Forgotten Reality Shows Rankings: Finale

I'm already sad that this list is over. I've had a ton of fun going back through these shows and I hope you guys have as well. Before we get to the final 5, I have an honorable mention. This show was on my list, until one of my friends reminded me that it isn't forgotten at all. Honorable Mention. The Mole(7 seasons; Aired from 2001-2004, 2008, 2022-2024): I figured most everyone only watched the new seasons and not the old ones, especially the Celebrity editions which were insane. Thank you to Nora for reminding me that everyone on here knows the show haha. Anyways, this was an amazing show. 5. Holey Moley(4 seasons; Aired from 2019-2022): This was such a hilarious show. It was a miniature golf competition akin to Wipeout. They had them play on these oversized mini gold courses and then they had to run through the obstacles they just played on. Having Rog Riggle and Joe Tessitore as the hosts just made it 100x funnier. 4. Face Off(13 seasons; Aired from 2011-2018): If you are looking for drama between cast members, this isn't the show for you. If you want to see how special effects makeup is done, then you will love it. They also got some of the best in the business to judge them and man did they critique the hell out of the contestants. Just absolutely amazing artists who then went on to work on some of the greatest films of our times. 3. Beauty and the Geek(5 seasons; Aired from 2005-2008): This show was amazing. The beauties having no idea how to interact with most of the geeks and vice versa was tv gold. Making the beauties have to learn general trivia was hilarious. The geeks having to learn pop culture and getting makeovers was equally hilarious. And shit, one of the beauties actually hooked up with a geek after their makeover. Just the peak of trash tv and I loved every second. 2. The Joe Schmo Show(4 seasons; Aired from 2003-2004, 2013, 2025): If you ever wondered how The Truman Show would work in real life, this is it. Holy shit this show was bonkers. They premise is simple, they have a reality show where everyone is actors except one person. Everyone is in on the joke except that one person. The goal is to make sure the regular guy never finds out that everything is fake. I know Matt, the first guy, still has some ptsd from this. Just please go and watch this. 1. Murder in Small Town X(1 season; Aired in 2001): This will always have a soft spot in my heart as it was the first reality show I watched. It was a murder mystery show where 10 people come to a town called Sunrise, Maine in order to help solve the murder of a predominant family. Each week through the clues they find, they eliminate 1-2 of the suspects, but one cast member is killed by the killer in the elimination round. The townspeople are all actors and it's just an amazing watch. It's a sad ending though because the winner was one of the firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks.