Audiences have been following Judge Judy and her myriad of strange and cringe-inducing cases for over two decades. The show turned this judge into one of the most famous people in the United States.
While the cases are as real as they get, the actual outcomes of each case are always decided before the filming begins.
Restaurant Stakeout
Willie Degel gets behind the counter in unsuccessful food establishments and fixes their broken businesses. He does this by firing inadequate staff members in a highly dramatic fashion.
One of the show’s participants admitted the studio contacted him and screened for bad employees. They also asked the restaurant's staff to act as horribly as possible.
Project Runway
"Project Runway" is quite a popular show, and gives a supposed behind-the-scenes look into the work that goes into runway fashion shows. Unfortunately, the show has been outed by many of its former participants.
These designers claim that scenes are extremely sensationalized and that the reality is much more boring.
Pawn Stars
"Pawn Stars" might as well be called Acting Stars, as most of its scenes are completely scripted. The store is owned by the Harrison family but functions mostly as a tourist attraction rather than an actual business.
The items on the show are usually researched with prices agreed ahead of time, and the stars don’t even work the counter when cameras aren’t filming.
Ghost Hunters
We don’t really know how to describe the fact that a reality show about ghosts is fake, it pretty much goes without saying. But we’ll do our best.
Basically, many people accuse 'Ghost Hunters' of being mostly scripted and not very realistic. Nevertheless, it’s definitely entertaining. Ghostly and unreal, but entertaining.