Best Competition and Reality Shows
Our favorite competition, physical, reality, and talent shows.
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- StarsDave NavarroOliver PeckChris NunezTen of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists are judged by icons of the tattoo world. They compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of "INK MASTER".
- CreatorStephen BrownDavid G. StanleyScott A. StoneStarsKirk FoggDee Bradley BakerJennifer HoltzTeams compete in elimination challenges with the final team going on to search for the treasure inside the titular Mesoamerican "Hidden Temple".
- CreatorDavid BroomeSylvester StalloneStarsLuis Ernesto FrancoAnderson SilvaTiki BarberEighteen competitors from six countries compete against each other in an intense obstacle course for cash prizes, individual glory and national pride.
- CreatorUshio HiguchiStarsMatt IsemanAkbar GbajabiamilaKristine LeahyContestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.
- StarsLee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooDylan BesseauHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
- StarsWill ArnettJamie BerardAmy CorbettLEGO enthusiasts participate in a series of competitions that begin with a single LEGO brick and concludes with inspiring, complex constructions.
- StarsMarc SummersJohn HarveyRobin MarrellaOne in a long-running series of game shows, where two-member teams of children compete to answer questions and complete stunts.
- CreatorChris CulvenorStarsJoe TessitoreRob RiggleStephen CurryContestants put their miniature golf-and physical-skills to the test as they face off in out-of-this-world challenges on a supersized course.
- CreatorCharlie ParsonsStarsJeff ProbstLillian MorrisJon DaltonA reality show where a group of contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The lone survivor of this contest takes home a million dollars.
- StarsZero KazamaChase VacninBettina MangiaracinaSilent library is an American televised game show, adapted from Japan's Nippon TV format Gaki No Tsukai (1989), that aired on MTV. In this game show, the contestants must endure strange punishments for money, all while staying silent.
- CreatorMatt KunitzStarsJohn HensonJohn AndersonJill WagnerContestants make their way through a giant obstacle course to win a cash prize.
- CreatorScott FishmanAlbie HechtByron TaylorStarsMoira QuirkMike O'MalleyKelli MarchewkaThree kids dawning the different colors blue, red, and purple compete in relatively cool-looking olympic-style games to achieve as many points as they can. At the end of every episode, they climb a big fake mountain, braving tumbling rocks made out of styrofoam, sparkling glitter, shooting steam, and loud sounds while trying to hit all the "Actuators" along their way to the summit including the final one at the very top. The first place winner gets a "piece of the rock" which is a big green glowing rock-shaped thing, that is supposed to be from the mountain they just climbed. The mountain is called the "Aggro Crag" later changed to the "Mega Crag" during the 3rd season, and finally the "Super Aggro Crag" for Global GUTS.
- StarsSteve AustinJoseph AvielKelly YazdiA competition where ball-busters compete in challenges such as "The Nut Cracker" and "The Mud Bath" to reach the final challenge, "The Skull Buster".
- StarsBeom-Seok HongAndre JinKim Min-suOne hundred contestants in top physical shape compete in a series of grueling challenges to claim the honor - and cash reward - as the last one standing.
- StarsBrooke BurnsMarty WestLaMonica GarrettSix contestants compete in various athletic events for $25,000 in prize money.
- CreatorDwayne JohnsonStarsDwayne JohnsonCari ChampionBen AfuvaiDwayne Johnson presents and stars in "The Titan Games," a groundbreaking new athletic competition based on Dwayne's belief that within each and every one of us is the potential for greatness.
- CreatorElise DoganieriBertram van MunsterStarsPhil KeoghanJoyce AguUchenna AguMultiple teams race around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations.
- StarsMichelle ButeauShubham GoelDeleesa St AgathePlayers start off isolated in an apartment, and with their online interactions as their only means of any communication. The players use a social media platform called "The Circle".
- CreatorJohn de MolRon DieselStarsJulie Chen MoonvesClayton HalseyPhil ProctorContestants must compete against each other for a chance to win $500,000 in a house wired with cameras and microphones, capturing their every move for a TV and Internet audience.
- CreatorMark BurnettStarsDonald TrumpKendra ToddTana GoertzContestants compete for a job as an apprentice to billionaire American Donald Trump.
- CreatorShannon NobleStarsNick UhasKatherine GrayDeborah CzereskoA reality show featuring glass blowers from around the world competing to be the best. One artist is dismissed after each episode/challenge.
