Top 20 Most Controversial Reality Shows Ever
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- It seems every year brings another controversial reality show. For this list, we’ll be looking at the unscripted programming that caused the most controversy. Our countdown includes "Sister Wives" (2010-), "Kid Nation" (2007), "Born in the Wild" (2015), "Teen Mom" (2009-12; 2015-), and more! Which of these reality shows shocked you the most? Let us know in the comments!
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Mmh, one day ago but it was just released why don’t you just fully post it
I'm surprised Naked And Afraid didn't get a mention.
@@kenterminateddq5311 not really as shocking as half theses shows.
You forgot Joe Schmo, I thought that guy was going to go crazy 🤪
teen mom
This list could be just every TLC show from the last 15 years
And to think, it was once called "The Learning Channel".
Terrible Life Choices!
@@goinggoinggone535 They should have seen the warning signs the second they dropped the "Ready, Set, Learn" kids block
Do you remember when he was The Learning Company Farm Bureau remember
@@goinggoinggone535 t TLC's legacy now is that they made the disgusting shows there are yeah they're not the only one but that's what people know of TLC
Toddlers And Tiaras. A predator's dream. Also presenting the worse cases of child abuse.
damnnn... I've said the exact thing for the longest....Still cant wrap my head around the fact that there are tons of parents that live for their child to be all painted up and acting WAY too adult and far far too sensual .....
They should host a child beauty pageant, but every single person involved is an undercover cps worker.
Any form of a beauty pageant is gross, but one for children is evil
@@ragnhild2674 someone please make this a reality
I was getting fitted for my wedding dress and a beauty pageant mom was yelling at her daughter couldn’t be older than 10 because she couldn’t get her walk right. She had an older sister who has just gotten a dress altered and mom was yelling at her because her walk was wrong and she look too fat in her dress. My mom was shocked. When we got in the car she said I am so glad I wasn’t a pageant mom I could never act like that towards my children. I feel so bad for those girls
Im surprised Wife Swap isnt on here. With the show being blasted for purposefully pushing drama between the wives and their new families. Editing and shooting shots that made certain parents seem worse and unloving then they really acted. Being sued several times by families that participated. Some families in their local area being reported for child abuse / neglect after episodes aired like the family that fed their kids only raw meat / food and getting their kids taken away. And lastly a family that was so strict with their kids actually resulted in the son shooting and killing his mother and brother then tried to kill himself. This happened a few years after the episode with them aired and the sad part was the woman who was the mother who swapped with that mom said "I knew something like this would happen. That boy was so happy with the freedom I gave him during new rules. They were very strict." So, he got a taste of what life could be like outside the highly religious sheltered reality his parents were forcing them to stay in, and just wanted to stay free.
oh my God right?!
Here in Brazil they made a Brazilian version. Can you believe that?
I went down a rabbit hole because of this comment. I feel bad for those kids.
What I don't understand is the contract even states the show has the right to overdramatize yet these families still go on it. Why do that to your family. If the parents want their 15 minutes of fame/shame then fine, go for it but what sane parent wants that for their children, especially with all the known drama involved?
Woah!!! Never heard of the controversy especially one that ended with kid killing his family. There was a girl from my middle school who was on the show with her family..by the time it aired we were in in HS.
My husband's not gay but his boyfriend is
So true
Does she watch them go at it? 🤔
🤣🤣🤣👍🏾
@@fromthehaven94 maybe 🤷🏾♀️
Lets be real, these couples are perfect for one another.
You have the husband who is willing to live a lie and the wife who is so delusional that her husband can tell her about how much he loves sucking dick and suspects nothing.
Imagine the pitch meetings for these shows. Whatever happened there, keep in mind that a group of people said "Hey, that's a good idea!"
I'm imagining Ryan George doing every last one of those pitch meetings
Wife Swap was another bad reality show.
they were good ideas…they were all ratings HITS…do you have any good ideas in that little beain of yours?
@@JohnathanMenezes-yb2ux Just because they make money and attract viewers, doesn't mean they're "good" ideas. Most of thses shows didn't last.
We focus so much on the psychology of actors and entertainers but I am convinced that producers and photographers are next level.
Actors and entertainers are narcissists but producers and photographers are antisocial (sociopaths and psychopaths).
It takes sick minds to make some of this stuff.
I love how most of these cracked out shows happened between like 1998 and like 2010 lol What a crazy time to be alive
Do a list of controversial TLC shows next. Seriously, how did that channel go from "The Learning Channel" to Reality Drama Channel?!
