Best Reality TV Shows, Ranked

Reality and competition formats ranked on audience and critic reception rather than episode volume.

The 8 highest-rated reality series right now

1
The Grand Tour (2016)
SeriScore 12511.1Audience 8.0/10 Prime Video
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.
2
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)
SeriScore 6346.3Audience 7.3/10 Hulu
A peek inside the exploits and privileged private lives of the blended Kardashian-Jenner family, including sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloé.
3
Top Gear (2002)
SeriScore 6278.4Audience 7.6/10 BBC iPlayer
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
4
The Kardashians (2022)
SeriScore 4157.2Audience 8.5/10 Hulu
The family you know and love is here with a brand new series, giving an all-access pass into their lives. Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie bring the cameras back to reveal the truth behind the headlines. From the intense pressures of running billion-dollar businesses to the hilarious joys of playtime and school drop-offs, this series brings viewers into the fold with a rivetingly honest story of love & life in the spotlight.
5
Drawn Together (2004)
SeriScore 2210.0Audience 8.2/10 Hulu
The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch their exploits. Here's what happens when eight cartoon characters stop being polite and start getting real.
6
Squid Game: The Challenge (2023)
SeriScore 1594.9Audience 6.5/10 Netflix
In this reality competition show inspired by "Squid Game," 456 players put their skills to the ultimate test for a life-changing $4.56 million prize.
7
Acapulco Shore (2014)
Audience 7.8/10
A reality-based look at the vapid lives of several Mexican 20-somethings and their respective friends and/or hook-ups during their stay in Acapulco for a Summer vacation.
8
The D'Amelio Show (2021)
Audience 5.0/10
From relative obscurity and a seemingly normal life, to overnight success and thrust into the Hollywood limelight overnight, the D’Amelios are faced with new challenges and opportunities they could not have imagined.