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  • poll: What is your favorite channel for reality television?
    MTV : (11 votes)
    22 %
    VHI : (2 votes)
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    Bravo : (18 votes)
    36 %
    TLC : (15 votes)
    30 %
    CMT : (0 votes)
    NBC : (1 votes)
    2 %
    ABC : (1 votes)
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    FOX : (2 votes)
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    MsBrooklynA       Midwest

    All of us do it. We watch the WORST reality TV shows and secretly we absolutely love them. I will fully admit that I love the T.O. Show, The ochocinco the ultimate catch, and Teen Mom. Maybe some Bret Micheals Rock of Love too.

    Some channels are worse than others. Bravo and the housewives can swing either way, MTV is just bad all around an VH1 is pretty much the bottom of the barrel. What about CMT with My Big Redneck Wedding (Love this! Slightly ashamed of it)

    So fess up! What shoes do you watch that you can just feel eating your brain? Are these your guilty pleasures you only watch alone or is your SO aware that you love these terrible shows? Also, lets see which channel has the worst rep for bad reality!

     

     
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    Birdie Love    May 7, 2011   CA

    This is like asking a mother who her favorite child is!!! :-P

    I watch more reality television than I should. I graduated with a Master's degree this past June and what do I do in my spare time now? Watch Snooki and the Situation and Danielle and NeNe....you get the picture.

    Plus I love just about anything on Food Network, the Travel Channel and HGTV.

     
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    sbbridebythesea    October 9, 2010   Santa Barbara, CA

    @Birdie Love - Yup, I'm all over the Travel Channel & Food Network too!  I have not been seduced by Jersey Shore yet, so I think I'm pretty fortunate at this point.  I *did* get sucked into 16 and Pregnant on MTV for a bit.  That was enough drama for me for the week.  Smile

     
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    meliss    May 31, 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    Say Yes to the Dress and American Idol are my only vices. Other than that I CANNOT STAND reality tv. I walk away if I ever see something like Snooky or Speidi or whatever they're called on TV - I feel like they're trying to suck my IQ points through the screen.

     
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    MrsJKH2be    October 2010  

    I must say that 90% of television watching consists of reality shows - Jersey Shore, Real Housewives, Food Network, Travel Channel, Project Runway, Rachel Zoe, Deadliest Catch, Teen Mom, 16 & Pregnant, Flipping Out, True Life, blah blah blah.......and I make sure I DVR all the shows too!!

    I also like to watch Modern Family and Parehthood and I cannot wait for My Generation on ABC to start!

     
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    Ei    September 10, 2011  

    survivor, whose wedding is it anyways, say yes to the dress, rock of love (1 & 2!), i love new york, and i'm recently ashamed to admit i've seen a few episodes of teen mom, oh and too fat for fifteen...i really should pick up a book!

     
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    jackie-o    October 31, 2010   Seattle, WA

    I am so super duper guilty of all ridiculous Reality shows, LOL  My list could go on probably but these are the shows that are fresh on my mind, SO SAD isn't it?

    • Any Kardashian show
    • All Houswives Shows + Bethany Getting Married
    • Jersylicious  (i cannot believe i am admitting this!)
    • American Idol
    • 9 By Design
    • Giuliana & Bill
    • LA Ink
    • SYTTD
     
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    kate169    May 21, 2011   Virginia

    I am addicted to reality tv!! I like the Kardashians shows, Teen Mom, The Real World, Jersey Shore, Say Yes to the Dress, and Property Virgins. My favorite non reality shows are: The Game, Desperate Housewives, and Chelsea Lately. lol

     
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    daydreamwanderer       DC

    oh man, my fiance watches reality tv and I have to leave the room. It drives me crazy.