I feel the same about The History Channel. Loved it back in the day. Now they just have glorified reality show trash.
right 😮
*throws the TLC logo into the trash* id rather watch Wwe's TLC then that shit channel u_u
@@danielthomas7193 Not all of the reality programming on History Channel is that bad the shows dealing with the paranormal are actually good.
@@derrickhaggard that's my point actually. I do believe in an afterlife. However I feel the chances of some ghosts just chilling at an abandoned house for years just so some dumbasses can try to film them is laughable. You enjoy it, well you do you. But I find the whole thing a pathetic joke compared to their own programming. Hunting what may or may not be (usually not be) a ghost is laughable in my opinion.
TLC's shows about the Duggar family should be here. They glorified a family known for being part of an abusive cult, and even when it became public knowledge that the oldest son was a sexual predator, the network still gave them another show. Sickening. At least they were canceled now that the same person has been sentenced to federal prison for twelve years.
I thought they were Baptists
@@briansullivan5908 They're independent Baptists, and members of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (google it). The sketchiness of the IBLP wasn't found out until AFTER the Josh Duggar scandal erupted
@@briansullivan5908 That's a different cult.
How is 12 Kids & Counting not on here with everything that happened with the Duggars?! I avoid reality television like the plague and I even I know about that one!
*19 kids
@@kellyweingart3692 Oh, right! Whoops. As I said, I don't watch these shows lol
Speaking of reality shows that glorify having more kids than you need, what ever happened to the people from Jon and Kate plus 8? I remember hearing that they divorced and it became Kate plus 8. But I feel like they kinda dropped off the face of the earth after that
@@QueenAnarchy401 Thank god!
@@QueenAnarchy401 I actually just seen a article the other day that the kids from that show just turned 18 I believe.
The dad in Sister Wives, Kody, is a terrible father, he's financially irresponsible, and an atrocity of a husband. He's got a ton of narcissistic traits (not trying to diagnose here) and it seems awful just being around the guy. I feel bad for the wives, but especially the kids since they didn't choose this life. (Aka competing for dad's love with 25+ other kids.) I am in no way saying that polygamy is inherently toxic, but this man needs a LOT of therapy before he'll be capable of any kind of healthy relationship.
Agreed. I don't condemn polygamy (if people want to do it let them do it but not for me) but I have heard bad things about that show. One of the things I remember discussing with guys when I was in my 20's, they would always half jokingly, seriously about how great some cultures and religions are for allowing multiple wives. I told them, "You know that in those cultures, the husband pays for the wedding and financially supports all of the wives and children?"
He is absolutely disgusting
He's totally a shit husband and father and really has only gotten worse over the years, or at least gave up trying to hide who he is. My wife still watches and we had a conversation how throuples work because everyone loves each other, whereas this is several women "in love" with one man.
He now only has one wife. Three of the wives left him. I hope those three are living their best life.
They are all adults and knew what they were getting into. The fact that they may have changed their minds isn't surprising.
Not gonna lie, I stand by Fear Factor. They were consenting adults (whether stupid or not) that signed up to a show that would test their fear and stomach. I see no problem when everyone involved is willing and can actually refuse and walk away. I loved that show growing up! The rest though are horrible or extremely unnecessary.
The only thing I disliked about it was that they made people drink/eat nasty shit because it contradicts the show itself. Nobody has fear of drinking a cocktail of cockroaches, it’s just disgusting and nobody would want to do it just because. Everything else was cool.
I’m of two minds about this. Dangling money in front of people really is sick. At the same time you can’t protect people from themselves.
I wasn’t surprised to hear that many animal trainers refused to be part of that, but I’m also concerned because it was consensual torture for money. People today act like the “Dubai girls” are so disgusting yet this show existed in the US, and was aired on national tv. It was Squid games but with safety gear and consent forms
Same, I’m surprised this was on the list, and so high at that. Fear Factor more controversial than exploiting teen pregnancy? Okay watchmojo
I’d have to look at the contract they signed, but if it was included they had to do any extreme thing then I totally agree
It's like Fox and TLC are competing to offend the largest amount of people. It is a close call at this point. 😆
You americans are way too easily offended. If you don't like it, just change channel.
@@johnnymartinjohansen Says the one offended by a comment and assuming someone's nationality on the internet. It's not hard to see why any of these shows would be pretty offensive to anyone, not just Americans.
@@ryproar11 American isnt a race tho. Its a nationality.
@@ryproar11 I was actually expecting a response like this. Because EVERYTHING involves racism in ANY discussion with americans. I was simply saying you're too easily offended, and that obviously offended at least two of you. You like to call your country "the land of the free", the country where free speech is soon a thing of the past. Because of people like you, who overreact to even the simplest comments.
