The best reality TV shows with the most shocking storylines

This season of The Real Housewives, of course, featured drama and explosive fights. However, the most gripping part of this season was Jen Shah’s chaotic arrest for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. 

The Beverly Hills Housewives aren’t constantly arguing over diamonds and couture gowns; sometimes, their feuds have to do with secret relationships and salacious affairs, as seen throughout Season 10.

When you have a high-profile celebrity like Kathy Hilton fighting for her life against Real Housewives vets Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, and her sister, Kyle Richards, we know we are in for a season full of gripping episodes. 

Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules is Emmy-nominated, and after watching, you’ll understand why. It’s 19 episodes of pure chaos, and just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, "Scandoval" happened. 

The Real Housewives of Potomac’s fifth season was riddled with startling drama from start to finish. However, the most shocking part of this season was the physical altercation between the show’s stars, Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard-Bassett. 

The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s 12th season was all about Teresa Giudice and her engagement to the notorious Luis Ruelas. Apparently, the rumors floating around were too much for the OG to bear since she exploded on her cast mates during the second of the series’ 16-episode run.

Love & Marriage: Huntsville has been must-watch TV since its first season. It follows three different couples striving to work and live together as family and friends. There are physical altercations, marital affairs, and mouth-dropping revelations.  

Although all seasons of Oxygen’s The Bad Girls Club were shocking, Season 8 is one for the books. It featured many firsts, like the show’s first set of twins and one of the biggest brawls the show had ever seen. 

Season 14 of BGC featured another set of twins who just happened to be at the center of the house’s drama. Their time on the show ended in a fiery showdown between the two groups of ladies, resulting in half of the house being sent packing.

Does this one even need an explanation? Abby Lee Miller is one of reality TV’s biggest villains, and if you’ve given this show a watch for even five minutes, you’ll understand why. 

The cast of Jersey Shore gave viewers 71 episodes of pure chaos. It’s one of the 2000s staple reality shows and launched the careers of many, including Snookie, Pauly D, and Vinny Guadagnino. 

The Atlanta Housewives turned up the heat for their ninth season, giving watchers one of the series' most intense storylines ever. The drama was so fierce that the ladies needed a four-part reunion to try and mend their broken bonds — the first in the franchise’s history. 

Married To Medicine is one of the best shows on Bravo, and it’s primarily due to the cast’s organic relationship and unrelenting drama. Like some other shows here, each season outranks the others, making it hard to pick just one. 

This show has been laced with infidelity since the very beginning, and the shocking revelation made by Jax Taylor and Kristen Doute in Season 2 of Vanderpump Rules will leave you speechless. 

Here's your sign if you've never given this show a chance. It’s a thrilling reality show with turns left and right and an always explosive reunion. Since 2016, there have been eight seasons, 114 episodes, and one spin-off. 

Like its sister show, Floribama Shore features a handful of young adults living, drinking, and partying in Panama City Beach, Arizona, and Montana. Let us be the first to tell you: things get wild.  

Since The Real World first premiered in the ‘90s and is one of reality TV’s first-ever productions, this MTV classic has many shocking episodes, storylines, and seasons. Thankfully, for our curious readers, you can relive several of them on the streaming platform Paramount+.  

If a show about two people living in separate countries rushing to get married in 90 days sounds like a hot mess to you, that’s because it is. And also why it’s totally worth giving a watch. 

You’d think a show about preacher’s daughters would be full of love and light. Well, not this one. It’s one of reality TV’s messiest shows, featuring physical fights, wild stories, and mind-blowing encounters you wouldn’t believe.