Dark Side of Reality TV

2024

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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 The Swan

9/3/24

The Swan is supposed to be fairytale makeover television, but when the cast discover they're really contestants in a plastic surgery face-off, it becomes a grueling nightmare.

2 Kid Nation

9/17/24

When 40 children are chosen from America's best and brightest to form their own society in the middle of the New Mexico desert, it quickly descends into Lord of the Flies 2.0.

3 Joe Millionaire

9/24/24

It's TV's biggest ever bait and switch--20 women are deceived into believing their would-be suitor is worth millions, and made to look like gold diggers in front of 70m viewers.

4 The Surreal Life

10/1/24

Seven celebs spend ten days together in a Hollywood mansion, but what starts as a social experiment gets out of hand after producers cast personalities that explode on contact.

5 Hell's Kitchen

10/8/24

The meanest man on television runs his contestants through a verbal assault course as they vie for a dream job working under him. But is this a cooking contest, or just a game show?

6 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

10/15/24

Gifting new homes to families in dire straits seems anything but dark. But viewers never get to see how the houses become money-pits, that lead to family fallout and massive debt.

7 Survivor - Season One

10/22/24

It kickstarted a TV revolution, and gave rise to reality's first villain. But was the real winner of Survivor's first season Richard Hatch, or the show's creator, Mark Burnett?

8 The Real Housewives

10/29/24

Over 20 years after it first aired, and with a franchise on almost every continent, how did a show about housewives create some of the most compelling and controversial TV ever?

9 Toddlers and Tiaras

11/12/24

TLC's tantrum-filled pageant show was controversial from the start, but were these toddlers and their moms organically outrageous, or did producers juice things up for television?

10 America's Next Top Model

11/19/24

Tyra Banks promised to give aspiring models the tools they needed to succeed in a tough industry. But this show not only ruined their careers, it scarred many for life.

About this show

Venture deep into the outrageous and often disturbing world of reality television, and the shows that helped redefine entertainment in the 21st century. With interviews from both legends of the genre and industry insiders.

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