 1977 2 1976 3 1975 3 1974 1 1973 4 1972 2 1971 3 1970 1 1969 1 1968 3 1966 1 1965 2 1964 1 1963 2 1962 1 1961 2 1960 2 1956 2 1953 1 1951 1 1948 1 1946 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 4 Dark tone 1 Feel-good 20 Cozy 6 Wholesome 10 Melancholic 0 Tense 10 Unsettling 2 Whimsical 0 Campy 7 Cynical 1 Hopeful 3 Sentimental 2 Nostalgic 1 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 28 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 2 Episodic 68 Serialized 0 Procedural 6 Mystery box 1 Anthology 1 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 1 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 1

Humor style

Dry humor 2 Absurdist 2 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 7 Slapstick 3 Witty banter 4 Dark comedy 1 Warm humor 9 Raunchy 6 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 1

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 1 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 2 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 2 Coming of age 0 Workplace 13 School & campus 0 Love story 8 Friendship 4 Found family 1 Survival 6 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 4 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 1 Sports 5 Music scene 4 Food & cooking 17 Nature & science 5 Real history 2 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 2 Rural & frontier 4 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 7 Female perspective 7 Social commentary 3 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 9

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 7 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 0 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 7 Elites & privilege 16 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 2 Adrenaline 7 Intellectual challenge 1 Comfort rewatch 13 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 1 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 7 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 2 Stylized direction 0 Naturalistic 3 Big-budget spectacle 2 Lo-fi charm 1 Atmospheric 3 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 2 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 6 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 65 Lifestyle reality 69 Docuseries 19 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 2 Talk & panel 3 Period piece 0 Contemporary life 1 Long-runner 39 Built to binge 3

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 11 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 5

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 32 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 95

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Clarkson's Farm

89K 40 2021–present

Rural & frontier · British TV

Jury Duty Presents

57K 19 2023–2026

Warm humor · Feel-good

MythBusters

57K 300 2003–2018

Nature & science · Episodic

Impractical Jokers

52K 336 2011–present

Friendship · Episodic

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

32K 292 2007–2021

Lifestyle reality

Survivor

30K 731 2000–present

Reality competition · Long-runner

Jackass

30K 30 2000–2007

Slapstick · Chaotic energy

RuPaul's Drag Race

26K 263 2009–present

Reality competition

Welcome to Wrexham

26K 60 2022–present

Sports · Docuseries · Hopeful

Jersey Shore

25K 89 2009–2012

Lifestyle reality · Chaotic energy

Hell's Kitchen

25K 377 2005–present

The Eric Andre Show

24K 68 2012–present

Chaotic energy · Absurdist

Man vs. Wild

24K 78 2006–2020

Survival · Nature & science

Beast Games

23K 21 2024–present

Reality competition

American Idol

23K 748 2002–present

Reality competition · Music scene

Squid Game: The Challenge

23K 20 2023–present

Reality competition

Queer Eye

22K 81 2018–2026

Feel-good · Warm glow · Wholesome

Dead Set

22K 5 2008–2008

Monster horror · Survival · Bleak

America's Next Top Model

19K 322 2003–2018

Reality competition · Long-runner

Pawn Stars

19K 644 2009–present

Easy watching · Lifestyle reality

Too Hot to Handle

16K 59 2020–2024

Reality competition

The Great British Baking Show

16K 213 2010–present

Food & cooking · Cozy

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

16K 119 2007–2026

Food & cooking · Lifestyle reality

The Voice

14K 684 2011–present

Reality competition · Music scene

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