As fun as it is to watch a sitcom or drama, a quality reality program is a great choice sometimes. The best part is, it's a mixed bag. "Reality TV" can encompass a competition, a day in the life, a love story, a home renovation, and more.
Everyone talks about the best shows to binge-watch, but where can people find them? Netflix is often touted as the superior place to find a solid reality program, but Hulu is giving them a run for their money. The positive with Hulu is that a number of current cable shows are being put onto the platform just a day after airing. From both the past and the present, check out these ten Hulu acquisitions for your next marathon.
Listen to Your Heart
The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart is available now for binge-watching, and it's easy to do that with just six episodes. The reality series is a fresh addition for Bachelor Nation fans. It brings together twenty single men and women through the power of music. Music becomes part of the test, though.
Couples must perform live before some tough judges. Those with the most heartfelt and harmonious performances get to keep growing in their love for one another, but only one couple can last.
Hoarders
A&E's Hoarders has arrived for streaming. Seasons six through ten are available on Hulu. The show has a reputation for revealing the most extreme hoarders, and that's a pretty real problem.
People hoard all kinds of things – clothes, teddy bears, nude paintings, and the list goes on and on. It's no secret that the living conditions of hoarders are not necessarily up to code, either. Enter at your own risk.
Married at First Sight
Seasons four through nine of Married at First Sight are up on Hulu, and the Lifetime show certainly proposes a unique concept. Just like it sounds, Married at First Sight is a radical concept in which couples who have never met are matched up scientifically and get married.
It's like buying a home, sight unseen. The newlyweds then have to decide whether they are in it for the long haul or headed to sign their divorce papers.
American Idol
If you don't have cable but are missing American Idol, now's the time to relive the excitement. Though it is randomly marked as season three, Hulu offers the most current season of the show.
This includes the unprecedented remote performances leading up to the finale. If someone loves a good music competition, they would not want to miss this unique television experience.
The Voice
Another big draw for music fans on Hulu is The Voice. The show's eighteenth season just wrapped, also taking advantage of remote technology for many of its necessarily distant episodes.
Go on the journey with the latest round of contestants. A huge perk is Nick Jonas's performance of "Until We Meet Again" for the very recent finale.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
A conversation about reality television is not complete without the Kardashians. Keeping Up with the Kardashians has a fair piece of real estate on Hulu, as every season except for the most recent one is available.
Join the Kardashians and Jenners when it started, in 2007, and follow them through seventeen seasons of craziness and glamour.
Total Wipeout
The British game show Total Wipeout made quite a splash when it appeared in January of 2009. It was an obstacle course competition like no other.
Hosted by Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram, the contest offers twenty people the chance to win 10,000 pounds. Enjoy all six exciting seasons today.
Guy's Grocery Games
Hulu has been smart to acquire some hit reality programs from Food Network and HGTV. Guy's Grocery Games is a great way to pass the time. Whether someone loves to cook or not, everyone has been to a grocery store.
Contestants have to start with the ingredients they are tasked with and then make a meal that will wow the judges. As they get down to the wire and the minutes tick away, the tension thickens. See what the chefs can create with their mandated shopping lists.
Home Town
Home Town is easily one of the most rewarding shows to watch on HGTV. In the Laurel, Mississippi area, Ben and Erin Napier help families decide on the best choice for their new homes, and they help make the chosen home a dream come true.
In that respect, the show has elements of Property Brothers and Fixer Upper (which are also on Hulu). The magic begins when the Napiers bring in personal touches such as handmade pillows and custom carpentry to each project, whatever it takes to incorporate a client's style and story. Check out the first season now.
Survivor
Survivor is certainly not for everyone, but it has maintained a pretty wide audience over time. To be exact, the show has been on for twenty years, now in its fortieth season. Thirty-four of those seasons can be seen on Hulu.
This is great for die-hard fans of the show who want to go back to the early days, or even for people who haven't seen much of it and are curious. If one were to think up the craziest thing someone would never do in the wilderness, Survivor's contestants have probably done it.