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Best Reality-TV TV Series of 2005

330 Reality-TV series that started in 2005, ranked by popularity

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

Action 3 Adult 1 Adventure 9 Animation 1 Biography 0 Comedy 25 Crime 1 Documentary 35 Drama 4 Family 9 Fantasy 1 Game-Show 34 History 1 Horror 0 Music 18 Musical 1 Mystery 1 News 1 Reality-TV 330 Romance 12 Sci-Fi 1 Short 0 Sport 6 Talk-Show 6 Thriller 0 War 1 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

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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 0 Gritty 1 Dark tone 0 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 1 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 1 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 2 School & campus 0 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 0 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 2 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 1 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 2 Elites & privilege 1 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 1 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 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 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 4 Lifestyle reality 2 Docuseries 3 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 1 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 2 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 3

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330 series

In the Cutz

50 33 2005–2006

Music · News · Reality-TV

Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett & Sandra Bernhard

50 77 2005–present

Comedy · Music · Reality-TV

Tuckerville

48 19 2005–present

Try Before You Die

48 19 2005–present

We are Family! So lebt Deutschland

46 12 2005–present

Kill Reality

46 8 2005–present

Comedy · Reality-TV

Upps! - Die Superpannenshow

45 2005–present

Comedy · Family · Reality-TV

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope

44 140 2005–present

Adventure · Documentary · Reality-TV

A Place in Slovakia

44 1 2005–present

I Now Pronounce You...

43 2005–present

But Can They Sing?

43 6 2005–present

Ghost Hunt

42 10 2005–2006

Mon incroyable fiancé

42 1 2005–present

Comedy · Reality-TV

Mooi! Weer de Leeuw

41 36 2005–2009

DSDS - Das Magazin

41 4 2005–present

Documentary · Reality-TV

Big Brother

41 1 2005–present

Game-Show · Reality-TV

L'amour est dans le pré

41 267 2005–present

Moving Up

40 74 2005–2009

The Law Firm

39 8 2005–2006

Bauer sucht Frau

39 1 2005–present

The Cut

38 15 2005–2005

Game-Show · Reality-TV

Battle of the Network Reality Stars

38 6 2005–present

Family · Game-Show · Reality-TV

Australian Princess

38 1 2005–2007

Ballando con le stelle

37 206 2005–present

Game-Show · Music · Reality-TV

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