    No secret obsession here, haha. But if you enjoy it, enjoy it :)

     
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    mishelleez    November 5, 2010   DW- Bahamas

    OMG I love trash TV! And I have a great FH who watches them with me

    • All the RHO's
    • Bethany getting married
    • Flipping out
    • Millionaire Match Maker
    • Jersey shore
    • The Kardiashians shows
    • Idol
    • LA Ink
    • Kate plus 8
    • Deadliest Catch
    • Teen Mom/ 16 And Preg
    • Hells Kitchen/ all Gordon’s other shows
    • Survivor
    • Pre wedding planning all the wedding shows too SYTTD, Bridezilla 4 weddings Etc but now that im wedding planning I cant handle them its too much wedding!
     
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    CorgiTales    February 1, 2011  

    I absolutely love teen mom, and I like top chef. That is pretty much it. I cannot stand the Housewives shows or the hills (is that still on?) or kardashians. I used to hate jersey shore but I can watch it now if I need to (FI likes it)

     
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    stephinPA    October 29, 2010   Reading, PA

    I love most of the shows are Bravo.  I'm a sucka like that.  Addicted to the Housewives because it makes me feel so much better about my life!  And I love Say Yes to the Dress and My Fair Wedding!

    But WAIT!  The Amazing Race starts soon and we LOVE IT!  Oh, and there's Top Chef...and...

     
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    picturemeurs    February 2012  

    Guilty pleasure is VH1 smot dating shows. I know it makes no sense and NO ONE is really looking for love but oh its so fun to watch.

     
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    MsBrooklynA       Midwest

    @Ei: What is Too fat for fiftenn on? I've never heard of it!

    @jackie-o: I forgot about the Kardashians! Oh how I love. Kim just has a perfect booty I can only aspire too! lol

    @mishelleez: I can't believe that lady on Millionare Matchmaker isn't even gettting married anymore! Some matchmaker you are!

     

    I love it! I'm glad I'm not alone in having my IQ sucked through the screen ;)

     
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    mishelleez    November 5, 2010   DW- Bahamas

    @MsBrooklynA: LOL! It will be intresting to find out the real reason she called off the wedding. She said its because he didnt want kids but after being together that long its not something that never came up before PLEASE!

     
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    gabrielleelise1981    August 28, 2010   Portland, Maine

    I love me some trashy TV. When we first got together, DH claimed to hate reality tv, but I must have worn him down as this morning as I left the house for work he called “hey sweetie, know what tonight is?” and I said “what?”, his response: “JERSEY SHORE NIGHT!!!!!” lol
    I am still more into reality tv than he is, usually he reads a book or does work while I watch:
    • 16 and Pregnant / Teen Mom
    • Jersey Shore
    • Bridezillas (can only handle an episode or 2 at a time)
    • Ice Road Truckers
    • Any love show on VH1
    • Maury paternity shows (terrible, yes, I know)

    I feel like I use my brain all day – it’s nice at night to curl up on the sofa with a glass of wine and something on TV that takes absolutely no brain power to watch!

    ;-)

     
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    stillme    October 2010  

    I had to get rid of my TV 6 years ago because I was addicted to Survivor and it was taking over my life! I'm still without a TV, but now that I can watch it all on hulu...trouble! :)

     
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    waffle    June 5, 2011  

    Project Runway and Top Chef are about it for me.

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    Oh I've got quite the list of reality TV shows I love to watch!

    • SYTTD
    • 16 and Pregnant / Teen Mom
    • The Challenge
    • Amazing Race
    • The Biggest Loser
    • Big Brother
    • Survivor
    • Swords: Life on the Line
    • Top Shot
    • American Idol
    • Property Virgins

    Can you tell that my DVR is quite busy?  :)

     
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    PinkPinstripes    November 2011   Boston, MA

    Omg..my DVR is filled with junk tv for those nights when FI is not around ;)

    SYTTD, Cupcake Wars, Cake Boss, Project Runway and any Housewive show are my main addictions :)

     

    Edit: how could I forget this one?: The Rachel Zoe Project!!

     
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    MsBrooklynA       Midwest

    I will say that I have come home before and found BF watching Teen Mom all alone :) It's not reality TV but we religiously watch Desperate Housewives. BF has NEVER missed an episode. But it's pretty much terrible now so we will have to stop watching soon.

