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The Best Reality TV Shows

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This is a list of the best reality TV shows on television, the most (often shamefully) addictive reality TV series. From guilty pleasures to shows that really do teach us how to live our lives a little bit better, this list contains only TV shows you would openly recommend to good friends of yours. You can just vote, or even make your own list to impact this CrowdRanking of the top reality tv shows of all time. From Top Chef to The Biggest Loser, this list contains only the best and actually-watchable in reality television.
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    Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons, Emeril Lagasse
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    Dirty Jobs

    Mike Rowe
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    Corey Harrison, Rick Harrison, Richard Harrison More
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    Antiques Roadshow

    Angela Rippon, Bruce Parker, Fiona Bruce More
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    Hell's Kitchen

    Gordon Ramsay
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    Wipeout

    Paul Daniels, Bob Monkhouse
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    American Pickers

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    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

    Gordon Ramsay
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    Mark Dacascos, Bobby Flay, Walter Scheib More
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    Deadliest Catch

    Rick Quashnick, Jacob (Jake) Harris, Edgar Hansen More
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    Storage Wars

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    Chopped

    Ted Allen, Scott Conant, AarĂ³n Sanchez
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    Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors More
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    The Voice

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    Les Stroud
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    Harry Smith, Fred Melamed, Peter Graves More
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    Julie Chen
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    The Apprentice

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    Tyra Banks, Adrianne Curry, Janice Dickinson More
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    The Joy of Painting

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    Undercover Boss

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    Cesar Millan
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    Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern

    Andrew Zimmern
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    Planet Earth

    Sigourney Weaver
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    Stone Phillips, Natalie Morales, Deborah Roberts More
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    The Biggest Loser

    Alison Sweeney, Anna Kournikova, Bob Harper More
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    Colby Donaldson
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    Chris Pontius, Phil Margera, Johnny Knoxville More
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    Natalie Imbruglia, Mark Holden, Ronan Keating More
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    Buddy Valastro
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    Supernanny

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    Restaurant: Impossible

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    This Old House

    Norm Abram, Kevin O'Connor, Roger Cook More
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    Counting Cars

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    Rick Yemm, Jay Westgard, Drew Sherwood More
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    Man vs Food Nation

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    Amy Wynn Pastor, Ty Pennington, Kia Steave-Dickerson More
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    Ed Sanders, Constance Ramos, Rib Hillis More
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    Hoarders

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    Dog the Bounty Hunter

    Tim Storey, Beth Smith, Duane Lee Chapman More
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    Restaurant Stakeout

    added by: clash1977
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    Duff Goldman
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    Andrea Ciliberti, Eric Chase, Alan "Scooter" Zackheim More
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    Eddie Kennison, Dave Campo, Zach Thomas More
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    Rick Petko, Vincent DiMartino, Jason Pohl More
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    Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul More
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    1. Pistol Pete
      The Best Reality TV Shows at 12/05/2012 2:30 PM
      that's good to see. best reality shows.

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