#1 Big Brother
I love Big Brother for so many reasons. Season after season the cast continues to draw me in. Taped daily and nightly and airs multiple times a week, and if that is not enough and you want more they even air Big Brother Afterdark! Say what? That's right you can watch everything. It is like the ultimate time waste for people who like to people watch from the comfort of your own home. When I was younger (pre-kids and pre-husband and really pre-life) I would watch after dark and literally could feel my mind growing numb. Although I don't sound like a big supporter of Big Brother Afterdark I do LOVE Big Brother. The house is full of complete strangers and their lives are taped 24/7. They have competitions and vote people out of the house every week. Alliances form, there is lying, plenty of temper tantrums and absolute amazingness. If you are new to reality tv this is a great one to start with for sure.
#2 Survivor
Survivor is amazing in a different way, its a group of strangers (usually) dropped off in a remote area and you see them try to survive in the wilderness. This show is different than most because it is big on competition as well as survival skills. Lord knows I would never be able to do it so its fun to sit there and watch them either flounder or totally excel in their new environments. By the end of each episode they always "vote" off a cast member with a bunch of drama and crazy accusations, some tears and lots of paranoia. So if you like the competition and survival settings I highly recommend this show.
#3 Dance Moms
Crazy! You have a group of amazing dancers, a crazy dance teacher with quite the reputation and an even crazier group of dance moms. The girls are amazing dancers and its fun to watch them pull of these routines they learn in what seems like no time at all, but seeing the way their dance teacher talks to them is tougher than I would let anyone ever talk to my kids. The moms either just sit there and let their kids get yelled at and treated badly or they stand up for their kids and tell off the teacher. Every episode is packed full of drama and tears and all things that make good reality tv.
#4 All things BACHELOR
I am talking about the Bachelor, Bachelorette and even Bachelor in Paradise. Its a group of either women or men all trying to gain the love and attention of the Bachelor/Bachelorette in hopes of becoming "the one" they fall in love with and ultimately propose to. Sounds great and simple right, but its not. You put a group of women in a house together and have them fight over one man, hello drama! Talk about tears, fights, gossip and jealousy. You see them go out on these crazy elaborate and unrealistic dates in hopes of getting a rose which is the symbol that they are staying another week and have another opportunity for love. Love, heartbreak and a whole lot of spit swapping.
#5 Catfish
This is another great starter reality show, although at times predictable its fun to watch the drama unfold. It always starts with an email into MTV's Nev and Max about someone who wants to physically meet their online crush/romance. Nev and Max go to the person and help them "meet" essentially. Sounds simple enough but is far from it. The thing people believe and trust is crazy, which is why this is yet another great reality show to start with.
There is so much reality tv out there that I love and watch it was so hard to compile a top five list for beginners. If you are like me and at the end of the day when all is quiet and you want to just watch something other than the usual kids shows and even news and need something that will just "numb your mind" then this list is for you. There is no judgement here, from one reality junky to hopefully another, good luck and god speed on your new journey into all that is reality tv!
-It's Me...Jamie Vee
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