Top 5 Reality TV Shows: Amazing Race, Big Brother and More

With this past seasons upset between Kris and Adam who has not heard of American Idol. Simon Fuller has produced a great reality television show. People come from all over the country to the audition sites trying to be the "Next American Idol". With judges Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, and newcomer Kara DioGuardi along with the host Ryan Seacrest you are never going to want for laughs and good times. These characters tend to say the wrong things at all the right moments. Singers who have made successful careers after winning American Idol include Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Jordan Sparks.

http://www.americanidol.com/

Big Brother

Not only has CBS picked up on the buzz of Big Brother but Showtime now has Big Brother After Dark. Live coverage from the house each night on Showtime offers you a look inside the house before coverage goes on air. Know who is up for elimination in this house of chaos as soon as it happens. Host Julie Chen leads us and the house guests through a maze of Veto, Head of Household, and food competitions. Julie also shows us the tears, medical emergencies, showmances (live reality television romance), and breakups within the house. Watch alliances be formed and broken up in the same day. This show plays 3 times a week and every night on Showtime for that hardcore reality television show.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_brother/

VH1 Reality Television

With shows like I Love New York, Real Chance at Love, Charm School, Bret Michaels Rock of Love, and Daisy of Love you cannot go wrong with VH1. I Love Money is another show this channel offers that will keep you coming back week after week. There is no way you will be able to keep track of all the great reality television on VH1 so be sure to set your TVO. If you even miss one of these shows you will be searching online for the episode I promise you.

http://www.vh1.com/

Amazing Race

Who doesn't want to watch 2 people grouped up against other couples in a fast paced race that takes them all over the globe doing things we can only dream of doing? As well as some things we would never have dreamed of doing. CBS seems to have it in the bag with reality television. Here you will see a diverse sector of teams such as; a mother and her son, twin sisters, newlyweds, and best friends trying for the final prize. Scaling down mountain sides, biking in foreign countries, and trying to charter planes are only a few of the things you will find in Amazing Race.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/

Survivor

Arguably one of the first reality television shows Survivor is still going strong. Drop 16 strangers off at a remote location someplace in the world with only a bucket of rice and you have yourself the key premise of Survivor. Competitions for immunity so you cannot be voted off or for food to eat (or share with your tribe) fill the days of these participants. Watch players make their own shelters and build fires from two pieces of wood. The ultimate outdoor skills put to the test. Add that in with alliances and back stabbing and you have yourself a winning reality television show.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/