“My husbands not gay but I’m gunna go on a show called ‘My husbands not gay’ and still think he’s not gay” cool
Makes me wonder how long those marriages lasted after the show aired.
@@LC05 They're Mormons. Their religious beliefs are so embedded that most of them would rather suffer through unhappy marriages and lives then actually do what makes them happy. Its cult like the way they act.
Exactly
@@LC05 believe it or not most last too long. I read a book about a woman marrying a gay man. In the end she ended up poisoning him because he was going to tell everyone he was gay and leave her 🤦🏾♀️
@@Passion85031 that's an isolated incident. Most of those guys are bisexual, so they lead a happy married life with a woman. The divorce rates are high up there, so what's the difference if he divorced because he found a young bimbo or because he is bi?
Growing up my mom actually encouraged us to watch "16 & Pregnant". Not to glamourize the idea of teen pregnancy, but to show us the struggle. Since most episodes showed the girls having to deal with multiple issues; money, school, housing, baby daddy drama, etc. We would be watching it and she would say, "Do you want that to be you?". I don't know if it had influenced us or not, but currently all of my siblings and myself are well into our 20's and 30's and none of us have children yet.
my stepmom did the same thing!
@Wynn not many ppl do or need to. Alot of parents use shows like 16 and pregnant to reinforce the reasons as to why you should not be having unprotected sex at a young age.
I'm 34 I don't have kids either teen mom served it's purpose like you said it showed the harsh reality of taking on such huge responsibility's at very young ages and it proved many times why children shouldn't be having children it was a good show I think not perfect by all means but I could see the point of the show
I had a kid in my early 20s and I still struggled heavily with all of those things but luckily my partner didn’t go running because he was mature enough by then to handle it and we got married after our son was born. I couldn’t imagine getting pregnant in high school. There would be commitment issues for sure.
I watched the show for the same reason. Funny enough, my mom was worried about me watching it, but I brought up the point that I didn't want that to be me. I'm turning 29 next month and am happily childfree
The fact that Keeping up with the Kardashians stayed on the TV for 20 seasons, tells me, there was people in this world who enjoyed watching their show. I don’t know why. But the show never got cancelled. It ended because they WANTED it to end and do something new in their lives.
Yet they are doing another show on Hulu. Lol.
@@face76 Another TV show about their life.
It wouldn’t be surprising if they paid to have it aired, and just got tired of it after a while.
Seeing that a "leaked" sex tape brought them fame, I does not surprise me, nothing from them surprises me anymore in fact.
@@carddamom188 Exactly.
Should have put the show “Black. White.” on here. It’s literally about (and I kid you not) someone from a white family doing blackface and someone from a black family doing white face and they switch families to see how each person lives in a “different/new environment”. 😐
WTF?! This show really existed?
oh my gosh I remember that show!! the white dad on it kept dropping the N word
That's less controversial and more just racist.
@@chayden153 I also remember it.
I thought I was the only one who remembered this show
Jerry Springer was definitely staged, I was dating a girl back in the day who went on there with her best friend and they completely made up some drama to be on it. Had a full on fight on stage, got her friends boyfriend involved for the "drama." I knew I didn't like it before that, but damn that's wack
It's reality tv
@@SNOWQueen87-v1g what's real about any of it though? Enjoy what you enjoy and like what you like, but come on, it's just ludicrous how people act on reality TV.
Jerrt Springer isn't even a reality show, why is it even on this list?
I know two people who were on different episodes of Jerry Springer. They were hired actors. It was absolutely staged.
I've always held the theory that the show often employed actors or fakes just so they could be used as a lure to entice the actual crazies to participate in the show. So I think it was a little bit of both. Definitely a lot were made-up or exaggerated stories, but you couldn't have the show go on that long without a few legits finding their way on there I'm sure.
Also, the Jerry Springer show's reputation kind of preceded it too, so even if your drama was mild in real life, audiences watched Jerry Springer for one thing only. You had to play the drama up. Being the trashiest trash you could possibly depict was the kind of thing you were expected to do. I'd imagine anyway if I hold fast to my theory.
“Who’s your Daddy?” I’m horrified by that! I thought the premise would be reuniting long lost fathers and offspring and dressing it up in a weird way but not for a person to guess from a line up!
O.G. Springer was some of the wildest shit you would ever hope to see on television.
It molded some of the most vapidly bad mindsets in America and I never thought I’d hate something more.
@@nerdfantasyxox if someone is molded by a show then they weren't very smart to start with. What about rap music that glorifies actual crime? It's far more popular, has a larger audience and been around long than Springer yet clearly it's Springer that is to blame.
@@nerdfantasyxox If you got your cues on how to act in real life from Jerry Springer then you probably think wrestling is real too. It's called mindless entertainment.
