Reality's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Reality? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Reality titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: Undercover Billionaire
  2. #2 2020 25 great titles Best: BTS In the SOOP
  3. #3 2012 25 great titles Best: Ink Master
  4. #4 2016 24 great titles Best: The Grand Tour
  5. #5 2021 24 great titles Best: Clarkson's Farm
  6. #6 2011 24 great titles Best: Property Brothers
  7. #7 2023 23 great titles Best: Baddies East
  8. #8 2013 23 great titles Best: Street Outlaws
  9. #9 2005 23 great titles Best: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
  10. #10 2010 22 great titles Best: Running Man
  11. #11 2009 21 great titles Best: RuPaul's Drag Race
  12. #12 2018 20 great titles Best: Car Masters: Rust to Riches
  13. #13 2022 18 great titles Best: The Kardashians
  14. #14 2024 17 great titles Best: Are You Sure?!
  15. #15 2014 18 great titles Best: Acapulco Shore
  16. #16 2015 16 great titles Best: Run BTS!
  17. #17 2017 16 great titles Best: Feuer & Flamme
  18. #18 2004 16 great titles Best: Drawn Together
  19. #19 2007 11 great titles Best: Keeping Up with the Kardashians
  20. #20 2003 11 great titles Best: Wheeler Dealers
  21. #21 2002 10 great titles Best: Top Gear
  22. #22 2006 10 great titles Best: Bondi Rescue
  23. #23 2025 7 great titles Best: Par de ideotas
  24. #24 1998 6 great titles Best: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  25. #25 2001 6 great titles Best: Hard Knocks
  26. #26 2000 6 great titles Best: Survivor
  27. #27 2008 5 great titles Best: Ghost Adventures