- StarsRobert LlewellynCathy RogersLisa RogersTwo rival teams are given the task of building some kind of machine, in one day, using only the items found in an unusually well-stocked scrapyard. Machines constructed to date have included trebuchets, hovercraft, rockets, and more.
- StarsBrooks AtwoodKelly RacthamJustin LongIt is a competition format that features teams of inventive students who are tasked with designing, building, and testing new contraptions.
- CreatorGreg MunsonEd RoskiStarsChris RoseKenny FlorianFaruq TauheedBattleBots is a robot combat competition that takes place in an elimination style tournament. Designers build, operate and battle their destructive robots until a champion is crowned.
- CreatorJohn FerraroStarsMike AdamleJim StarrRaye HollittThe teams compete in such events as Power Ball, Assault, The Wall and Hang Tough. The Eliminator round decides the winner of the tournament.
- StarsJeff BartschKyle MartinoDhani JonesThis show is a test against a person's will and strength. Teams work together to win each race and to advance throughout the brackets... And a chance at the finals and a prize of 250,000 dollars.
- StarsJoe RoganMonica GonzalesMeg DaleskeDoing scary stuff to win prizes.
- CreatorDavid BroomeMark KoopsBen SilvermanStarsBob HarperAlison SweeneyJillian MichaelsContestants transform mentally and physically as they compete to lose weight and win a cash prize.
- StarsJenny McCarthy-WahlbergNick CannonRobin ThickeA singing competition guessing game based on Korean format King of Mask Singer. 12 celebrity performers wear costumes to conceal identities. One singer is eliminated each week and unmasked. Small hints are given for the viewer guess along.
- CreatorSimon CowellJason RaffKen WarwickStarsHowie MandelNick CannonHeidi KlumA weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.
- StarsCarrie Ann InabaBruno TonioliTom BergeronU.S. reality show based on the British series "Strictly Come Dancing," where celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.
- CreatorSimon FullerStarsRyan SeacrestMark ThompsonRandy JacksonTwelve American finalists (six men and six women) compete in a singing contest.
- CreatorJohn de MolStarsCarson DalyBlake SheltonAdam LevineFour famous musicians search for the best voices in America and will mentor these singers to become artists. America will decide which singer will be worthy of the grand prize.
- CreatorJock MillgardhMattias OlssonStarsGuy FieriSean L. MalinJonathan LipowContestants can win $1 million by completing ten tasks involving common household objects, with a one-minute time limit for each task.
- CreatorMegan McGrathStarsRutledge WoodAlex VirziSean VirziTeams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers.
- StarsAmy PoehlerNick OffermanSimon DoonanAmy Poehler and Nick Offerman host a crafting series where incredibly talented people come together for a friendly competition.
- StarsJerry SpringerJames J. Zito IIIRob Marrocco"Baggage" is a dating game show with a difference. In order to advance in the game, you must show your potential match every embarrassing piece of Baggage about yourself. In the first round, three women enter with three suitcases each; small, medium, and large. They can alternatively be three men with a woman as the main contestant. The main contestant brings with them a huge red bag containing a shocking piece of Baggage that is revealed at the end of the night. The three women open their smallest piece of Baggage, which is normally an annoying habit, something they did as a child, or another comical secret. The main contestant gives their views on each of the cases, and then is presented with three medium ones. These contain more embarrassing secrets, and each belongs to one of the three women, but it not revealed who until the main contestant decides which case they will eliminate from the game. The women then claim their baggage, and the one who owns the eliminated case exits the game. The remaining two face off by opening their biggest suitcases, which hold their deepest and darkest secret, and the main contestant must choose which secret he finds less shocking. The owner of the worse case is forced to leave. The winning woman is given three choices of what is inside the red bag, and professes which they would react to the most. The big red bag belonging to the main contestant is opened, and the chosen woman must choose whether she can live with the secret. If she cannot, the main contestant is told "that they have too much baggage" and must leave.
- StarsJimmy PardoPaul GoebelJoe CastillonTwo teams of three are locked in identical rooms; they have only one hour to solve five mind-bending puzzles and challenges in order to escape.
- StarsDesiree BurchCarly LawrenceEmily MillerOn the shores of paradise, gorgeous singles meet and mingle. But there's a twist. To win a $100,000 grand prize, they'll have to give up sex.