Watching “American Pickers” on the History Channel will have you thinking people are natural-born hagglers. You might be surprised, however, to learn that most of the items featured on the show have a price that was agreed upon off-camera.
There is an actual screening process involved designed to make sure that the items aired have some sort of entertainment value.
Big Brother
CBS's "Big Brother" is the ultimate reality show. It features strangers in a house with 24/7 cameras and different weekly challenges and public eliminations.
Yes, the participants are being constantly filmed, which makes completely faking it a little hard. However, the footage used in the regularly scheduled episodes is edited to favor some of them and make the others look insane.
Dancing With the Stars
"Dancing With The Stars" has been on for more than 20 seasons and it keeps raking in some serious viewership. You may have noticed that some of these stars appear pretty professional prancing on the dance floor.
Some reports claim that the producers regularly interfere with votes and use elimination as a threat held over the heads of participants who don't follow directions.
Total Divas
More than anything else, pro wrestling matches are essentially displays of choreographed stunts. So we can't really hold it against "Total Divas" for being fake as well.
This show supposedly follows pro-wrestling women and their behind-the-scenes intrigue. However, most of the show is scripted, as confirmed by some of the participants.
Guy's Grocery Games
Guy Fieri has transitioned into a career as a celebrity chef a long time ago. His show involves challenging other chefs with culinary tasks.
Flavortown Market, the famous grocery store where the challenges take place, is all fake. Well, the products are real, and so are the aisles, but that food that isn't being used gets donated to local charities.