☰

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Best Reality-TV TV Series of 2004

241 Reality-TV series that started in 2004, ranked by popularity

All Reality-TV series All series from 2004

Filter & sort

Genres

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

Action 1 Adult 1 Adventure 5 Animation 0 Biography 0 Comedy 18 Crime 3 Documentary 16 Drama 4 Family 7 Fantasy 0 Game-Show 37 History 1 Horror 0 Music 20 Musical 0 Mystery 2 News 0 Reality-TV 241 Romance 7 Sci-Fi 0 Short 0 Sport 5 Talk-Show 2 Thriller 2 War 0 Western 0

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

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

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 0 Gritty 0 Dark tone 0 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 1 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 0 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 3 Serialized 0 Procedural 0 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 0 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

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

Characters & perspective

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

Emotional payoff

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

Craft & style

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

Format & audience

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

Viewing-culture clusters

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

Intensity & content character

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

Sort

241 series

Dom 2

379 8 2004–present

Passport to Europe

376 38 2004–2006

Adventure · Reality-TV

Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy

343 68 2004–2007

Comedy · Reality-TV

My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance

298 6 2004–2004

Comedy · Reality-TV

Supernanny

290 30 2004–2009

Documentary · Reality-TV

Airline

285 61 2004–2005

Colonial House

275 8 2004–2004

The Ashlee Simpson Show

265 18 2004–present

Music · Reality-TV

How Do I Look?

255 196 2004–2012

Playing It Straight

232 8 2004–present

Style by Jury

208 120 2004–present

The Lion Man

186 48 2004–present

The Regency House Party

179 8 2004–present

Documentary · History · Reality-TV

My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss

178 12 2004–2005

Comedy · Reality-TV

Idol

175 180 2004–present

Music · Reality-TV

There's Something About Miriam

171 6 2004–2004

Sensing Murder

169 40 2004–present

Crime · Reality-TV

Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters

160 5 2004–present

Game-Show · Reality-TV

College Hill

156 62 2004–present

Mad Mad House

156 10 2004–present

Game-Show · Reality-TV

Die Alm - Promischweiß und Edelweiß

150 41 2004–present

Comedy · Reality-TV

The WB's Superstar USA

138 7 2004–present

Comedy · Reality-TV

This Is Daniel Cook

137 131 2004–2006

Family · Reality-TV

Family Plots

126 42 2004–present

‹ Prev 1 2 3…11 Next ›

‹ 2003 2004 2005 ›

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

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Rating data from IMDb Non-Commercial Datasets.

About Contact Privacy Impressum © 2026 Bingerator