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If you're already tired of following BBB and are looking for alternatives, check out our list of the best reality shows to marathon. Here we have brought together options from categories such as cooking, lifestyle, survival, musicals and relationships, including classic programs such as America's Next Top Model, Dropped and peeled e RuPaul's Drag Race even the most recent ones like Islanded with Mother-in-Law, blind marriage e The Ultimatum: Queer Love. 2rd53
Reality cooking shows 275w6
The Battle of the Worst Cooks (2010-present) 301e5e
Original title: Worst Cooks in America
Where to see: Max e Prime Video
In the cooking reality show The Battle of the Worst Cooks, chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to turn them into kitchen heroes.
Cake Boss (2009-present) 5l6f18
Where to see: Max e Prime Video
Buddy Valastro's family business – the bakery called “Carlo's Bakery” in Hoboken, New Jersey – is going from strength to strength and growth promises to increase, especially now that viewers can closely follow how Buddy and his employees, including his sisters, brothers-in-law and relatives prepare thousands of cakes. Be they wedding sweets, sculptural cakes for special occasions, such as singer Britney Spears' 27th birthday, which had the circus as its main theme, or various other fun cakes.
Cook if You Can: Masters of Sabotage (2021-present) o391n
Where to see: Prime Video
In the cooking reality show Cook if You Can: Masters of Sabotage, four chefs need to sabotage their competitors to win the prize of up to R$25 in cash. But the path to victory requires good dishes and resourcefulness to avoid the biggest sabotages within the kitchen.
Man V. Food (2008-present) 3r1s5d
Where to see: Max
Man v. food is a reality cooking show in which Adam Richman, the presenter, must face the challenge of eating unimaginable amounts of food. Richman tries different foods from North American culture, competing in increasingly bigger or spicier challenges.
Goodbye (2018-present) 5c1a2f
Original title: Nailed It!
Where to see: Netflix
Em Nice job, confectioners of dubious reputation recreate culinary masterpieces for a prize of 10 thousand dollars. This is a fun cooking reality show that doesn't focus too much on cooking techniques, but rather on the fun of recreating figures and the surprising results that can emerge.
MasterChef Brazil (2014-present) 1at64
Where to see: Max, Prime Video e Youtube
The biggest and one of the best culinary reality shows in the world reveals new talents in Brazilian cuisine every season in a creative, challenging and high-pressure way.
MasterChef Professionals (2016-present) 2t1h5
Where to see: Max, Prime Video e YouTube
In this spin-off of the famous culinary reality show MasterChef, renowned chefs evaluate haute cuisine dishes made by select professional chefs.
Reheated Repackaged (2020) 3f5h57
Original title: Best Leftovers Ever!
Where to see: Netflix
In this creative cooking reality show, cooks have the arduous mission of transforming leftover food into delicious meals.
LGBTQIAP+ reality shows 5z5of
Drag Race Brasil (2023-present) 6i4u6n
Where to see: Prime Video
The Brazilian version of Drag Race debuted with a bang and came to show that Brazil, like the American program, is full of talented drag queens determined to show their full potential to win the long-awaited crown and the final prize.
Queer Eye (2018-present) 2t5yc
Where to see: Netflix
Five experts in style, food, design, fashion and more help men and women rethink not only their wardrobes, but also their lifestyles, resulting in exciting transformations.
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009-present) 4j5j55
Where to see: Netflix, Paramount + e Prime Video
In one of the best reality shows, RuPaul, the most famous drag queen in the world, presents the most colorful contest on television. Contestants need to be glamorous divas to win the coveted title of Drag Queen Superstar.
Lifestyle and survival reality shows 256u68
America's Next Top Model (2003-2018) 322t1h
Where to see: Prime Video (USA)
One of the classic and best reality shows of all time, America's Next Top Model it yielded several memes and iconic lines. In it, female modeling apprentices live in a house together and compete to win contracts and other prizes.
Catfish (2012–present) 2q6e2
Where to see: Prime Video
Catfish gave people something to talk about when its first season was released in 2012. This is because the duo Nev Schulman and Max Joseph analyzed the world of virtual relationships full of illusion and lies, discovering several people who created fake profiles on social networks to deceive innocent people and make them fall in love. It's a story more bizarre than the other.
Fun Makers (2022-present) 1c3w2q
Original title: making fun
Where to see: Netflix
Em fun creators, grumpy Jimmy DiResta is inspired by children's ideas to create fun and somewhat useless inventions, and turns them into reality with the help of his friends.
Largados e Pelados (2013-present) 392j34
Original title: Naked and Afraid
Where to see: Max e Prime Video
In one of the best reality shows and one of the most classic too, two people spend 21 days in a wild environment, without food, without water and without clothes. They need to survive the way they came into the world, searching for food, fighting the climate and adversity.
