Sure, Paramount+ is home to plenty of hit reality shows (see: Basketball Wives), the kind that become generational touchstones (see: The Hills), and pop-culture institutions (see: Survivor). But not every reality show makes a dramatic entrance. Some come and go more quietly. And while these shows may not have made a splash, they left their mark – and they’re worth a watch.
We’ve identified six underrated, under-the-radar reality shows now streaming on Paramount+ that deserve to be your next binge. From a workplace reality show with a Hollywood flavor (Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club) to a TV-MA-rated dating competition (Dating Naked UK) we’ve got something for every kind of reality fan. Let’s get to it!
1. Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club
What it’s about: In this MTV reality show from 2019, actress Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) opens a club in Mykonos. In the course of staffing up with nightlife pros from across the U.S., our iconic star discovers that managing a team of sexy VIP hosts isn’t always fetch.
Why you should watch it: Anyone who’s tried managing anything – a business, an apartment, even a pet – can relate to the challenges Lohan faces. Of course, the single-season Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club wouldn’t be an MTV reality show without an exotic location, and plenty of romantic drama.
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2. Marriage Rescue
What it’s about: Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer applies his unique set of skills to the business of marriage, helping spouses in danger of splitting up. Couples wrestling with infidelity, personality clashes, power struggles, poor communication, and addiction issues join Jon at a beach resort where he tests their relationships. Together, they find out whether the couple should leave the resort together or as newly single people.
Why you should watch it: If you’ve been in any kind of relationship, you’ll find someone to relate to Marriage Rescue, which ran for one season on Paramount Network in 2019. Thanks to Jon’s mad skills and the example set by the show’s couples, you may pick up some tips you can apply to your own relationship.
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3. Dating Naked UK
What it’s about: So, as the title indicates, Dating Naked UK is about people … dating … in the United Kingdom … whilst naked. Oh, and, yes, the show is also a game, so a cash prize is involved.
Why you should watch it: Maybe you’re a fan of the OG VH1 show, Dating Naked. Maybe you’re a fan of calculating currency conversion in your head. (And if you’ve determined 50,000 British Pound Sterling notes, the prize for Dating Naked UK‘s winning couple, is roughly equivalent to $68,000 in U.S. dollars today, you’re correct!) Or maybe you’re a fan of shows that deliver on their premise – and does Dating Naked UK ever do that, with a reality cast of hot, young, single Brits exposing themselves physically and emotionally. The 10-episode first season from 2024 is now streaming.
So you know: Dating Naked UK is rated TV-MA, for mature audiences only. Unlike its American counterpart, the nudity in Dating Naked UK is NOT blurred.
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4. 7 Deadly Sins
What it’s about: During his career, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock received Oscar® and Emmy® nominations for his unfiltered way of looking at a world of extremism. In 7 Deadly Sins, the SHOWTIME® docuseries he executive produced and hosted in 2014, Spurlock directs his special form of artistry toward a season-long exploration/interpretation of the seven deadly sins of the Roman Catholic Church. Enter his world, and meet the folks who embody gluttony, envy, lust, wrath, pride, greed, and sloth.
Why you should watch it: Spurlock, who died in 2024, was known for documentaries that entertain while they explore a world of weirdness. There’s plenty of that here, as the TV-MA-rated 7 Deadly Sins investigates everything from coffins for the obese, to high-tech masturbation, to a porn star with killer breast implants.
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5. Chopper Cops
What it’s about: If you’re familiar with the concept of Florida Man, then you know anything can happen in the Sunshine State. Florida’s own Marion County Sheriff’s Department knows this, too, which is why its deputies take to the skies in their state-of-the-art Air 1 helicopter to help keep order. Watch the adventures unfold in this Paramount+ original true-crime series, which debuted in 2024.
Why you should watch it: The highways, woods, lakes, swamps, and suburbs of Central Florida, just north of Disney World – where more than 7,000 felonies are committed annually – provide the backdrop for a series of tense, high-speed police chases. And don’t, “Yeah, but Grand Theft Auto …“ us, Chopper Cops is more gripping than any video game because it’s real. Also: Feeling down? Just say “Chopper Cops” five times fast – it’s fun!
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6. Catfish: Trolls
What it’s about: In this MTV show, a three-episode, 2018 spinoff of the long-running Catfish: The TV Show, people attacked by anonymous keyboard provocateurs get the chance to hit back. In each ep, host and executive producer Charlamagne Tha God and his co-host, social-media expert Raymond Braun, interview a victim of online harassment. As in the original Catfish, the hosts track down the person behind the keyboard cruelty, and arrange a face-to-face interaction between the victim and the victimizer. Does the troll ever see the error of his or her ways? Does the victim achieve catharsis? You’ll have to watch to find out.
Why you should watch it: Who hasn’t felt a little – maybe a lot – picked on online? Catfish: Trolls scratches the itch to see online bullies confronted for their misdeeds. Whether or not they express remorse isn’t the point. Seeing them brought into the light, stammering excuses for their name-calling as they avoid the hosts’ side-eye puts their opinions in perspective.
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