Back to Reality was a reality television show featuring stars from previous reality television programmes. The show was broadcast on Channel 5 between 16 February 2004 to 1 March 2004 and was advertised by Channel 5 as being "The biggest reality show of all time" however in terms of ratings, it failed to deliver. The 12 contestants spent 3 weeks in a studio built mansion, with no natural sunlight. In the final two weeks, the public voted for their favourite housemate with the two people with the lowest votes every 3/4 nights being put to the housemate vote, where the other contestants has to vote for who they wanted to leave. The show was presented by Tess Daly and Richard Bacon, the first and only series of the show finished with James Hewitt winning the show ahead of Maureen Rees and Craig Phillips.

Joe Millionaire is an American reality television show that was broadcast on Fox beginning in January 2003. It was broadcast in the UK that same year. A sequel, The Next Joe Millionaire, followed in October 2003. The show, approved by Mike Darnell, was wildly successful and became a pop culture phenomenon, with an average of 34.6 million viewers in the United States tuning into the season one finale making it the most-watched episode of any reality show since the season finale of the first season, as well as the premiere episode and finale for the second season of Survivor.

Reality shows are the hottest thing to hit TV in the last decade. Now, for the first time ever, several of the brightest stars from the hottest reality shows unite for one unforgettable night of TOO HOT FOR TV fun. Going where no reality show has dared to go, fourteen of the most popular stars came together in a Los Angeles pub to share the ultimate dish!