What reality shows do you watch?

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

So agree, Jay Lerner-Z.  Great drama free telly and Paul Hollywood is a hunk.

[John Adams]

Currently watching or recently completed seasons:
MasterChef (Australia) -  the best of all the MasterChef franchises.
The Great British Bake-Off and its after-show, An Extra Slice with Jo Brand
The Great British Sewing Bee

No longer airing:
I also used to watch the visual art series, Work of Art
Circus! - about the Big Apple Circus on PBS
Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within - documented select performers from Cirque’s show Varekai from rehearsals through production.

 

[Jane2]

re Master Chef Junior. I love this series because what these kids, aging from eight years old to about 12, are able to create in the kitchen is truly incredible. I've never even heard of some of the culinary terms and techniques these youngsters use. Many of the judges have stated they would put the kids' creations on their menus. And the personalities! These kids are adorable!

[Brave Sir Robin2]

This was the first season I've watched RuPaul's Drag Race and I've loved it!

Other than that, my reality television taste consists mainly of Real Housewives (Beverly Hills, New York, and Atlanta, NOT Potomac or Dallas) and Dance Moms.

[RippedMan]

I'm a HUGE Housewives fan. I love it. NYC is the best, but I love Orange County too. But I've watched them all - except Jersey. Don't want to support Theresa. 

Love Project Runway and Drag Race. 

There Goes the Motherhood on Bravo is really quite good too. All about raising a family and still trying to keep yourself. 

I don't like any of the real estate shows. 

[uncageg]

None anymore. But I love the show UnReal.

[RippedMan]

Framework on Spike was great as is Ellen's Design Challenge on HGTV. Love furniture design. 

[javero]

ok...I'll admit to watching one trashy reality TV series on occasion, Shahs of Sunset.

It's produced by Ryan Seacrest and features an eclectic & volatile mix of Persian- or Iranian-American frenemies, some Jewish and some Muslim, who all tend to live slightly above their means.  It's a real hoot.  But, it has engendered considerable controversy in the Los Angeles area for its portrayal of Iranian Americans.  A couple of the ladies on the show have very nice hourglass figures.

[Jane2]

I watch that show because it is one huge laugh riot! You have to laugh at those people. They're filthy rich and have to take everything over the edge. Look up the word trashy and gaudy, and there's a picture of the cast!

[Marianne2]

Only one I watch now is Dance Moms. Even that has gotten boring now though.  I think it has become so contrived. I guess as the original girls are leaving now as well, they aren't doing a good job to make me root for the new ones. 

[Mister Matt]

"MasterChef (Australia) -  the best of all the MasterChef franchises"

THIS!  The American version is such an embarrassment once you've seen Australia.  New Zealand is pretty good as well.  I also love My Kitchen Rules.  It focuses more on drama and personalities (to a scandalous degree in some seasons), but it's fun.  And...well...Manu.  *sigh*

 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

I enjoy Big Brother, The Voice, America's Got Talent, Real Housewives (ONLY Atlanta. Can't stand any of the others), and MasterChef Canada. I haven't seen Australia, but for me, Canada is much better than the other MasterChef shows. 

[Broadway Joe]

I watch Below Deck, it follows the crew of a giant yacht each season and while I'm sure some of it is still scripted a lot of it is showing them actually doing work on the yachts and the challenges they have during the season especially with some of the ridiculous requests by the filthy rich guests. 

 

The only other one I watch is Total Divas which follows the WWE women wrestlers around, totally scripted but it's entertaining 

[xxdrewboy85xx]

I stopped watching a lot of reality shows I used to watch (Top Chef, Project Runway, RHNY, to name a few) but there are a few reality shows that I still indulge in. 

 

I've kind of become obsessed with the Reality Show "The People's Couch" which is basically a reality show filming people watching reality shows as well as scripted shows that dominated social media that week. I don't know why but I find it hilarious. 

 

I will say it's because of BWW that I now watch the CBS reality shows; Big Brother, Survivor, and Amazing Race. Accidentally opening the Big Brother thread during the premier day of BB14 was my first exposure to BB and any other CBS reality show. Way late to the party as those shows never sounded like something I would enjoy, but catching the premier episode of BB14 and I've been hooked ever since. I blame/thank Whizzer and Mister Matt for Piquing my interest and starting my obsession. 

 

Besides that, the only reality shows I still regularly watch would be SYTYCD, Dance Moms, and MTV's RW/RR The challenge. But I believe this season will be the last I can handle of The Challenge. 

 

And speaking of SYTYCD.... I haven't chimed in on the current threat yet (but have read it occasionally) and I will say that I am in the minority and actually really enjoy this season with kids. I started to find the show to become extremely boring and stale and last year the format change felt refreshing to me. Changing it up again this year made it stay fresh and I'm glad it has become only an hour long, once a week. As someone who was one of those kids and dance was my life growing up, and now being a dance instructor; I can appreciate the exceptionally talented kids. Maybe next year they can come up with a new format (and ditch Nigel as a judge which is what the show needs, but his ego won't allow that to ever happen) and keep the show refreshing. Hopefully something will bring viewership up so it doesn't get cancelled for good. Again... Ditching Nigel as a judge would help.