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Seven strangers, one house, and a whole lot of trippin' — we're revisiting every season of MTV's OG reality show to see which ones still hold up. Ranking all 33

Seven strangers, one house, and a whole lot of trippin' — we're revisiting every season of MTV's OG reality show to see which ones still hold up.

Ranking all 33 seasons of The Real World (and the moments we'll never forget)

Seven strangers, one house, and a whole lot of trippin' — we're revisiting every season of MTV's OG reality show to see which ones still hold up.

By Breanne L. Heldman

and James Mercadante

October 21, 2025 11:38 a.m. ET

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The cast of 'The Real World: Los Angeles'; The cast of 'The Real World: Seattle'. Credit:

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Most of your favorite reality TV shows owe a big debt to *The Real World*.

Debuting on MTV in 1992, the long-running series threw seven strangers from different walks of life under one roof and, by season 2, introduced the confessional format that would permanently reshape reality programming.

Beloved for its youthful, confined chaos, the show tapped directly into the cultural zeitgeist, becoming the first of its kind to include certain minority groups and to have open conversations about issues like racism and the AIDS crisis.

Reflecting the — you know — real world, each season took place in a different locale, from Hawaii and London to Paris and wherever else, with plenty of melodrama in tow. While most of them have their merits, "let's "stop being polite...and start getting real," because not all of them worked.

Below, EW ranks every season of *The Real World* from its total duds to all-timers.

33. Season 32: Seattle: Bad Blood (2016–2017)

(Back row, from left to right): Anna Stack, Kassius Bass, Katrina Stack, Peter Romeo, Will Groomes III, and Orlana Russell; (Front row, from left to right): Tyara Hooks, Theo King-Bradley, Robbie Padovano, Jennifer Geoghan, Mike Crescenzo, Jordan Anderson, Kimberly Johansson, and Anika Rashaun on 'The Real World Seattle: Bad Blood'. MTV

**Cast: **Anika Rashaun, Jordan Anderson, Katrina Stack, Mike Crescenzo, Robbie Padovano, Theo King-Bradley, and Tyara Hooks.

**Memorable element:** Each roommate was soon joined by their "bad blood" mate: someone they once liked but with whom they had a rift before entering the house. Those roommates were Anna Stack, Jenn Geoghan, Kassius Bass, Kimberly Johansson, Orlana Russell, Peter Romeo, and Will Groomes III.

**The realness:** That wound up just being *wayyy* too many roommates.

32. Season 27: St. Thomas (2012)

(Clockwise from back left): Trey Weatherholtz, Robb Schreiber, Laura Waller, LaToya Jackson, Brandon Kane, Marie Roda, and Brandon Swift on 'The Real World: St. Thomas'. Ian Spanier/MTV

**Cast: **Brandon Kane, Brandon Swift, LaToya Jackson, Laura Waller, Marie Roda, Robb Schreiber, and Walter "Trey" Weatherholtz III.

**Memorable element: **Kane entered the house six months into his sobriety. He begins drinking again and fails a drug test during one of the final episodes of the season, subsequently getting evicted.

**The realness: **Roda, Schreiber, Waller, and Weatherholtz represented their cast on *The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons *in 2012, coming in last place.

31. Season 33: Atlanta (2019)

(From left to right): Justin Blu, Tovah Marx, Dondre Randolph, Yasmin Almokhamad, Meagan Melancon, Arely Avitua, and Clint Wright on 'The Real World: Atlanta'.

**Cast:** Arely Avitua, Clint Wright, Dondre Randolph, Justin Blu, Meagan Melancon, Tovah Marx, Yasmin Almokhamad******Memorable element:** Sadly, this was the final season of *The Real World,* and an attempt to revitalize the franchise aired on the short-lived Facebook Watch — meaning very few people saw it. Still, Marx opening up about being sexually assaulted as a teen was remarkably powerful.

**The realness:** This is the first season where zero contestants competed on *The Challenge*.

30. Season 22: *Cancun * (2009)

Derek Chavez, Jasmine Reynaud, Bronne Bruzgo, CJ Koegel, Jonna Mannion, Ayiiia Elizarrarás, Joey Rozmus, and Emilee Fitzpatrick on 'The Real World: Cancun'. MTV

**Cast:** Ayiiia Elizarrarás, CJ Koegel, Derek Chavez, Bronne Bruzgo, Jasmine Reynaud, Jonna Mannion, Joey Rozmus, and Emilee Fitzpatrick.

**Memorable element:** The cast worked with StudentCity, a college student-driven travel agency, and had to plan an event that included an appearance from electronic duo LMFAO.

**The realness:** Mannion became quite the reality vet; in addition to competing on several seasons of *The Challenge* and winning two *All Stars* seasons, she was a regular on TruTV's *Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel*.