Muquiranas (2011-2014) 33gg
Original title: Extreme Cheapskates
Where to see: Max e Prime Video
The urban lifestyle and the concept of comfort in modern society cause a lot of waste. Food, clothing, furniture, appliances… everything seems to be made to last a short time and be replaced in a short time. Using available resources intelligently is becoming increasingly necessary.
But what about people who take this idea to the extreme? There are people who, even without needing to, turn the economy into an obsession, subjecting family and friends to their bizarre habits, such as looking for food and furniture in the trash, sharing dishes in restaurants and washing clothes in the bathwater. Are they visionaries, committed to minimizing unnecessary waste, or are they simply cheapskates?
This is a great reality show to follow and be shocked by the absurdities that people put themselves through to save as much as possible.
N“Sleep on the Point” (2019) 4vh68
Original title: Awake: The Million Dollar Game
Where to see: Netflix
In one of the best reality shows and also one of the most creative, without sleeping for 24 hours, the contestants of this comedy game show stumble upon bizarre challenges for the chance to win 1 million dollars.
Shark Tank Brasil: Negotiating with Sharks (2016-present) o3x44
Where to see: Sony channel
In this lifestyle and business reality, to get their crazy ideas off the ground, these aspiring entrepreneurs need to negotiate with a team of renowned investors and make them buy and invest in such projects.
Survivor (2000-present) 2i2p5a
Where to see: Currently unavailable
In one of the best reality shows and also one of the most famous, a group of people are abandoned in a remote location, where they undergo tests and try to outdo each other to win a million dollar prize.
The Spy Boss (2010-present) 411y20
Original title: Undercover Boss
Where to see: Prime Video
In this lifestyle reality, in order to have a more detailed view and discover how segments of their organizations really work, executive directors infiltrate their own companies, pretending to be workers who occupy lower-level positions.
During the process, bosses have the opportunity to see up close the employees' routine, their motivation, dedication and opinion about the company, as well as the spirit of their workforce. At the end of the experience, many realize that they also learned something about themselves.
Musical reality shows 6e4z5
American Idol (2002-present) 1m6x6t
Original title: American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
Where to see: Currently unavailable
American Idol is a famous musical reality show in which participants compete in musical performances in front of judges. Names like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Hudson and Phillip Phillips are some of the highlights who have already been on the program.
The X Factor (2004-2024) 5e3k64
Where to see: Youtube
In this hit reality show, singers from across the UK compete to become the latest music sensation and are judged by the toughest judges possible. It was on this program, in fact, that groups like One Direction, Little Mix and Fifth Harmony were discovered.
Relationship reality shows 4b4b3w
Love on the Spectrum (2019-2021) 4f4458
Original title: Love on the Spectrum
Where to see: Netflix
In this dating reality show, seven young adults on the autism spectrum dive headlong into the dating pool, exploring the unpredictable world of love and relationships.
Are You the One? (2014-present) 3p484m
Where to see: Paramount + e Prime Video
In the makeout reality show Are You the One? twenty singles – ten men and ten women – are looking for romance and their main mission is to find all ten ideal couples in ten weeks, studied and pre-established by the production.
In the meantime, they face great challenges and experience intense adventures during this search, until they finally find their ideal partner and perhaps live a “happily ever after”. The reality show also had a Brazilian version which aired from 2015 to 2018.
Back with the Ex (2018) 562r6r
Where to see: Netflix
In this dating reality show, which is probably many people's dreams, four singles have the chance to rekindle their romance with an ex or leave the past behind for good.
Blind Marriage: Brazil (2021-present) 513e1y
Where to see: Netflix
In search of true love and with the intention of going down the aisle, participants in the Brazilian version of this reality show must choose their partners blindly. Once engaged, they need to face the challenges of coexistence and get to know each other better before the big day.
Islanded with Mother-in-Law (2023-present) 3e5l3e
Where to see: Netflix
In one of Netflix's best recent reality shows, six couples are taken to a desert island with the promise of competing for a big prize. They thought they would compete together, but in reality, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law will form pairs with their mothers-in-law.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love (2023-present) 5q6j60
Original title: The Ultimatum: Queer Love
Where to see: Netflix
In this relationship reality show, five couples made up of women and/or non-binary people who have been dating for a long time face the pressure of saying yes or breaking up.
If you survive, marry! (2020-present) 1d1th
Where to see: balloon play
Em If you survive, marry!, one of the best reality shows, four couples go through a challenging test of physical and emotional endurance in an isolated location. Those who succeed must decide, at the end of the season, whether or not they are ready for life as a couple.
The Circle (2020-present) 1v2sh
Where to see: Netflix
Among the best reality shows is The Circle, which emerged in the middle of the pandemic. In this online competition, participants use different strategies to flirt, create alliances and even fake profiles in search of the grand prize. Already the Brazilian version, follows the same line, as competitors use the best tactics, try to create bonds or deceive the unsuspecting. All this to win the maximum prize worth 300 thousand reais.
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Sources: Marie Claire, GQ UK e Variety
Text proofread by: Pedro Bomfim
