“How Real Is Reality TV?”: It’s Your Turn To Judge These 26 Popular Shows

Sad to see so many failing to realise that this one is the exception - regular watchers will know it's pretty much all genuine, with just the very occasional touch of added drama, but that's only in the presenting, not the events unfolding on screen.

This show feels way less real than it used to. The contestants are getting weirder.

Les Stroud is a thousand times better than Bear Grylls. If you ever watched "Survivorman", he can survive anywhere with minimal supplies and no camera crew. Whether its the Canadian boreal forests to the Amazon rainforest to the Australian outback.

I live on the island where it was filmed in the Caribbean. The boat had the owner's engineer (never seen)actually running the boat. When they were filming the bar scenes they turned on bright lights and wouldn't allow music because of copyright All the cast with exception of the captain and the chef were actors trying to break in to tv. They used to make them go over scenes like eating a plate of food and chatting endless times, suggesting what they could say. The crew were totally snotty, but the cast used to drink and occasionally chat to us locals. One night a scene went on being filmed so long a guy got really drunk, fell off a swing and had to go to hospital. It was in the show and it was real!

Some bits are scripted! I read articles where producers acknowledged they put valuable items in storage spaces for certain buyers to find, but stated that some times what they found was actually real and not staged!

COMPLETELY SCRIPTED

It is mostly scripted. Rick talks about some things in his book (which is a surprisingly good read, BTW. Highly recommend if you are/were a fan of the show.) Items on the show do not go into the store, as NV law prevents p**n shops form disclosing info about the seller. Also, if you cannot see through the front door (IOW, if it's frosted), they're in a studio. Calling a friend means having the friend walk 20 feet into camera view. The actual items, sellers, and haggling is real though.

They should rename this show to "How to get la!d 20 ways to Sunday"

This has to be scripted. There's no way that many people can be that stupid.

I love rupaul but it is NOT real lmao

You can't have the ocean quit when you yell "cut".

I don't believe it's scripted, can you script all of the injuries, etc.? Yeah it has some editing, but scripted? Idk

I believe that this is definitely real as each contestant is actually alone, equipped with a couple of cameras that they have to use to document their daily actions (hunting, gathering, building their shelter) and they get a wellness check every week (with camera crew) to determine if they are healthy enough to continue. They're not given any information about the status of other contestants, and are placed in areas far from the others so the only drama is their own travails and emotional state. If they feel they can't mentally manage, or get sick or injured, they have a satellite phone to call the producer and "tap out". It's an impressive program because these are tried and true survivalists who have to prove their bushcraft and hunting skills before being considered as a contestant (and some have YouTube channels demonstrating their skills). Sure, they're also chosen for their personality on camera, but otherwise I feel this is an authentic show.

We’re watching Love is Blind Mexico in Spanish class lmfao. It is… very much not honest.

I don't think it's exactly scripted, but the producers do egg on drama and want the cast to fight. If someone is being too neutral or refusing to get in on the drama, they are not coming back for the next season, or quickly cut from the show.

You spelled it wrong-it's The Kartrashians