MTV may have birthed the first official reality series, The Real World, in the late 80s, but their shows in the 2000s lacked substance.
The Big Picture The early 2000s marked a stark rise of reality TV as a genre, and MTV had a jumpstart thanks to their series, The Real World. The shows they created after however were downright bonkers. They had a big emphasis on dating series, leading to shows like Room Raiders, Next, Parental Control, and the ever cringey, Date My Mom. These shows featured some of the most unlikeable people and situations imaginable, who said and did things that would most certainly get them canceled.
In the early aughts of reality TV, many networks were still figuring out what reality content looked like. MTV had The Real World, which still holds the title of one of the best reality shows in MTV's history. The Real World brought people from various walks of life to live and work together. With the series' popularity in the early 2000s reaching new heights, MTV decided to hone in on reality dating.
Another series that scraped the bottom of the humanity barrel was Next. The series would feature one dater, who would essentially speed date a bunch of people who were standing by on a bus. When the date began to go in a direction they didn't like, they'd yell "Next!" and the person would be sent away.
The Cringe-Fest That Was ‘Date My Mom’ and ‘Parental Control’ The dating show cringe-fest does not end with Next & Room Raiders. There were shows that also got the parents involved. One series, Date My Mom, involved a lucky dater who had a choice between three people to go out with. In order to do that, they'd first go on a date with their mothers. It was weird to watch and featured pretty offensive commentary from the person going on the date.
One thing all of these shows have in common is terrible reviews. A cursory search on iMDb will show that none of these shows made it past 5 on the 1-10 rating scale. It would be safe to say that shows like these are the reason reality TV has such a bad reputation still today. While these series have been off the air for decades, curious people have the option to stream some of them on Paramant+. If you want to see humanity at a very low point, we recommend checking it out.
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