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4 Insane Reality Shows From the 2000s That Would Never Get Made Today

From plastic surgery contests to brutal beauty competitions, these reality shows prove just how unhinged 2000s television could be.

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The 2000s will be remembered for a lot of things, especially the insane television shows. While it gave us iconic programs like Keeping Up With the Kardashians, American Idol, Vanderpump Rules, Jersey Shore, and The Real Housewives franchise, it also produced a lot of fails. The early 2000s era of reality TV was just outlandish: from every dating show concept you could think of to body transformations, there’s a lot we can leave in the past.

Keep reading for four insane reality programs from the early 2000s that wouldn’t see the light of day today.

Don’t let the name fool you; this show was a nightmare. Fox took their early-00s reality........

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