    Has anyone seen dating in the dark? Wierdest show ever? Honeslty! Oh Tori and Dean is great too! I also love how MTV engagement shows pretty much ruin a marriage! Anyone notice that? Carmen electra and Dave, Bam Margera and his wife, That guy from Blink 182 and his wife.

     
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    Birdie Love    May 7, 2011   CA

    How could I forget "Say Yes to the Dress"!?!? Atlanta AND New York! Love "Project Runway" too.

     

     
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    Pomapoo    May 6, 2011   Maryland

    So obsessed with reality tv!  My faves:

    Top Chef (camped out in front of the TV every Wednesday)

    All the Real Housewives (though the DC one is kinda boring, despite the fact that they live pretty close to me.  They're so full of it though, I'm sorry but DC does not have a "wine country" and a "fashion scene")

    I used to love Rock of Love--strippers fighting over an aging rock star is too funny

    Rachel Zoe

    Bethenny getting married (she's my fave HW, and now I'm getting married too!)

    Occasional Jersey Shore/Real World challenge

    Ahhh love em all :)

     
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    Mrs. DG    July 18, 2009   Seattle/Tahoe

    We got rid of our TV a couple of years ago.  Now we only watch things that we stream which doesn't involve reality TV.  Mr. DG mentioned the possibility of getting a TV again this morning and it made me feel sick to my stomach.  I don't have the self control to turn it off.

     
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    clarebee    August 21, 2010   Vienna, VA (wedding in Greensboro, GA)

    Favorite Reality TV Shows:

    • Top Chef
    • SYTTD (NY and Atlanta)
    • Teen Mom
    • Project Runway
    • Bethenny Getting Married
     
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    Jenn23    April 17, 2010   Philly suburbs

    Oh my gosh..my husband and I are semi-obsessed with "trash tv" as he calls it. LOL  GTL baby! :)

    Jersey Shore

    Ocho Cinco

    You're Cut Off

    Hell's Kitchen

    Amazing Race

     

     
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    JessicaL    November 12, 2010   LA

    i looooooooooove keeping up wth the kardashians and courtney & kloe take miami. FI HATES it haha we just bought a house and he said "No kardashian show will ever be allowed in our new house" ... yea right i broke that rule in a second!

     
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    moderndaisy    June 2010  

    The only reality TV allowed in my household is HGTV. DH is not allowed to watch any trash on MTV or VH1 and we both HATE shows that promote having an insane amount of kids, so TLC is usually out.

     
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    PinkPinstripes    November 2011   Boston, MA

    @moderndaisy:I completely agree with you that some TLC shows really promote giant families!! I feel wierd watching them...

     
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    Jenn23    April 17, 2010   Philly suburbs

    @ModernDaisy We are both HGTV addicts as of a few weeks ago. LOVE it! House Hunters, Property Virgins...all of them!

     
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    Merry02    June 2010  

    I don't watch that much reality TV, but I do watch a lot of House Hunters/Property Virgins, and just started watching Teen Mom.

     
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    moderndaisy    June 2010  

    @PinkPinstripes:I know! I'm all about promoting family life in general, but I think these shows go a little over the top glamorizing unreasonably large families.

    @Jenn23:I am totally addicted to HGTV!! :)

     
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    moderndaisy    June 2010  

    Oh and we're even bigger Top Chef junkies, but that's b/c we live in NYC and go to a lot of those chefs restaurants.

     
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    bklynbridetobe    December 2011   Brooklyn Born

    Thank god i'm not the only one. Its really shameful the amount of reality tv i watch. Its funny the other day I wrote list of the # of TV shows. SHOCKING. I'm completely Bravo's bitch

    I think a better question for me is which shows do I NOT watch, cause trust me that list is so smallEmbarassed

     
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    neontl    April 2011   Seattle, WA

    I love reality tv shows. It's practically all I watch - and I'm glad that you bees are with me :)

     

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