People who have been on reality TV shows. What's rigged and what's not?

My friend was on what not to wear and I was in the audience of people who were there to react when she came out from behind the curtain with her new look.

She came out over and over again, but our cheering was never enthusiastic enough for the producers.

After about 10 takes, we were screaming our heads off, totally hysterical, as if we'd just seen her rise from the dead.

So that part was fake. I thought she just looked all right.

Sob stories on singing shows. It's not the contestant's fault. I made it through a few rounds for a well-known singing show, and they begged you for a sob story.

On my very first application form, I was asked about the most difficult

moment in my life. What obstacles I'd overcome to be there, had I ever experienced bullying, etc.

They pretty much make you tell them a sob story. So I wrote all about my heartbreak when I ran out

of coffee. I have always thought there are far too many sob stories on those shows. My aunt and uncle were on Love It or List It.

They had them record both endings and the network shows which one they thought was best.

They're still in the house and they love it.

But the show says they listed it.

Already I don't know half of these shows and I'm actually really excited to find out about

obscure old weird reality game shows or something that I just don't know about.

My cousin was on a Toronto dating show called Matchmaker many years ago.

She said it was completely scripted and she met her blind date before filming so the producers could go over the script with them.

They were given a list of ridiculous and racy questions to ask each other

and encouraged to make out if they actually liked each other or to cause a scene and be dramatic

if they didn't really click. I mean, when you're thinking about all kinds of reality television

that there are dating shows are definitely the most likely to be fake because, you know,

if it's blind dating especially,

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