Best Australian reality series
A curated collection of popular reality series from Australia.
Reality Check (2014)
Reality Check (2014)
Hosted by Tom Ballard, and drawing on the wisdom and wit of industry experts, this series dissects the week in Reality TV, and give us the down low on what really goes into making Reality TV.
First Dates Australia (2016)
First Dates Australia (2016)
When the First Dates restaurant sets the table, hopeful singles from across the country will have a chance of meeting their dream partner. They’ve turned their backs on online dating in the hope of meeting someone special face-to-face, and they’ll meet their potential love match for the very first time in the restaurant.
Undressed (AU) (2017)
Undressed (AU) (2017)
Two complete strangers meet for the very first time, and undress each other. With just 30 minutes to get to know each other, there is no time to lose.
Bride and Prejudice (AU) (2017)
Bride and Prejudice (AU) (2017)
What happens when a couple is ready to say 'I do' but their loved ones say 'I don't'? This ground-breaking, controversial new show follows couples as they decide to make a life-long commitment and get married in the face of staunch opposition from their family and friends.
MasterChef Australia (2009)
MasterChef Australia (2009)
MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
Australian Survivor (2002)
Australian Survivor (2002)
Australian Survivor sees 24 tough and tenacious people marooned on a tropical island with little more than the clothes on their backs and the drive to be the sole survivor. Contestants are deprived of basic comforts and must build their own shelter, light their own fires, gather their own food and fend for themselves.
Married at First Sight (AU) (2015)
Married at First Sight (AU) (2015)
Working with leading relationship experts, eight Australian singles are carefully match-made into four married couples, who each meet each other - for the very first time - at their wedding. We'll follow them as they marry, honeymoon, meet the in-laws and set up home, all the while getting to know one another more and more deeply, to see if the matchmakers have got it right and they will have a future together.
Zumbo's Just Desserts (2016)
Zumbo's Just Desserts (2016)
Australia’s very own Willy Wonka Adriano Zumbo and acclaimed British chef Rachel Khoo go in search of Australia’s sweetest home cooks. Amateur dessert makers from around the country will put their sweet baking skills to the test until the ultimate dessert king or queen is crowned.
Love Island Australia (2018)
Love Island Australia (2018)
The Australian version of the hit UK's reality show, Love Island. In Mallorca, Spain, 10 Aussie singles will play the ultimate game of love. After finding their match, they must stay together while surviving temptations as new singles enter the villa.
The Amazing Race Australia (2011)
The Amazing Race Australia (2011)
Australian version of the American reality competition where teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations competing in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical.
My Kitchen Rules (2010)
My Kitchen Rules (2010)
My Kitchen Rules is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network since 2010. The series is produced by the team who created the Seven reality show My Restaurant Rules, and was put into production based on the success of Network Ten's MasterChef Australia. My Kitchen Rules has just been renewed by the Seven Network for a fifth series.
Big Brother (AU) (2001)
Big Brother (AU) (2001)
Big Brother is an Australian reality show based on the international Big Brother format created by John de Mol. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features a group of contestants, known as "housemates" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, housemates are evicted from the house - eliminated from the competition. The last remaining housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize.
Gogglebox Australia (2015)
Gogglebox Australia (2015)
Some of Australia's most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment on the best, worst and controversial shows and news stories of the past week, from the comfort of their sofas.
Alone Australia (2023)
Top Gear Australia (2008)
Top Gear Australia (2008)
Top Gear Australia is an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear.The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes. A second season was announced following the release of ratings figures for the premiere and favourable comments from advertisers, and began airing from 11 May 2009. After acquiring the rights to broadcast the UK version in 2009, the Nine Network started airing their own version of Top Gear Australia in September 2010. Top Gear Australia returned for a fourth season in 2011. The show was after the fourth season due to declining ratings.The show was revived in 2024 and aired on Paramount Plus on 17th of May 2024 with the fifth season consisting of 8 episodes.
Property Brothers: Forever Home (2019)
Property Brothers: Forever Home (2019)
Drew and Jonathan Scott are on a mission to help couples transform their houses into forever homes where they can put down roots and happily spend their lives. But before that can happen, they need Drew and Jonathan to unlock the full potential of their house and renovate it into the home of their dreams.
The Real Housewives of Melbourne (2014)
The Real Housewives of Melbourne (2014)
Follow the busy, aspirational lifestyles of a group of driven and ambitious women who enjoy the lavish, pampered and cultured lifestyle of Melbourne. Between them, they own private jets, amazing homes and are married to high profile businessmen, including one to a rock star and another to a plastic surgeon.
House Rules (AU) (2013)
House Rules (AU) (2013)
The Australia-wide competition following six state-based couples who renovate each others homes to receive the highest scores with the winner having their mortgage paid off.
The X Factor (AU) (2005)
Outback Truckers (2012)
Outback Truckers (2012)
Jump in the cab with some of the men and women behind the wheel of monster road trains and reveals what life is really like on the wide-open road. Highly dramatic, often humorous, Outback Truckers reveals the true blue heart and soul of Aussie trucking.
Beauty and the Geek Australia (2009)
Beauty and the Geek Australia (2009)
Beauty and the Geek Australia is an Australian reality television series on the Seven Network. It was originally hosted by Bernard Curry in the first four series and has been replaced by James Tobin as the new host. It is based on the United States programme Beauty and the Geek created by Ashton Kutcher.The premise of the show consists of a group of "Beauties" and a group of "Geeks" are paired up to compete as teams for a A$100,000 prize.
Australia's Next Top Model (2005)
Australia's Next Top Model (2005)
The series features a group of young female contestants who live together in a house for several weeks while taking part in challenges, photo shoots and meetings with members of the modelling industry. Normally, one poor-performing contestant is eliminated each week until the last contestant remaining is declared "Australia's Next Top Model" and receives a modelling contract and other prizes.
Yummy Mummies (2017)
Yummy Mummies (2017)
These stunning young mums-to-be have model good looks, glamorous lives and are never seen without their high heels, designer wear and latest accessory: their baby bump! The Yummy Mummies make elaborate plans for motherhood and have outrageous opinions of what to expect while they’re expecting.
The Great Australian Bake Off (2013)
The Great Australian Bake Off (2013)
Baking enthusiasts are put through a series of grueling elimination challenges, baking a mouth-watering selection of cakes, pies, tarts, pastries, bread, biscuits and desserts, all in the hope of being crowned Australia's Best Home Baker.
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals (2013)
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals (2013)
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals is an Australian cooking television show, based on the original BBC MasterChef: The Professionals. It aired on Network Ten from 20 January to 17 March 2013.
Matt Wright's Wild Territory (2022)
Matt Wright's Wild Territory (2022)
Australia’s wild and rugged Northern Territory is home to more than 150,000 crocodiles and one man is on a quest to protect them all. Wild Territory takes you inside the mission as legendary croc wrangler Matt Wright catches and relocates the biggest crocodiles on Earth to keep people and crocs safe.