☰
Genres
DramaComedyAnimationActionCrimeAdventureRomanceReality-TV More genres →
Decades
2020s2010s2000s1990s1980s1970s1960s1950s1940s1930s1920s1900s
Tags Search Sign in

Best Reality-TV TV Series of the 1980s

47 Reality-TV series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

All Reality-TV series All series from the 1980s
Filter & sort
Genres

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

Decades

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

Specific year
Tags

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

Rating patterns

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

Tone & mood
Pacing & structure
Humor style
Themes & subject matter
Characters & perspective
Emotional payoff
Craft & style
Format & audience
Viewing-culture clusters
Intensity & content character
47 series

Cops

★ 7.0
8K 1224 1989–2025
Long-runner · Gritty · Episodic

Gaki No Tsukai

★ 9.1
580 1665 1989–present
Comedy · Game-Show · Reality-TV

The People's Court

★ 6.6
388 20 1981–1993
Reality-TV

Love Connection

★ 6.3
304 2145 1983–1998
Reality-TV · Romance

You've got the Joke?

★ 5.3
281 184 1980–present
Comedy · Reality-TV

TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes

★ 6.5
181 88 1984–present
Comedy · Reality-TV

The Home Show

★ 3.1
150 60 1988–1994
Reality-TV · Talk-Show

:20 Minute Workout

★ 8.3
145 1 1983–present
Reality-TV · Sport

Vídeo Show

★ 4.3
122 1116 1983–2019
Documentary · Game-Show · Reality-TV

Challenge Anneka

★ 7.2
111 65 1987–1995
Reality-TV

Antikrundan

★ 7.2
106 220 1989–present
Reality-TV

Yan Can Cook

★ 8.7
104 13 1982–present
Reality-TV

Louisiana Cookin'

★ 8.8
86 1982–present
Reality-TV

Alles nichts oder?!

★ 7.3
84 107 1988–1992
Comedy · Game-Show · Reality-TV

Napakymppi

★ 5.4
81 416 1985–2002
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Herzblatt

★ 4.7
78 4 1986–present
Reality-TV · Romance

Spiegel TV Magazin

★ 6.1
65 226 1988–present
Documentary · News · Reality-TV

Surprise sur prise

★ 5.8
48 116 1987–present
Comedy · Reality-TV · Talk-Show

View

★ 7.1
44 518 1987–2001
Musical · News · Reality-TV

Great Chefs of the World

★ 8.5
42 18 1982–1998
Reality-TV

Her er dit liv

★ 6.0
42 67 1983–2014
Biography · Reality-TV · Talk-Show

Totally Hidden Video

★ 5.6
39 20 1989–1992
Comedy · Reality-TV

Gilad's Bodies in Motion

★ 6.5
39 29 1985–1986
Reality-TV

Kids' Court

★ 6.3
36 3 1988–1988
Reality-TV
Browse by decade
1900s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Browse by year
1989198819871986198519841983198219811980
Browse by genre
Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western