While many people believe that reality TV shows don’t follow a script. This isn’t exactly true! Most reality shows have some sort of script that showcases plot lines and sets the twisted drama ahead of time! Every show has it’s secrets and tv magic. Here are some cold hard facts about your favorite reality television shows.
The Cold Hard Facts About Your Favorite Reality TV Shows
Cupcake Wars
Cupcake Wars is a reality competition series that was aired from December 27, 2009 to December 28, 2013 on The Food Network channel. Each episode featured four bakers who compete with each other to make tasty and stunning cupcakes. The bakers are supposed to make the cupcakes using unique and unusual ingredients that are related to the theme at hand. However, the fact is that the bakers are provided with the ingredients months in advance. Cupcake Wars is currently streaming on Netflix.
House Hunters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0lfD0HEaNc
House Hunters is a reality television series that has aired since October 7, 1999 on the HGTV channel. Each episode features house hunters that are looking for their dream home, as they weigh the pros and cons of each home and make the final decision on a home. However, many viewers don’t realize is that the show does their filming, at times, after the people have already purchased the home. You can find House Hunters and a bunch of variations of House Hunters (woot woot for Tiny House Hunters!) streaming on Netflix.
Storage Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCATvNJIiqA
Storage Wars is a reality television series that has aired since December 1, 2010 on the A&E Network channel. As a law in California, if the owner of a storage locker doesn’t pay the rent for three months, the contents of the storage locker are auctioned off to the highest bidder. Storage Wars showcases professional buyers who purchase the locker, after only looking inside with the door open, but not allowed to go inside. However, what the show doesn’t tell viewers is that the show’s producers sometimes plant items in the storage units.
The Bachelor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL2fyuHVxoM
The Bachelor is a reality dating television game show that has aired on March 25, 2002 on the ABC Network channel. The Bachelor is a reality television dating game show that has aired since March 25, 2002 on the ABC Network channel. The series features a good-looking bachelor that dates several women over the course of several weeks, eliminating one by one, hoping to find his one true love. However, what the viewers don’t know is that the actual dates on the show take hours to setup, so they can get the lighting perfect.
I love reality TV shows and watch them every chance I get. I have watched several of these and for some reason, I really love the Bachelor.
I have actually never seen any of these shows. I do keep meaning to check out Storage Wars, though.
I had my suspicions about House Hunters. It’s still a good show, though. I really enjoy Tiny House Hunters.
I knew there must be some catch to those reality shows! I can’t believe the one about Cupcake wars. And I thought they were able to really pull something off at the spur of the moment!
That’s why I’ve never been able to really get into reality television. It’s not reality. I get it. Reality is super boring, but still…
I love reality TV! I always get sucked in to those shows!
I have no doubt that reality shows are far from actual reality. Although I totally understand many of them are scripted or staged, I love them all anyway!
I enjoy watching House Hunters and while I am aware that reality TV is often far from reality, I still find myself choosing which house I think the couple should buy.
I’m a Bachelor/Bachelorette junkie. I love to watch it just because it’s terrible and takes me away from reality.
Sometimes these reality shows just reach too far to make it a show. But, it is for the entertainment of the people.
There always seems to be more going on behind the scenes. The Bachelor has always been a guilty pleasure for me.
I absolutely love reality tv, even though I know that practically none of it is real. I love the show UnREAL which talks about all of the crazy things that happen behind the scene on the Bachelor.
I enjoy watching them. I don’t have to think to hard when I watch them, a nice little escape.
Wow I didn’t know a lot of this! I love House Hunters and would of never guessed that some of them already have purchased a home. I did find out about Storage Wars a few months back – I was shocked! Great post! Still love reality tv, though! ; )
I have not seen any of these shows but I do watch some reality tv, like The Real Housewives and Catfish. lol
I watch The Bachelor every week it is on and love it. I had no idea how long it took to set up these dates they have each week!
I was suspicious about many of these reality tv shows before.
I am not surprised to hear about this.
Many of these shows have been around for a long time though, and probably will always have a tv niche.
I don’t watch a lot of reality TV, but I do really enjoy House Hunters and a lot of the foodie shows. I couldn’t get into Cupcake Ward, but I love shows like Chopped and other ones similar to it. I also LOVE Fixer Upper!
Haha! This is so funny because they’re so true. Great show line up too!
Lots of hidden secrets about reality TV, that’s for sure. I didn’t realize that House Hunters films often times after the home has been purchased.
I watch a lot of reality shows and had a feeling they were scripted on some level. It was interesting to see they sometimes plant item on Storage Wars.
I love me some reality tv. Storage Wars is one of my favorites although I haven’t had time to watch much tv lately. – Yolonda
Reality tv is fun but only in moderation. I could never muster up the courage to be one though.
The first time I watched reality tv shows, I was like “This is good”. Later on, I am not interested because it seems to be so scripted.
I use to love watching Cupcake Wars. I was always amazed by how they could come up with cupcake recipes with such unusual ingredients so quickly. I had always wondered if they knew ahead of time.
I watch a few of these shows. These are great facts about the shows i did not know.
I guess it’s not so real after all! It’s still a show you you’re going to expect a lot of these things! It’s kind of disappointing though, because you are thinking it would at least be different… somehow!
As someone who has appeared on a reality show, I can tell you that while things may not entirely be scripted they are certainly set up! It was both entertaining and totally weird, but I think people assume that we really mean what we say … when it’s been edited that way. For example, I might have said “no, I hate that” about something as simple as my dinner… but it would be turned into “no, I hate that person” or something like that! Words are definitely twisted!