Best Reality-TV TV Series of the 2000s
Top 500 most popular Reality-TV series that started in the 2000s
MythBusters
57K 300 2003–2018
Nature & science · 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
Jersey Shore
25K 89 2009–2012
Lifestyle reality · Chaotic energy
Hell's Kitchen
25K 377 2005–present
Food & cooking
Man vs. Wild
24K 78 2006–2020
Survival · Nature & science
American Idol
23K 748 2002–present
Reality competition · Music scene
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
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
16K 119 2007–2026
Food & cooking · Lifestyle reality
Project Runway
12K 311 2004–present
Reality competition · Long-runner
Big Brother
12K 1004 2000–present
Reality competition · Long-runner
The Apprentice
12K 194 2004–2017
Reality competition
The Hills
12K 114 2006–2010
Lifestyle reality · Easy watching
Shark Tank
12K 381 2009–present
Episodic · Reality competition
Dancing with the Stars
11K 521 2005–present
Reality competition · Long-runner
So You Think You Can Dance
11K 323 2005–2024
Reality competition
Ghost Adventures
11K 365 2008–present
Supernatural · Long-runner
Kenny vs. Spenny
10K 88 2002–2010
Cringe comedy · Central duo
Viva la Bam
10K 45 2003–2006
Chaotic energy · Slapstick
Dirty Jobs
10K 180 2005–present
Lifestyle reality · Working class