That show was downright terrible in the 90s and 00s.
@@slowanddeliberate6893 Nobody is saying it was robbed of Emmys and shit. Trash t.v. for trash t.v. sakes.
How is Adults Adopting Adults not on this list (or some honorable mentions). The fact it was pulled after 3 episodes and scrubbed from streaming/TH-cam, that's pretty extreme.
Yeah it was really fucking icky
Dunno about scrubbed, I've seen a lot of vids about it
Honorable mention: The Maury Povitch Show.
It went from human interest stories, like child prodigies to trashy paternity testing.
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who remembered that Maury used to have a quality show, like helping with single parents, airing people with odd or unique talents, etc. I missed what it used to be.
Did the show ever have a transitional period, in which they vied to see who was the parent of a child prodigy?
Agreed. I liked it when it first aired but not as the years went by.
Maury went that path because that is what the viewers wanted. It got him the ratings
"YOU ARE *NOT* THE FATHER!" *starts breakdancing*
You forgot the infamous “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?” That aired for one two hour episode in 2000. Maybe you omitted it because it was not a series but it deserves mention anyways. Besides the controversial premise of marrying off a Gold Digger to a rich guy the multi-millionaire they chose may not have been as rich as he claimed and was previously charge with assault of an ex-girlfriend.
I remember that one. It was like a high-stakes Dating Game. Totally gross, especially when they finally showed the "millionaire." Ew.
@@invisiblek5783 I thought it was more of a beauty pageant type thing
Also didn't they also try one with the promise the winner could "marry" a "prince" of some sorts? Or was it cancelled after the disaster of who wants to marry a billionaire?
In a similar vein, Joe Millionaire only spoiler alert he wasn't a millionaire lol
I miss the days when TLC was actually The Learning Channel.
well, it still is. we're learning about the absolute WORST in people.
Do you really though?
Agreed. I remember when it was a Cable TV version of PBS.
I enjoyed "The Operation", a show about actual medical operations.
@@caronstout354 me too!
Talking about "The Swan", didn't the original "Extreme Makeover" had a similar premise?
I'm glad I forgot which one was first
Yes, and that was the name of the show. It was pretty awful, but one situation I found to be downright repugnant: one episode had two people on there who had both suffered physical and psychological trauma were more or less forced together by the producers. They soon fell in love, married, had two children and then divorced and the wife went on to hit the talk show circuit and bash her ex-husband every chance she got and portrayed herself as the (forever) victim. So glad that eventually got pulled from TV.
some of these definitely would have absolutely no chance of ever airing today 😂
Im suprised they werent pulled and deleted from existence
Not even Toddlers & Tiaras.
Reruns of Jerry Springer still airs on one local station I know of. Either that or infomercials.
good
@TCL i treated most of these like a comedy back in the day. Idc about cancle culture. Thats for gen z'ers. Just with how everyone is so soft these days im suprised they didnt wipe all records of most of these shows cause they are "offensive"
I'm surprised Naked And Afraid didn't get a mention.
That show like Scared and alone with mix of Adam and Eve in it.
Too many unblurred ass shots.
Toddlers and Tierras is a dispicable show! Parents forcing their kids to go through horrific procedures and competitions just for their own satisfaction. I've even seen clips of parents putting their kids down if they don't win. I always teach my kids that winning isn't important. Trying is. These parents are just trying to live out their dreams through their kids. They should all be ashamed of themselves.
The thing is the show toddlers and tierra is only part of the problem the fact America already had these child beauty pageants before the show was ever on tv and were soo popular just ment if a tv channel thought we can make a quick buck off this they were going to jump at it had they not been as popular maybe toddlers and tierras and honey booboo would never have happened
More sad cause one of the girls passed away a few days ago and she was only 16.
True, but like Christopher said,kid beauty pageants have been around way before reality tv. I think the reality tv aspect made it more popular, more competitive than it already was. I used to think it was just a small town southern thing until toddlers and tiaras, as I grew up in a small town but I've been to different cities and never saw any advertising or talk about pageants there and my relatives up north were shocked when they came down here and saw advertisements for a couple. However any sport or competition will cause some people, more specifically parents, to take it to the extreme; make their kids train til they pass out, give their kid any edge they can, etc. Whenever I played sports or had a test coming up, I was asked if I won or made a good grade if I said I did ok or tried my best, my mom would say "it's ok, you did your best" but I could tell she was disappointed cause she made it obvious. At times, I wished she just realized I tried as hard as I could, but it seemed like it was never really good enough for her
It's all fake Chief. Staged for your entertainment. You saying it's disgusting means you watched enough to form an opinion.
