Fall is here, and the fall reality television lineup is already in full swing. Many great unscripted and competition shows premiere during the fall, including favorites likeSurvivor,The Golden Bachelorette,andThe Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City.With so many great offerings on the fall menu, here at Screen Rant, we want to keep our readers up-to-date on the reality television shows currently airing on network and cable television. Unscripted television is as good as ever, and reality television connoisseurs don’t want to miss a thing.
Great shows are airing almost every night of the week during Fall 2024. Read to the end for alist of reality television shows currently airing on Wednesday nights on both network and cable channels. Since there are plenty of must-watch shows airing every other day of the week, including the highly anticipated return of1000-lb Sistersseason 6, be sure to check back with Screen Rant often for our daily guides and updates, like theScreen Rant roundup of Monday’s reality TV.
Survivor
Wednesdays 8 pm ET/PT on CBS
One of the longest-running and most beloved reality shows of all time is back for another season.Survivor47 premiered recently, and new episodes of the competition show air on Wednesday nights at 8 pm ET/PT on CBS. This season returned to the show’s permanent location on Mamanuca Island in Fiji. For its first 16 years on air, the show traveled all over the world, filming in different exotic locations for everySurvivorseason. However, sinceSurvivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, which was season 33, the show was filmed in the South Pacific locale.
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At the start of this season, 18 contestants were dropped on a deserted island to outwit, outplay, and outlast each other. They will continue to brave starvation, sleep deprivation, and each other for a shot at winning a million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor. Like Survivor seasons 45 and 46,Survivorseason 47 will continue airing 90-minute episodes. Thesuper-sizedSurvivorepisodes, which have been very popular with fans, appear to be here to stay.
The Golden Bachelorette
Wednesdays 8 pm ET/PT on ABC
Love is in the air this fall because the highly-anticipatedinaugural season ofThe Golden Bachelorettepremiered recently. The show’s lead, 61-year-old Joan Vassos, made her television debut duringThe Golden Bachelorseason 1 when she was one of 22 women dating 72-year-old Gerry Turner.TheGoldenBachelorwas groundbreaking because it was the first unscripted dating show that focused on the love lives of older singles, andThe Golden Bachelorettepicks up where the original left off.
Super-sized two-hour-long episodes ofThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 air on Wednesday nights at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC.
Though Joan was called away by a family emergency and had to leave Gerry’s season early, she was given a second chance at finding true love on the female-led version of theBachelorspin-off. The season kicked off with the usualfleet of limousines delivering the 24 single older men Joan would be dating, and it’s currently in full swing, with Joan handing out roses and sending men home. Interest in the franchise was so high thatThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1 episodes are a super-sized two hours long, so there’s plenty for fans to enjoy.
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City
Wednesdays 9 pm ET/PT on Bravo
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake Cityseason 5 premiered about a month ago, andthe drama is already at peak madness. This season’s cast includes Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose, Mary Cosby, and Angie Katsanevas returning from previous seasons, with new full-time cast member Bronwyn Newport, and Britani Bateman and Meili Workman also appearing in this season as friends of the housewives.
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City season 5 airs on Tuesday nights at 9 pm ET/PT on Bravo.
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake Cityseason 4 ended with the seismic bombshell that one of the ladies was behind the Instagram troll account Reality Von Tease. The account, which was created three years ago, was dedicated to exposing information about former cast member Jen Shah, as well as other current housewives.RHOSLCnewcomerMonica Garcia was revealed to be behind the trollaccount. BeforeJen was arrested for wire fraud, Monica worked for her and claimed that Jen told her about her illegal telemarketing scheme. Later, Monica became a federal government witness in Jen’s trial.
House Of Villains
Wednesdays 10 pm ET/PT on E! Network
After a successful inaugural season,House Of Villainswill return for a second season on Wednesday, October 9 on E! Network. The unscripted game show pits 10 reality TV villains against each other in a series of physical and mental challenges. Each week, the villains lie, cheat, and scheme as they compete for a $200,000 cash prize and the title of America’s ultimate supervillain.House Of Villainsseason 1was a big hit with audiences. Itsseries premiere episode drew 1.2 million viewers, and became one of the network’s most-watched TV shows. Season 2 hopes to recreate the magic.
House Of Villainsseason 2 will air on Wednesday nights at 10 pm ET/PT on Bravo.
Joel Mchale has returned as the host ofHouse Of Villainsseason 2. The cast will include Teresa Giudice fromThe Real Housewives of New Jersey, Wes Bergmann fromThe Real World: AustinandThe Challenge, Jessie Godderz fromBig Brotherseason 10, Richard Hatch fromSurvivor: Borneo, Victoria Larson fromThe Bachelorseason 25, Larissa Lima from90 Day Fiancé, Camilla Poindexter fromBad Girls Club: Las Vegas, Kandy Muse fromRuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 13, Safaree Samuels fromLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta, and Tiffany “New York” Pollard fromFlavor of Loveseason 1.
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The Golden Bachelorette: This reality series offers one woman in her later years the opportunity to find love, as a group of seasoned men compete for her affection. Participants bring diverse romantic histories, seeking a meaningful connection and a chance to build a promising future together.
