Top 10 Cruelest Reality TV Shows in the World
Over the past two decades, reality television has grown to become one of the most popular forms of show that is broadcast.
Generally, the Reality shows bring a lot of fun to us, but what these 10 shows are famous for, is their cruelness.
10. There’s Something About Miriam
This reality dating show saw a group of men compete for the affections of a dream woman and the chance to win £10,000.
The show revolved around the men’s attempts to convince the woman that they were the perfect date.
9. I Wanna Marry Harry
The idea behind I Wanna Marry Prince Harry, was essentially that a man who somewhat resembled British Royal Prince Harry, would try to convince women that he was in fact the real prince.
8. Who’s Your Daddy
For those who grew up with adoptive parents, the search for their birth parents can be a difficult and emotional journey that can take plenty of energy and years of building up to it.
7. My Big Fat Revenge
The premise of My Big Fat Revenge might seem like a purposely good idea at a glance.
But in practice, it turned out to be more controversial than its creators probably ever imagined.
6. Kid Nation
Kid Nation was a reality television show that first aired in 2007.
It took a group of 40 children of various ages and then basically abandoned them in a small town without any adult supervision, to see if they could learn to live by and govern themselves.
5. Man vs. Beast
Unlike most reality TV shows that pit contestants against each other, Man vs. beast instead set out to see how well humans could compete against the animal kingdom in various tasks.
4. I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
This British reality television show essentially sees celebrities and other public figures taking part in gruesome challenges.
As they attempt to win prizes for those taking part and avoid being voted off the show by viewers.
However, despite being fairly popular in the UK, it has faced a mountain of criticism since its inception due to the nature of the challenges and the unnecessary suffering.
3. Susunu! Denpa Shonen
Susunu! Denpa Shonen is the epitome of the crazy Japanese reality show that people have seen in various clip shows and in short videos on the internet.
It’s hard to imagine governments in the West allowing such a television program to be made, considering the challenges often bordered on lunacy.
2. Child Genius
Child Genius was a Channel 4 TV show that aired in 2014.
It saw highly intelligent children, aged between 7 and 12, competing against each other in a competition organized in association with British Mensa to find the best child genius in the United Kingdom.
1. Dadagiri
From the initial concept of Dadagiri, it is easy to see how it could be considered to be punishing and harsh to those taking part.
It is a gameshow like show whereby the contestants would compete to win prizes, all while taking abuse from a collection of professional bullies.
(source:www.therichest.com)