@@kyos8462 i never watched the show. I've seen clips of people reacting to it. I don't think they would go through all that effort to fake it. And even if it is fake, it's still horrible to treat kids like that.
You left out the worst thing about The Swan.
Namely that it all but ruined the lives and self-worth of every woman who went on it.
See, they kept the women in the dark about how the procedures were changing their appearance until unveiling it at the end like it was a surprise.
What this had the side effect of doing, was it gave all of them intense body dismorphia where they no longer recognized who they were anymore.
As a result of this intense mental trauma, many of them were left with broken self-worth, most of their marriages fell apart, and one of the women spoke about how she could barely even leave her house anymore.
This show ruined lives and everyone involved with it should hang their heads in shame.
I would like a follow up on the cast of my husband isn’t gay 😂😂😂
I avoid most reality shows like they were the plague. And I'm very pleased with myself, because I didn't know even half of the shows of this list existed
They ARE a plague.
You avoid reality but watched this compilation that squeezed in years of it into one video 😂 seems legit.
Same
Ditto.
then why did you watch this?
I thought keeping up with the Kardashians was started and controversial because of Kims sex tape released by her mother. That would make it actually Controversial rather than claiming it’s controversial because people just hating it and the idiots it followed. What you all to scare to say the truth?! Worried they might be offended or find out?! Haha
The Kardashians' original claim to fame was Robert Kardashian, father of Robert Jr. Khloe, Kim and Kourtney defending OJ Simpson when he was charged with murder. However, Robert Sr had passed away before this show began.
Robert Kardashian probably rolling in his grave after every horrible thing his family did. Khloe actually not Roberts daughter, she O.J Simpsons daughter. She looks nothing like Rob Sr.
It is the only reason why Kim is famous and why she has all the money and the show.
Given people watched Kim's sex tape its no shock they are eating up as I call the vapid and shallow Kartrashians and their daily lives and follow their lives minutely and no I myself don't before you ask.
@@Just_niaxx exactly because of how she performs 🤣🤣🤣 and it sucked 🙄
I still want a Star Trek spin-off called "Keeping Up With The Cardassians," so much so I've even thought of a plot line for the show, though I should point out I want the spin-off just because of the name!
I remember watching The Swan as a teenager. All it did was convince me I had a chance to get free plastic surgery and that my ED was “correct”. My parents wouldn’t let me watch it after I couldn’t stop talking about applying on my 18th bday (upside, it aired and ended years before that could even be an opportunity for me)
ED? I don't know if I want to know.
@@jonathanwright8025 Just an abbreviation for eating disorder
Wow, I had the exact same experience. I wonder if this show impacted an entire generation of women who watched as kids/teens.
Who the hell would let their kid on a reality television show
People will do anything for TV exposure, and I'm pretty sure they were paid for allowing their kid to appear on TV.
"19 Kids and Counting" and anything related to the Duggars, "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?", "For Love or Money", and "Married by America" are some others on the "controversial" show list that are not on yours. TLC and Fox seem to have the most idiotic ideas for "reality shows". Any "talk show" is pretty controversial. Jenny Jones and Ricki Lake are two of them, Sally was another one that had a lot of controversy on it. Maury used to have decent stuff on it eons ago but the last while morphed into nothing but "who is the daddy?" stuff, or "I cheated on you". Blech.
"Fear Factor" wasn't as controversial as the other ones on the list. Gross, most definitely, and yes, scary, but not really what I'd call controversial.
Fear Factor was awesome
@@derrickhaggard It was okay. I watched it for a while then got sick of the same stuff over and over again. The stuff they had to eat grossed me out.
My question is, how many of those guys left their woman after the reveals? Like, seriously. Looks may not be everything, but it’s definitely part of it, and they probably thought they were beautiful the way they were pre-surgery, and to have them be completely different from what they are originally fell for can be devastating.
The entire TLC channel should have a list of its own!
What about Beauty and the Geek? Anybody else remember that?
I do
That one wasn’t that bad.
If I NEVER SEE OR HEAR the name Kardashian again, I can die a very happy person ‼️
I completely agree with you on that! I will admit that I peruse information about celebrities all the time, but I purposefully avoid anything to do with THEM. Unfortunately, it seems like every site I look at mentions one of them in every other story listed so seeing information about them in truly unavoidable! I know that I actively frown when I see a picture of any of them or their significant others. ☹️
Great username, btw! Criminal Minds is my FAVORITE show!
Cheers 😊
@@susanrobinson910 ~ Thank you Susan‼️😙
What purpose do they have here ⁉️. What GOOD have they EVER done for humanity ⁉️. Too bad they’re so superficial, narcissistic & utterly disgusting people who could actually do something good instead of wasting all their money on plastic surgeries & million dollar (shelf life 90 days) weddings.
