Ah, reality television. A stellar way to ignore the state of the world and focus on what's important: other people's drama. The genre has been around since the '70s, but it didn't get popular until the '90s, when MTV gifted us the powerhouse that was and forever will be The Real World. After that, we saw a boom of reality TV content. From regular people going on national television to look for love, to belting your heart out for a golden ticket to Hollywood, networks (and audiences) couldn't get enough of the stuff.
And while the genre is great and all, there's also a lot of it. So, as certified reality TV obsessives, we've done the work for you and narrowed things down to the 25 most iconic unscripted series ever made. From The Real Housewives to Survivor, we've got a wide variety of shows on this list sure to suit pretty much anybody out there, whether you're looking for a competition show, a workplace drama, or just a bunch of rich people throwing drinks at one another.
