Beauty and the Geek is an American reality television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2005. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and J. D. Roth. The show's title is a parody of Beauty and the Beast. This was the first show produced by the Fox Television Studios sub-division Fox 21.
Beauty and the Geek Australia is an Australian reality television show that follows a group of "Beauties" "Geeks" who must pair up to compete in challenges to survive episodic elimination. The final pair remaining is declared as being "More than a Beauty and a Geek" and wins the grand prize of $100,000.
Daisy of Love is an American reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of the VH1 reality dating show Rock of Love 2. The show premiered on April 26, 2009, at 9:00 pm ET on VH1.
Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series that premiered on January 3, 2010, on Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with very poor cooking skills through a culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. In the celebrity edition of the show, the winning celebrity gets a $50,000 prize to donate to the charity of their choice. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant-quality, three-course meal for three food critics.
Bachelor Pad is an elimination-style two-hour American reality television game show that debuted on August 9, 2010 on ABC. The show features contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, who compete for a final cash prize of $250,000. Former game show host and news anchor Chris Harrison reprises his role from The Bachelor, while Melissa Rycroft served as special guest co-host for the first season.
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 was the fifth season of Nuestra Belleza Latina, and the fifth season to be aired on Univision. The season premiered on Sunday 6 March 2011 and concluded on 22 May 2011.
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles was a Philippine reality television currently airing on ABS-CBN. The show was the second season of The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition which was based on the Biggest Loser franchise of the United States. It is hosted by Iza Calzado, replacing season one host Sharon Cuneta. Joining Calzado are Matteo Guidicelli and Robi Domingo who replaced the season one gamemaster Derek Ramsay, and are taking the helm of the show's challenge masters. Domingo also served as the show's social media correspondent. Jim Saret returned as one of the professional trainers. However, Chinggay Andrada did not return for this season and was replaced by Toni Saret, the wife of Jim Saret.
Opposite Worlds is an American reality game show that originally aired on the cable channel Syfy. The format of the show was based on the successful Chilean series Mundos Opuestos which aired from 2012 to 2013 on the national free-to-air channel Canal 13. The series revolved around a group of strangers divided into two teams, and made to live in a house divided by "future" and "past" themes. The teams competed in weekly challenges to determine where they would live. One contestant, known as the Decider, selected two contestants to compete in a challenge, with the loser being eliminated from the game. The winner of the series, determined after six weeks, won a $100,000 prize. The series was hosted by Luke Tipple. The show premiered on January 21, 2014 and aired on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the latter being a live elimination episode. The show was cancelled after one season.
Fear Factor Malaysia is a Malaysian adaptation of the American TV show Fear Factor. The original network to carry this format originally is NTV7 on 27 August 2005. The series was first launched as Fear Factor Malaysia on NTV7 in 2005. However, the channel discontinued the series after 7 years. The series was relaunched as Fear Factor Selebriti Malaysia on 29 December 2012.
Are You the One? is an American reality television series featuring a group of men and women that are secretly paired into couples via a matchmaking algorithm. While living together, the contestants try to identify all of these "perfect matches." If they succeed, the entire group shares a prize of up to $1 million. All couples in the first seven seasons were male-female, while in the eighth season a contestant's match could be someone of any gender.
The Apartment - Celebrity Edition is the 4th season of the reality television show design competition, The Apartment which after six seasons is the longest running reality competition show in Asia. The season premiered on January 25, 2015 and aired on STAR World. Unlike previous seasons, the competitors were celebrities competing as individuals for a grand prize of $100,000 to donate to their chosen charity. The judging panel included mentor-judge Jamie Durie, judge Andrea Savage, and head judge Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Production for the season was held in Phuket, Thailand, with luxury villas provided by Castlewood Group. The show is created by Riaz Mehta and produced by Imagine Group.
The first season of The Switch Drag Race began airing on 8 October 2015 on the MEGA and WOW Presents Plus's WOW Presents Plus streaming service. It ran for twenty-four episodes.
The second season of The Switch Drag Race began airing on 25 March 2018 on the MEGA and WOW Presents Plus's streaming service. It ran for thirty-one episodes.
The second season of Drag Race Thailand had a casting announcement on 4 March 2018. A casting commercial was shown on 13 September 2018, and stated any genders were allowed to apply, as well as non-Thai citizens. Art Arya and Pangina Heals remained as main judges for the season, and the show aired again on the Kantana Group.
BBQ Brawl is an American cooking reality competition television series that airs on Food Network.
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies is the thirty-seventh season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge. This season features alumni from The Real World, Are You the One?, Big Brother, Ex on the Beach (Netherlands), Survivor, Love Island, Geordie Shore, Warsaw Shore, Paradise Hotel (Sweden), Shipwrecked, The Circle (U.S.), Too Hot to Handle, Ultimate Beastmaster and 12 Dates of Christmas competing for a share at a $1 million prize. The season premiered on August 11, 2021. A launch special titled "The Challenge Spies, Lies and Allies: Global Activation" aired on August 9, 2021. The season aired in 190 different countries, and was the number one unscripted series, for 18-34 year olds, in the 2021-2022 broadcast year.
The second season of The Challenge: All Stars premiered on Paramount+ on November 11, 2021. The season features twenty-four cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and The Challenge competing for $500,000.
The Challenge: Ride or Dies is the thirty-eighth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge, featuring alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, Are You the One?, Big Brother, Ex on the Beach, Survivor, Love Island, Ultimate Beastmaster, Prince Charming, The Mole Germany, Beauty & The Nerd and Exatlón Estados Unidos competing for a share at a $1 million prize. The season premiered on October 12, 2022, preceded by a launch special titled "Ready to Ride" which aired on October 10, 2022.
Beauty and the Geek is a reality television franchise that first aired in the United States.
Aishah Akorede is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2023 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant. Originating from County Kildare, Akorede is a Queen's University Belfast graduate.
