Reality Shows You May Have Forgotten About to Stream While Social Distancing

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Reality Shows You May Have Forgotten About to Stream While Social Distancing

Did you know Ray J once looked for love on reality TV? Did you miss Bravo’s marathon of the short-lived NYC Prep? Is there a Bachelor-shaped hole in your heart? If you answered yes to any of the above, we’ve got the cure to beat your quarantine boredom. Several reality TV shows are available to watch on Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime and more streaming services. While production on Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette is on hold amid the COVID-19 crisis, Jason Mesnick’s season 13 of The Bachelor, which originally aired in 2009, started streaming earlier this year. If you're new to the franchise or want to revisit Jason's infamous ending with Melissa Rycroft and Molly Malaney, head over to Netflix. “I’m getting sent screenshots and memes, and stuff that people are now watching and finding,” Melissa told Us Weekly exclusively in January. “I had, like, the poof in my hair. I was wearing tank tops and scarves, it was a mess. There was no YouTube to show us how to contour, or do makeup. … I mean, it’s just an embarrassing time that was documented that people are getting to relive it again!” [jwplayer QzzkcoWB-l3ahXupL] Whether or not you actively keep up with the Kardashian-Jenner family on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, it’s worth revisiting the short-lived spinoff Life of Kylie, which is streaming on Hulu, because of Kylie Jenner’s former friendship with Jordyn Woods. While fans know that the 22-year-old billionaire is no longer in touch with Woods after she was caught kissing Khloé Kardashian’s then-boyfriend Tristan Thompson in February 2019, it’s fascinating to see how close the two besties used to be. The show also provides an inside look at Kylie’s life before she welcomed daughter Stormi and subsequently became more private. As for season 2 of Life of Kylie, a source told Us earlier this year that the Kylie Cosmetics founder “is considering” filming again. The insider added that E! keeps “the offer on the table” for the youngest Kardashian-Jenner sibling. Scroll through for reality shows to revisit amid the pandemic:

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'My Super Sweet 16'

All 10 seasons of the MTV show, which documented the lavish birthday parties of teenagers, are available on Hulu.

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‘I Love New York’

The Flavor of Love spinoff, which followed Tiffany "New York" Pollard’s quest for love, is streaming on Hulu more than a decade after it first aired on VH1.

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‘Beauty and the Geek Australia’

While the U.S. version, which Ashton Kutcher produced for The CW for five seasons, is not available anywhere, the Australian edition is on Amazon Prime.  

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‘Breaking Amish’

Watch Abe, Rebecca, Jeremiah, Sabrina and Kate leave their Amish roots behind for New York City on the former TLC series, which is streaming on Hulu.

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‘NYC Prep’

All eight episodes of NYC Prep, which documented the real lives of New York City prep school kids, can be found on BravoTV.com

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‘Gallery Girls’

Another one-season wonder available on BravoTV.com, Gallery Girls followed seven NYC women in the art world.

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‘The Bachelor’ Season 13

If The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart isn’t doing it for you, go back and watch Jason, Molly and Melissa’s love triangle via Netflix.

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‘Cheer Squad’

Fans of the Netflix original docuseries Cheer can return to the streaming platform to watch the former Freeform series, which followed the Canadian cheer team The Great Whites’ quest for victory.

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‘The Hills’

Hulu recently added all six seasons of the MTV series, which starred Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, Whitney Port and Audrina Patridge.

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‘The Simple Life’

All four seasons of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s former reality show are available on Amazon Prime.

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‘For the Love of Ray J’

Head over to Tubi to watch 19 women try to win Ray J’s affections.

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‘Parental Control’

MTV.com has 100 episodes available to stream of the former reality show about parents picking out dates for their son or daughter to replace their current significant other.

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Life of Kylie

The first and only season of Kylie’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians spinoff is available on Hulu.