29. Season 18: Denver (2006–2007)

(Clockwise from top left): Stephen Nichols, Alex Smith (center), Colie Edison, Davis Mallory, Brooke LaBarbera, Tyrie Ballard, and Jenn Grijalva on 'The Real World: Denver'. MTV

**Cast:** Brooke LaBarbera, Tyrie Ballard, Colie Edison, Davis Mallory, Stephen Nichols, Jenn Grijalva, and Alex Smith.

**Memorable element:** The season kicked off with Edison and Grijalva bonding, Edison crushing on Smith, and then Grijalva sleeping with Smith. And that was just the premiere. Fights over race and sexuality ran rampant among this cast, the most memorable of which was after LaBarbera got lost looking for a nail salon and called the neighborhood she walked through a "ghetto," to which Ballard took offense. Also, Edison came down with mono from actually kissing so many people.

**The realness:** Did this cast ever really jell?

28. Season 24: New Orleans (2010)

Eric Patrick, Sahar Dika, Ryan Leslie, McKenzie Coburn, Ryan Knight (back), Jemmye Carroll (front), Ashlee Feldman, and Preston O'Neil Roberson-Charles on 'The Real World: New Orleans'. MTV

**Cast:** Ashlee Feldman, Eric Patrick, Jemmye Carroll, McKenzie Coburn, Preston O'Neil Roberson-Charles, Ryan Knight, Ryan Leslie, and Sahar Dika.

**Memorable element:** The police got involved when Leslie and Roberson-Charles did some seriously disgusting things to each other's toothbrushes, cigarettes, and other personal objects.

**The realness:** Knight, whose romantic relationship with Carroll lasted well after their season, entered the house six months into recovery for a painkiller addiction. He died in 2014 of acute mixed drug and alcohol intoxication.

27. Season 19: Sydney (2007–2008)

Cohutta Lee Grindstaff, Parisa Montazaran, Isaac Stout, Shauvon Torres, KellyAnne Judd, Dunbar Flinn Merrill, and Trisha Cummings on 'The Real World: Sydney'. MTV

**Cast:** KellyAnne Judd, Cohutta Lee Grindstaff, Trisha Cummings, Shauvon Torres, Parisa Montazaran, Isaac Stout, Dunbar Flinn Merrill, and Ashli Robson.

**Memorable element:** The romantic relationship between Judd and Grindstaff was both unexpected and totally delightful.

**The realness:** Four episodes after Torres left to work things out with her boyfriend back home — with Ashli Robson taking her spot — Cummings was removed after physically assaulting Montazaran.

26. Season 15: Philadelphia (2004–2005)

(Clockwise from top left): M.J. Garrett, Karamo Brown, Sarah Burke, Melanie Silcott, Willie Hernandez, Landon Lueck, and Shavonda Billingslea on 'The Real World: Philadelphia'. MTV

**Cast:** Landon Lueck, Willie Hernandez, Sarah Burke, M.J. Garrett, Karamo Brown, Melanie Silcott, and Shavonda Billingslea.

**Memorable element:** The Philadelphia season marked the first to feature two gay men, Brown (reality TV's first out Black man) and Hernandez, and the cast had a fun job working for the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football League team, but all we really remember about this season was Silcott getting body lice.

**The realness:** Brown later became the resident culture expert on Netflix's *Queer Eye*.

25. Season 17: Key West (2006)

(Back row, from left to right): Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Zach Mann, Tyler Duckworth, Svetlana Shusterman; (Front row, from left to right): Janelle Casanave, Jose Tapia, and Paula Meronek on 'The Real World: Key West'. Carlo Allegri/Getty Images for MTV

**Cast:** Svetlana Shusterman, Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio, Paula Meronek, Tyler Duckworth, Zach Mann, Jose Tapia, and Janelle Casanave.

**Memorable element:** The cast had to evacuate their house not once but twice for hurricanes.

**The realness:** This season may not have been the most thrilling, but it certainly brought *The Challenge* some of its biggest personalities, with Devenanzio, Meronek, and Duckworth.

24. Season 20: Hollywood (2008)

(From left to right): Greg Halstead, David Malinosky, Sarah Ralston, Brianna Taylor, Joey Kovar, Kimberly Alexander, and William Gilbert on 'The Real World: Hollywood'. MTV

**Cast:** Sarah Ralston, Joey Kovar, Brianna Taylor, David Malinosky, William Gilbert, Kimberly Alexander, Greg Halstead, Nick Brown, and Brittini Sherrod.

**Memorable element:** Compared to other seasons, it seemed like each cast member's desire to be famous was turned up to an 11**, **with everyone being a singer! Plus, the residence was a former soundstage, and this season was also the first to air as one-hour episodes; the previous seasons all had 30-minute episodes.

**The realness:** An important addiction storyline ran throughout the season, with both Kovar and Taylor in stages of recovery. Kovar ultimately left the house in episode 4 to attend a treatment facility. He returned in episode 8, only to leave the following episode as he feared a relapse. In 2010, he appeared on a season of *Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew*, and he died in August 2012 of an opioid overdose.

23. Season 26: San Diego (2011)

(Back row, from left to right): Frank Sweeney, Sam McGinn, Priscilla Mendez, and Nate Stodghill; (Front row, from left to right): Ashley Kelsey, Zach Nichols, and Alexandra Shungudzo Govere on 'The Real World: San Diego'. MTV

**Cast:** Alexandra Shungudzo** **Govere, Ashley Kelsey, Frank Sweeney, Nate Stodghill, Priscilla Mendez, Sam McGinn, and Zach Nichols.

