# \#reality-or-game-show **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/reality-or-game-show/27.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Survivor season 51](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-51/1033333)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-51/1033333 "2026-09-28T05:16:45Z")
A new season starts tonight. First impression: Looks like younger players compared to other seasons. I’m also glad that they are all first timers. --- ## [Reality TV season finale thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv-season-finale-thread/961001)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv-season-finale-thread/961001 "2026-09-28T03:02:23Z")
Let’s see, what’s there to talk about…out of control megalomaniac in Russia simultaneously creating tragedy for a nation and wrecking his own…gas prices hitting an all time high, which everyone swore it was fine to do ja… --- ## [Jeopardy! Season 43 (started September 14, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-43-started-september-14-2026/1033216)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-43-started-september-14-2026/1033216 "2026-09-26T00:02:04Z")
This is the thread to discuss season 43 of Jeopardy! Brian --- ## [Wonka's Golden Ticket - what in the world am I watching? (Netflix reality show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329 "2026-09-25T21:02:06Z")
What is this absolutely ridiculous and disturbing television program? Peter Ostrum, the original Charlie, shows up in the opening minutes. He gets a golden ticket and says, “Not this time, Wonka!” and that is all we s… --- ## [Jeopardy! Season 42. It is what it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905 "2026-08-13T20:09:29Z")
Season 42 is coming, and there are changes, lordy, there are changes, In some misguided attempt to fix something that isn’tt broken, they are changing the set, and most notably changing the set color from blue to red. W… --- ## [Grand Tour - Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-tour-part-deux/1033040)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-tour-part-deux/1033040 "2026-09-18T16:01:55Z")
I’m about half way through the NEW Grand Tour. Been a fan of GT and TG franchise as a whole over the years. Less so the one with Joey - but I’ve moved on. Also a long time fan of Throttle House and the hosts, Thomas H… --- ## [Survivor 50 - All Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-50-all-stars/1027920)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-50-all-stars/1027920 "2026-05-23T18:51:29Z")
It’s the 50th round of Survivor after 25 1/2 years. Amazing. I watched the very first Survivor episode right as it aired and have seen every single season, even when I lived in China for two years(my Dad sent us copies o… --- ## [Please help me win on “Jeopardy!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-win-on-jeopardy/963320)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-win-on-jeopardy/963320 "2026-05-19T21:48:28Z")
Like a great many Dopers, some of whom appeared on the show, I enjoy and have watched Jeopardy! for many years. Many Dopers have been aggressively collecting knowledge their entire lives. I have too, in many domains. … --- ## [Help me identify an episode of the original Iron Chef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-an-episode-of-the-original-iron-chef/1029712)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-an-episode-of-the-original-iron-chef/1029712 "2026-05-07T14:42:41Z")
I recall watching an episode of Iron Chef back in the day, probably in 2008, and I’m trying to find out which episode it is. Apparently at least some of what I remember about this episode is not correct based on trying … --- ## [American Idol - Delayed eliminations!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-delayed-eliminations/1028913)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-delayed-eliminations/1028913 "2026-04-01T23:23:40Z")
Last night, the Top 14 contestants on American Idol competed in a live show, with a live vote. The plan was for 2 contestants to be eliminated at the end of the show, but because the votes could not be accurately tabula… --- ## [Survivor 49 - Premiered 9/24/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-49-premiered-9-24-25/1023379)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-49-premiered-9-24-25/1023379 "2025-12-29T03:48:37Z")
Sorry to throw this up last minute, I’m a little hungover. Word of advice, don’t take a shot every time the word “Albanian” is said in the premiere. Anyway, Survivor Season not quite 50 has begun. No real stand outs in … --- ## [Frank (Electrical Contractor) on Holmes on Homes died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-electrical-contractor-on-holmes-on-homes-died/1025578)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-electrical-contractor-on-holmes-on-homes-died/1025578 "2025-12-10T13:51:23Z")
Frank started on the first episode of Holmes on Homes and appeared in all Mike’s other shows. DIY’ers usually tie into the house’s electrical. Frank often had to replace the panel to eliminate overloaded circuits and re… --- ## [The Amazing Race (fall 2025) Is nobody at all watching this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704 "2025-10-11T12:32:44Z")
I mean, the ideas of all Big Brother alums and only in Europe sound like two kisses of death, but nobody can even be bothered to rag on it??? --- ## [Wheel of Fortune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune/1021371)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune/1021371 "2025-10-01T18:37:03Z")
At the end if the show a guest is sometimes awarded a cash sum. When it occurs more often than not it’s 40,000.00. I assume the money is probably paid by one of the sponsors. W/regard to whoever pays the money, does is … --- ## [Australian Survivor: Australia vs World - did anyone else watch this? (open spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-survivor-australia-vs-world-did-anyone-else-watch-this-open-spoilers-after-first-post/1022830)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-survivor-australia-vs-world-did-anyone-else-watch-this-open-spoilers-after-first-post/1022830 "2025-09-07T22:11:10Z")
Wow, what a season. We had Americans like Cerie, Parvatti, Tony represented only America, while half the field was Australian and we had one Canadian(a previous winner!), one New Zealander(a previous winner!), and one Fi… --- ## [Match Game 1980, what would you have put here? "IS IT \_\_\_\_\_\_ YET?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-game-1980-what-would-you-have-put-here-is-it-yet/1022119)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-game-1980-what-would-you-have-put-here-is-it-yet/1022119 "2025-08-23T07:33:15Z")