I like a good celebrity story here & there but THIS loathsome, sickening, nauseous, repulsive, revolting, repugnant, abhorrent, detestable family BORES ME TO TEARS 😭
Mama June is 32????!! Holy. Im 30. Im almost her age. I thought she was way older. Her life just seems years ahead of me.
I looked it up. She's actually 42
@@mhunter9982 Was she 32 when the show was airing maybe?
Sad to see you didn't mention that Miriam, from There's something about Miriam, took her life after the show aired. May she rest in peace
“Miriam” was a dude.
No matter what you believe a person took their own life. Keep your disrespectful opinions to yourself. It's distasteful and not necessary to state in this context, and that's all I'm going to say on the matter.
Oh, that's sad 😢 May she rest in peace.
BTW: MsMojo also made this kind of video but titled as Reality Show Controversies and Scandals
(I'm a Watchmojo / MsMojo avid viewer)
@@psychobillynumbnuts1 you need to keep your opinions to yourself
If suicide is basically 50% down the middle with Trans, the world should really wake up and help these individuals instead of feeding them a false reality.
Children being exploited by adults will never end. If you want a redo of dance moms, just remember; those girls mom's signed up for all of it - same as toddlers in tiaras - the future endeavors of dance competitions and pageants haven't changed; it's just not on TV
The only reality show (in a different rendition) on this list I saw, was Fear Factor and to be honest, the appael to me and most other people I believe, were the actual stunts they had to do. The "Food" challenges was always the weakest aspect of the show in my opinion, as I never felt it was fear. Disgust and fear are related but not the same and upsetting someone's stomach is just cheap.
But the amount of series with plastic surgery in them is rather disturbing... I already find cosmetic surgery (for other purposes than reconstruction) often completely unnecessary and unlike with extreme body modification where the appearance after is a least somewhat unique and eyecatching if for most people rather freakish, something that improves anything. Just work with what nature gave you, there is someone out there that will love you for you without the need of altering your body in such a way. The most baffling one for me however was the Bridalplasty one... Why would you do that? Your man already loves you for you, otherwise he wouldn't marry you, right?
You hit the nail on the head with that last sentence. The "winner" would not be the same person her fiancee proposed to.
It occurred to me. Jerry Springer did the reverse of Donald Trump. He went from politics to reality TV.
LMAOOOOOOO 😂🤣
Another problem with the swan is all the contestants ended up looking exactly the same. They looked like sisters with different mothers as the surgeons had a signature style to his patients.
I saw that in the clip when they were showing the women in black and gold dresses.
Same style dress, same amount of cleavage (even the roundness was the same!)...Only differences I saw were hair and dress colors.
Glad I never heard of most of these "beauty" shows...
I have never seen The Swan, nor do I wish to. I greatly prefer shows like Queer Eye (either the original on Lifetime or the current version on Netflix) or past shows like TLC's What Not to Wear. The message of shows like the Swan is that you stink the way you are, while shows like Queer Eye has the message, "It's still you, but it's your best self".
I am definitely no fan of the Kardashians (the family _or_ the numerous shows), but simply disliking a show doesn’t make it controversial.
I’m not a huge fan of them but I will admit I like some of the memes and quotes. (Almost) no shame lol
Controversies are defined by arguing. Politics and The Last Jedi are controversial; I doubt there's much disputing these shows were trash.
I agree I thought the most controversial show of all time would be something like “To catch a predator”
Sex tape, fake beauty standards, mayo on the vag jokes, getting married for clout? Seems controversial to me, but everyone has different standards.
@@vixxxenfoxxx3660 the biggest controversy was their dad was OJ’s lawyer. Add the porn tape and Kris willing to sell anyone soul for money equals that awful show.
I am so sick and tired of you people that think something is not "PC" or "Appropriate" don't watch it. Stop bitching about it. Just shut the fuck up and live your own life and stop trying to say what is good to be on TV or in the movies or anywhere for that fact. Stop worrying about what other people are doing and saying and worry about yourselves
one thing that I found out about Miriam Rivera is that in February 2019 she was found dead in her flat in Sonora, the police deemed that she died of suicide but her husband at the time believed that she had been murdered. I recommend going to her Wikipedia page to find out more coz I don't really know the whole story and I find it quite sad that almost no one talked about her death.
Oh wow, how sad. i had no idea she died.
@@miztre83 yeah, like i said it went completely under the radar and almost no one noticed
Seriously. When I first heard about the “Kardashian’s “ I thought people were on about the “Cardassians” from Deep Space Nine. 😂
I thought the exact same thing!
