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Best Reality-TV TV Series of the 2000s

Top 500 most popular Reality-TV series that started in the 2000s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Just for Laughs Gags

★ 7.7
1K 414 2000–present
Action · Comedy · Reality-TV

Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica

★ 4.0
1K 40 2003–2005
Reality-TV · Romance

Ninja Warrior

★ 8.0
1K 107 2006–present
Action · Game-Show · Reality-TV

I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

★ 3.3
1K 29 2003–present
Adventure · Reality-TV

Charm School

★ 5.5
1K 35 2007–2009
Reality-TV

MTV Splitsvilla

★ 3.8
1K 374 2008–present
Reality-TV · Romance

Masterchef Goes Large

★ 6.7
1K 564 2005–present
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Dirty Jobs

★ 7.6
1K 2007–2007
Action · Documentary · Reality-TV

Dragons' Den

★ 7.1
1K 294 2006–present
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Big Brother

★ 4.2
1K 1005 2001–present
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Cupcake Wars

★ 5.8
1K 132 2009–2018
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Storm Chasers

★ 7.5
1K 40 2007–2011
Documentary · Reality-TV

The Little Couple

★ 6.8
1K 183 2009–2019
Reality-TV

Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

★ 6.2
1K 15 2006–2007
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Project Greenlight

★ 7.2
1K 44 2001–2023
Documentary · Reality-TV

Escape to the Country

★ 7.4
1K 376 2002–present
Reality-TV

On the Lot

★ 6.2
1K 17 2007–2007
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Billy the Exterminator

★ 6.2
1K 102 2009–present
Reality-TV

Tabatha Takes Over

★ 7.2
994 54 2008–2013
Reality-TV

I Love Money

★ 6.2
968 42 2008–2010
Game-Show · Reality-TV

Scream Queens

★ 7.4
921 16 2008–2010
Reality-TV

Indian Idol

★ 5.1
903 195 2004–2025
Game-Show · Music · Reality-TV

Rick Steves' Europe

★ 8.6
888 181 2000–2025
Documentary · Reality-TV

Dude, What Would Happen

★ 2.3
888 41 2009–2011
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