Table of contents

1 Documentary style 1.1 Dating 1.2 Law Enforcement/Military 1.3 Makeover 1.4 Life Change 1.5 Docusoaps starring celebrities 2 Hidden camera 3 Reality game shows 3.6 Spoofs 3.7 Talent Searches

Documentary style

• An American Family (1973)
• The Family (1974) (UK)
• Sylvania Waters (1992) (Australia)
• The Real World (1992)
• Road Rules (1994)
• Airport (UK; BBC show that made Jeremy Spake famous)
• Airline (UK; ITV's imitation of Airport)
• Lagos Airport (UK; Channel 4's take on Airport focusing on the third world conditions in and around Nigeria's main airport; a kind of "grim reality" show)
• The 1900 House (1999) (UK; living in historical conditions.)
• Starting Over (2003)

• Blind Date (US) (1999)
• Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire (2000)
• The Fifth Wheel (2001)
• Temptation Island (2001)
• Elimidate (2002)
• The Bachelor (2002)
• Bachelorettes in Alaska (2002)
• Would Like To Meet (UK)
• Streetmate (UK)
• Average Joe (2003)
• The Bachelorette (2003)
• Cupid (2003)
• For Love or Money (2003)
• Joe Millionaire (2003)
• Married by America (2003)
• Mr. Personality (2003)
• My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé (2004)
• The Littlest Groom (2004)
• Playing It Straight (2004)

• Cops (1989)
• Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (1994)
• American Fighter Pilot (2002)
• Boot Camp

• Changing Rooms (UK) = Trading Spaces (US) (2000)
• Extreme Makeover (2002)
• Life Laundry (2002) (UK; house clearance)
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003)
• Knock First (2003)
• How Clean Is Your House (2003) (UK)

• Faking It (UK)
• Wife Swap (2002) (UK)
• Masters And Servants (2003) (UK)
• Holiday Swap (2003) (UK)

• The Anna Nicole Show (2002)
• The Osbournes (2002)
• The Surreal Life (2003)
• The Simple Life (2003)
• Rich Girls (2003)
• Newlyweds (2003)

• Candid Camera (1953)
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1990)
• The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002)
• Punk'd (2003)
• Trigger Happy TV (2002) (UK; launched comedian Dom Jolly)

• Big Brother (2000)
• Survivor (2000)
• The Mole (2000)
• Fear Factor (2001)
• The Amazing Race (2001)
• Murder in Small Town X (2001)
• Model Flat (Fashion TV, 2002)
• I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here (2002) (UK)
• Dog Eat Dog (2003)
• Boot Camp
• Shattered (2004) (UK)
• Back To Reality (2004) (UK)
• Forever Eden (2004)

• The Joe Schmo Show (2003)