@@johnanderson9765 😂🤣
Love how you throw "unscripted moments" in there when they are, in fact, almost 100% scripted.
The thumbnail had me on the floor 😂😂😂
I remember when TLC used to be referred to as "The Learning Channel". How far they have fallen...
I'm not surprised The Moment of Truth is on here, but it missed the absolute WORST moment (of many) on the American version of the show: the Lauren Cleri episode. in it she tells of her infidelity, believing she should be married to an ex, taking her ring off to appear single, and basically being a bit of a... you can fill in the blank.
(to be fair, taking her wedding ring off to appear single doesn't bother me all that much. one of my exes worked in a salon. it was known that men would tip much higher if they believed the stylist was single, so the ex and shed the ring. (don't ask about "Tip Shirts".) my ex made between $15 and $25/hour in tips, plus the basic wage (I think it was $9/hour). so taking the ring off was just part of the hustle.)
in the end, The Moment of Truth was a dumpster fire from the bowels of Hell.
I was wondering if they’d mention the Jenny Jones show because of that one episode that caused a murder
That’s more of a controversial _episode_ rather than an entire controversial show.
@@scooby8930 Now that you mentioned it I’m surprised too
@@scooby8930 Same......
i never watched Honey BooBoo but i can see South Park got it spot on
All of them are disgusting!! What people do for money- revolting!
I hate the Teen Mom franchise because it's glorifying teen pregnancy and that's not something that should be glorified that's something that should be prevented at all costs and at this point is unwatchable some of the scenes are cringe worthy but the thing that gets me the most is child exploitation
Totally agree!!!!
Yes it's crazy it's still on going??!
Before I saw the video, I was like, “will they include reality competitions?”, but then I realize, it’s shows,not competitions, so I hope for a top 10 most controversial reality competition shows list soon(maybe antm might be on that list?)
A lot of these, like Fear Factor, were competitions.
i was a teen mum an dwatched the show, NOT for how /awesome it was', but to relate to other people in the same boat as me, spoilers, didnt happen. I took a different path and ended up very happy with my kids, but at the time it was nice to know I wasnt alone.
Y’all forgot Mob Wives.
This is some end of the Roman Empire level entertainment right here.
I'm shocked Jeremy Kyle and Jenny Jones weren't on this?
One person hurt himself and the other hurt another person because he told him his gay and in love with him
95 people were super homophobic
They were considered trash tv. Jerry Stringer basically set the bar (even though other hosts and shows before springer but he still had influence on Jeremy Kyle and Jenny Jones shows
Marvel the Jeremy Kyle guest killed himself and that dude killed that gay guy for liking him. Quit using the word “hurt” these some Disney channel server
Man. Idk if my aversion to reality shows was a blessing in disguise cause not knowing about any of these shows until this list has not only left me entertained but truly disgusted at the same time.
Same 💀
Did I miss where any of these contestants had guns put to their heads and made to appear against their wills? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I’m a gay male … if I was a woman and my husband was looking at other men THAT would be a red flag 🚩 for me ! I would 💯 file for divorce because I’m wasting my time with a man when In the end is going to leave me for another man “ that’s who he truly belongs with “ your only fooling yourself 🤷🏽♂️
“There’s something about Miriam” was absolutely disgusting with how they treated her..
and what happened to poor Miriam later on... 😞
I hope she’s resting in peace 🤍
She didn't deserve to have such a cruel life
Yeah I also think that show was the worst on the list. But whappened to Miriam later?! Unfortch I can make an educated guess based on trans stats :(
@@mhunter9982 She commited suicide in 2019
Just looked into it, her husband suspects murder and he received threats not to even have a funeral for her...a brutal sad end :(
@@rodrigoestebanmartinezardi6661 No, she was likely murdered.
Remember Extreme Makeover? Some of those transformations were amazing, and they had such an overhaul from top to bottom: fitness, body sculpting surgery, tons of facial surgery, hair, makeup, weight loss, etc. The big reveal at the end was quite drastic.
No one ever talks about the original extreme makeover and we really should
@@bambida1st Yeah, I think the showrunners want to pretend it never existed because it may not be seen as politically correct in this day and age.
