10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time, Ranked According To IMDb

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While some popular reality TV shows have been reimagined with younger contestants, other shows have been created from scratch to be aimed at kids.

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10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

There’s no denying that reality television has become a staple on television. From game shows and dating competition shows to cooking shows and shows centered around real families, there is no shortage of reality television content. Given its popularity, it was only a matter of time before children’s television ventured into the world of reality tv.

While some popular reality television shows have been reimagined with younger contestants, other shows have been created from scratch letting kids dictate what a reality show looks like to them. The only thing that differed between adult reality television and children’s reality tv shows is that the kids tend to be way nicer than the adults.

10 Dance Moms (2011) – 4.7

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Released in 2011 on Lifetime, Dance Moms became an instant hit thanks to its emphasis on competitive dance which had yet to truly be tackled on television. The series followed a group of young dancers who were apart of the competitive dance team the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company. The show was not only popular in the dance community but also popular with the general public who tuned in each week to see what types of things would set dance teacher Abby Lee Miller off that week and to see the girls’ weekly dance routine.

Though the series was not without criticism, it was insanely popular lasting eight seasons. It also helped launch the careers of several of its cast members most notable Maddie Ziegler and JoJo Siwa.

9 Dancing With The Stars: Junior (2018) – 5.6

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Dancing with the Stars has been a staple on ABC for twenty-nine seasons and counting. Given its popularity, it was only a matter of time before the series brought on kids to compete for the coveted mirror ball trophy.

Just like the adult version, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors features junior professional dancers who are paired with various child actors like Miles Brown (Blackish) and Mackenzie Ziegler (Dance Moms). Unfortunately, the series didn’t do as well as expected and it was canceled after one season.

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8 Double Dare (1986) – 6.6

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Back before reality, television was reality television, the only way for “real” people to appear on television was through game shows. And while there were a plethora of adult-friendly game shows, Nickelodeon really stole the show when it came to kid-centered game shows with Double Dare being one of its more popular series.

Each episode of Double Dare featured two families who would compete against each other in the hopes of winning some cool prizes. The show was part trivia contest and part physical contest with the winning team getting a chance to take on the Double Dare obstacle course.

7 Project Runway: Junior (2015) – 6.8

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Project Runway: Junior is yet another reality show that has been reimagined for younger contestants. First premiering in 2015, the series follows a group of young aspiring designers who compete against each other in the hopes of winning the show and the full scholarship to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising amongst other prizes.

Project Runway: Junior currently has two seasons out on Lifetime and a third season has been promised though it has yet to be filmed.

6 Kids Baking Championship (2015) – 7.0

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Kids Baking Championship might be the most popular reality series for children adapted from an adult reality show. Inspired by Food Networks’ various Baking Championship shows, Kids Baking Championship features a group of 12 talented young bakers who competed against each other in elimination rounds until one child takes home the prize which includes an article in Food Network Magazine.

The series’ eighth season is set to premiere at the end of 2020 with both Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli returning to host and judge the series.

5 MasterChef Junior (2013) – 7.3

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Equally as popular as its “adult” counterpart, MasterChef Junior follows a group of children who are all talented in the kitchen. Each week they compete against one another in various challenges ranging from skills tests to elimination tests. In the finale round, the remaining two or three contestants must compete in a three-course cook-off.

While MasterChef Junior is just as stressful as its adult counterpart, the series does have a lot more heart to it with the judges really striving to help make the kids better chefs with each challenge and note they give.

4 Kid Nation (2007) – 7.1

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Kid Nation might be one of the first-ever reality television geared toward kids but it is often forgotten when the topic comes up. The series followed 40 kids ranging in age from 8 to 15 who are relocated to a ghost town in Bonanza City, New Mexico where they must live without any adult supervision.

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Unlike some survival shows, no one was ever eliminated the children could opt to leave the show at any time. Each episode followed the group as they tried to create a viable society while “working” and tending to physical chores. Kid Nation lasted one season on CBS and was highly criticized for its filming practices with the children.

3 Endurance (2002) – 7.7

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Survivor is arguably one of the most successful and beloved reality shows of all time so it’s no surprise the series was eventually adapted for child audiences. Through Endurance was not created by the same people who created Survivor it did follow a similar premise with a group of teenagers competing against each other in pairs while living in a remote location.

Endurance aired on the Discovery Kids channel and NBC for a total of six seasons before it was eventually canceled. The series took teenagers to all sorts of remote locations including Hawaii, Tehachapi, California, and Fiji.

2 Top Chef Junior (2017) – 8.0

10 Best Kid Reality Shows Of All Time Ranked According To IMDb

Unlike Top Chef which has been on the air for seventeen seasons and counting, Top Chef Junior has been short-lived lasting only two seasons. Like its adult predecessor, Top Chef Junior follows twelve young chefs as they compete in various challenges with the hopes of taking home $50,000 and, of course, the title of Top Chef.

Despite its short run, Top Chef Junior managed to get nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards and an NAACP Award in 2019 though it did not win any of them.

1 Legends Of The Hidden Temple (1993) – 8.1

Like Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple was one of Nickelodeon’s earliest entries into the reality television genre aimed at children. Part Jeopardy trivia and part America Ninja Warrior obstacle course, the series followed six teams each episode who competed in three rounds: the moat, the steps of knowledge, and the temple games with the unanimous winner getting a chance to enter the temple and compete in “the temple run.”

Legends of the Hidden Temple is still one of Nickelodeon’s longest-running series. In addition, the series was supposed to get a revival on Quibi but that has since been canceled.

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