This was one of those TOP THREE MATCHES blanks, where they polled the audience and got the three most popular, written replies. Reply first, to this topic, if you didn’t mind. Reply with your answer and see if you can f… --- ## [Jeopardy! Season 41: Begins September 9, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487 "2025-08-09T22:00:12Z")
(I looked back as far as September 1 and don’t see a thread for this new season.) I’ve missed two of the eight episodes shown so far (in this market) due to the ABC-affiliate weatherman deciding that storms in the area … --- ## [How do they make the show "Wheel of Fortune" come in exactly on time with the right commercial breaks, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-the-show-wheel-of-fortune-come-in-exactly-on-time-with-the-right-commercial-breaks-etc/1021528)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-the-show-wheel-of-fortune-come-in-exactly-on-time-with-the-right-commercial-breaks-etc/1021528 "2025-08-06T22:39:25Z")
I assume that the show is edited to fit the time allotted, but since it is a game, how do they do that? If an unsuccessful guess were left out, the audience would notice that a player’s turn was skipped. The only thing… --- ## [What was the Final Jeopardy clue in tonight's episode of Celebrity Jeopardy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-final-jeopardy-clue-in-tonights-episode-of-celebrity-jeopardy/1021343)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-final-jeopardy-clue-in-tonights-episode-of-celebrity-jeopardy/1021343 "2025-07-26T16:13:13Z")
I didn’t turn the Mute button off in time to hear it… :flushed\_face: I know what the response was: --- ## [You’re on Jeopardy: what’s your interview anecdote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-on-jeopardy-what-s-your-interview-anecdote/1021150)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-on-jeopardy-what-s-your-interview-anecdote/1021150 "2025-07-22T19:41:05Z")
Put another way, what line should Ken Jennings (or Alex Trebeck, if the world was fair) feed you to elicit a short, interesting blurb during the brief interview portion of Jeopardy, held during the first round once the s… --- ## [Survivor 48](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872 "2025-06-02T18:07:55Z")
Survivor 48 has begun! What will this season bring. So far we’ve had a dislocated shoulder, a father-daughter moment, a Dan Brown-esqe idol hunt, and a shouting match on the very first tribal. But more importantly, fan … --- ## [New Amazing Race spoilers okay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-amazing-race-spoilers-okay/1015323)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-amazing-race-spoilers-okay/1015323 "2025-05-21T14:51:36Z")
Good start. 14 teams. First to Hong Kong. Two sets of winners/losers- one team I was rooting for won #1, but another was eliminated. (no spoilers yet, but okay later) One team we hate- From Salt Lake city, with 8 chil… --- ## [Ca$h Cab conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-h-cab-conundrum/1017541)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-h-cab-conundrum/1017541 "2025-05-05T02:23:48Z")
So. I really need to know. Is the cash given out on the show real? I’ve read it wasn’t. But I watch faithfully every episode. (They’re all in re-run) I swear, the cash looks real. The contestants act like it’s re… --- ## [Has anyone excelled in a televised contest so well that others have dropped out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-excelled-in-a-televised-contest-so-well-that-others-have-dropped-out/1013923)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-excelled-in-a-televised-contest-so-well-that-others-have-dropped-out/1013923 "2025-02-05T16:53:11Z")
Shows about talent. singing, dancing etc. are all over the place, but has anyone on these shows done so exceedingly well that other contestants have just conceded, saying basically “I just can’t top that, sorry.”? --- ## [Hey, SURVIVOR fans, you might like this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-survivor-fans-you-might-like-this/1013179)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-survivor-fans-you-might-like-this/1013179 "2025-01-24T16:01:30Z")
Deal or No Deal Island. We started it once and didn’t make it past the first episode. Tried again, and the rest of the show was actually pretty good. They do play Deal or No Deal at some point in the show but the empha… --- ## ["Transformation" acts from British talent show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformation-acts-from-british-talent-show/1012035)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformation-acts-from-british-talent-show/1012035 "2024-12-23T17:43:20Z")
For a few days I’ve been seeing short clips, apparently from the British version of “X Got Talent” where a woman is transformed into something else, like a bird-woman or a tiger-woman or whatever. It looks to me impossi… --- ## [Survivor 47 (and some bonus info!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-and-some-bonus-info/1007415)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-and-some-bonus-info/1007415 "2024-12-21T20:05:53Z")
Starts tomorrow. I’ve seen nothing about the new season. Are episodes back to 60 minutes or the full 90 like last year, which was during the strike? Bonus Info: Over in Australia, they are either filming or about to fil… --- ## [Battlebots '25 and change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-25-and-change/1010546)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-25-and-change/1010546 "2024-11-24T17:46:39Z")
'20 and 21 — '22 — '23 I can’t begin to tell you how much my interest in reality TV goes in the tank whenever Battlebots isn’t around. Right now I’m watching The Summit, which is looking like a Survivor retread crossed … --- ## [Intelligent Game Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-game-shows/1009545)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-game-shows/1009545 "2024-11-02T15:34:15Z")
I find most of them, from The Price Is Right to Jeopardy, pretty unchallenging and unfocused. Sometimes I don’t know the Jeopardy answers (questions), and often I don’t know them instantly, but I find the game’s structur… --- ## [Scene from a reality show - Could it possibly be legitimate? OCD-related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-from-a-reality-show-could-it-possibly-be-legitimate-ocd-related/1008468)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-from-a-reality-show-could-it-possibly-be-legitimate-ocd-related/1008468 "2024-10-05T13:15:18Z")
The show is called “Obsessed” and it’s on Amazon Prime. Its focus is obsessive compulsive disorder, and each episode features a couple of people who have specific obsessions and compulsions. I’ve only seen episode 1, in… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/reality-or-game-show/27.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=reality-or-game-show)