26 MTV Reality Shows From the Early-2000s That You Genuinely Forgot Existed

Before reality shows had the high production values of today, there were MTV reality shows. In the golden years between 2000 and 2010, we were bombarded with wonderfully awful (and sometimes straight-up fabulous) amounts of drama with shows like Room Raiders, Next, and Date My Mom, playing on repeat. There are some that were genuinely good and impossible to forget (we're looking at you Jersey Shore, The Hills, and Catfish), and others that were so awful that they were also the best. Keep reading to relive the MTV reality show glory years.