A lot of these shows came to be aired and popularized during the last major strike of the Writers Guild of America. Back in 2007, their last strike lasted over 100 days, which prompted studios to start packing their cable line-ups with shows that covered "live" competitions in singing, dance, and other performance, home renovation shows, dating shows, and unscripted gameshows in order to keep generating ad revenue and viewership. More than 60 scripted TV series were dropped during that same time frame, with others returning with shortened seasons aired prior to the strike, or taking lengthy hiatuses until well after the strike ended. No surprise, casts featuring POC and LGBTQ protagonists suffered exponentially more than shows and films featuring exclusively white and hetero casts. Everything from late night to awards shows took a massive hit during that time, and their viewership has been declining annually ever since. What might stave off another reality TV resurgence now is the variety of streaming services providing online archival content. Not only are there catalogues of intellectual property dating back to the earliest days of film and TV, but cable providers are turning more to live sporting events and news coverage in ways we have not seen in years. Hopefully the two sides come to an amicable agreement soon, because this barren landscape of reality TV could always make a comeback in the absence of superior script writing.
And yet somehow live competition singing and talent shows live on
So we're just gonna forget "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionaire" was a thing?
I would love to see the swan women now and how they feel about doing the show
Whoever greenlit Kid Nation clearly didn't read Lord of the Flies.
I'm just grateful that the show didn't devolve into the brutal violent chaos that happened in Lord of the Flies.
Honorary mention: 19 kids and counting
The Littlest Groom from 2004 on, of course, Fox.
A midget guy has to choose between 5 midget girls and 5 regular--sized girls to be his bride.
Spoiler: He chose a regular-sized girl at the end.
I'm really surprised Lifetime's show Married at first Sight isn't on this list.
Ngl, I would LOVE to have Moment of Truth back
oh god same. it's so uncomfortable to watch but damn it's entertaining
The Bad Girls Club should have been on the list
Honestly, that show was dumb
@@Just_niaxx extremely
Can’t stand the Kardashians. The name was actually famous long before them because of the dad being OJ’s lawyer. But to say a reality dating show based on dishonesty and deception isn’t what people want is bs. That is why people watch these shows. To see these people fight over men, women, he said/she said/, and so many other things. I mean look at any couples or dating show know and it’s all about creating drama. Drama comes from dishonesty, deception, and things of that nature. That show “Are You Hot?’ Is still around but in different forms.
In Hungary we had our own versions of that Jerry Springer show, called Mónika show with a woman host. Had al these trashy people fight on stage just the same, but here people loved that stuff, even after it ended it sprung other shows just like that but with other hosts.
Good to know this is not just an American thing. In fact, I think some of these started in other countries and were imported here.
Yo keeping up with the kardashians needs to fall off forever
"To call Jerry Springer 'trash tv' would be an insult to garbage." LOL!
FYI: polygamy is EXPLICITLY one man married to multiple women.
Polyandry is one woman married to multiple men.
GET A DICTIONARY!
What about the Joe Schmoe Show?
That was cruel and mean spirited too
All the more reason for me to never watch reality TV.
Dance Moms should be top 3 if you ask me. Absolutely disgusting show.
I miss "The Mole".
Honestly... most reality that aren't genuine benign competitions like Lego Masters, will almost always be demeaning to everyone involve.
Even Amazing Race has an element of getting (a) hyper competitive individuals, (b) ignorant people, and (c) former Survivor and Big Brother contestants who CBS deems to be popular.
Whaaaaaa?! Jerry springer was once mayor?!
Aight.. we need Rebal D to react to some of these.. besties check in here
Fox did a show called "playing it straight" in 2004 . I don't it made one full season. It would definitely make this list.
9:50 yeah because she’s in a position to comment on someone’s figure.
Adults adopting adults should’ve been up here for sure.
The Maury Show should of been on this list!
Kid nation was a great show. I think I wound up watching it because it was on one of these lists but it looked like something I'm super interested in, so I watched it and wound up really liking it. The kids could leave whenever they wanted to, there was supervision to an extent (the way there are like, hidden medics ready to rock on Survivor at a moment's notice that they never show you) so they weren't truly alone. Child labor laws.... this complaint is based around them having to cook food together, build things, etc, because it's a, you know, SURVIVAL show that everybody was briefed on and signed up for. I did not see anything done poorly in the show.
I thought 19 kids and counting would be on here
I love Fear Factor
I’ve always wanted to go on it
Me too
Fear Factor is probably the only show on this list I liked
I have been saying reality tv will destroy America since 2001!
I don't want to say I told you so but.... I totally told you so. 😂
I feel black white should be on here.
Top 20 Most Controversial *TRASH* Shows Ever*
The pick up artist would be hilarious just to watch them make fools of themselves, no other purpose
About 1 outta 20 attempts by pickup artists' succeed. Watching those 19 other attempts sounds cringeworthy.
Yeah, I watch some of the eps. If that guy Mystery came up to me in a club or bar, I’d laugh my ass at him. The lonely guy were much more charming than that toool bag, same with his size kicks. They thought they were hot soooooo NOT!