**Memorable element: **This season's theme seemed to revolve around sexuality, especially the topics of bisexuality and gay people in the military. Not surprisingly, some rather offensive things were said.

**The realness:** This season had "Hurricane Frank" — what more do you need to know?

22. Season 30: Skeletons (2014–2015)

Sylvia Elsrode, Jason Hill, Madison Walls, Tony Raines, Violetta Milerman, Nicole Zanatta, and Bruno Bettencourt on 'The Real World: Skeletons'. MTV

**Cast:** Bruno Bettencourt, Jason Hill, Madison Walls, Nicole Zanatta, Sylvia Elsrode, Tony Raines, and Violetta Milerman.

**Memorable element:** Each week, one cast member was forced to face people from their past with whom they had unresolved issues. So, yeah, that meant quite a bit of drama. Filmed in Chicago, the season reached a fever pitch in the final episode when Hill's birth father turned up.

**The realness:** After the show, Raines had a daughter with Walls...then a daughter with one of his "skeletons," Alyssa Giacone, nine months later.

21. Season 23: D.C. (2009–2010)

Emily Schromm, Tyrell 'Ty' Ruff, Ashley Lindley, Andrew Woods, Mike Manning, Callie Walker, Erika Lauren Wasilewski, and Josh Colon on 'The Real World: D.C.'. MTV

**Cast:** Ashley Lindley, Tyrell "Ty" Ruff, Callie Walker, Erika Lauren Wasilewski, Josh Colon, Andrew Woods, Mike Manning, and Emily Schromm.

**Memorable element:** There was something "classic" about this season that just worked, even though there weren't a whole lot of political storylines that one might expect from an installment set in Washington, D.C.

**The realness:** Schromm was voted America's Next Fitness Star by *Women's Health* in 2014.

20. Season 28: Portland (2013)

(Back row, from left to right): Anastasia Miller, Jordan Wiseley, and Jessica McCain; (Front row, from left to right): Johnny Reilly, Averey Tressler, Marlon Williams, Joi Niemeyer, and Nia Moore on 'The Real World: Portland'. MTV

**Cast:** Anastasia Miller, Averey Tressler, Jessica McCain, Johnny Reilly, Joi Niemeyer, Jordan Wiseley, Marlon Williams, and Nia Moore.

**Memorable element:** Moore didn't enter the picture until episode 4, but the scene-stealer — who constantly argued with Wiseley — seriously changed the game.

**The realness:** The season's nonstop fighting continued on *The Challenge*, with all but Niemeyer partaking in various seasons of the spinoff MTV reality show. Wiseley was even among the winners of season 40, *Battle of the Eras* (2024–2025).

19. Season 25: Las Vegas (2011)

Heather Marter, Dustin Zito, Michael Ross, Naomi Defensor, Adam Royer, Leroy Garrett, and Nany González on 'The Real World: Las Vegas'. Ian Spanier/MTV

**Cast:** Nany González, Heather Marter, Michael Ross, Dustin Zito, Adam Royer, Leroy Garrett, Naomi Defensor, and Heather Cooke.

**Memorable element:** Sparks flew between Marter and Zito, but their relationship hit the skids when Zito's gay porn past came to light. Eventually, they got back together and remained so for quite some time following the season's end.

**The realness:** Garrett and Ross' bromance remains one of the best of the series.

18. Season 16: Austin (2005)

(Clockwise from left): Nehemiah Clark, Danny Jamieson, Wes Bergmann, Johanna Botta, Lacey Buehler, Melinda Stolp, and Rachel Moyal on 'The Real World: Austin'. MTV

**Cast:** Wes Bergmann, Lacey Buehler, Rachel Moyal, Nehemiah Clark, Johanna Botta, Danny Jamieson, and Melinda Stolp.

**Memorable element:** The love story of Jamieson and Stolp took up much of the season, as she stood by him through the death of his mother, as well as a bar brawl that resulted in him needing surgery.

**The realness: **The pair got engaged just before the season's reunion special, and they married on Aug. 2, 2008. Unfortunately, it didn't stick, as Stolp revealed they were divorcing in 2010.

17. Season 6: Boston (1997)

Elka Walker, Jason Cornwell, Kameelah Phillips, Genesis Moss, Sean Duffy, Montana McGlynn, and Syrus Yarbrough in 'The Real World: Boston'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Jason Cornwell, Montana McGlynn, Sean Duffy, Kameelah Phillips, Genesis Moss, Elka Walker, and Syrus Yarbrough.

**Memorable element:** This cast was stacked with so many dramatic characters and unforgettable moments, but the cake was taken by McGlynn, who was fired from the cast's job at an after-school program when she gave one of the children a sip of wine. Really.

**The realness:** Duffy went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, and in 2025, he became the United States secretary of transportation and the acting administrator of NASA. He married *Real World: San Francisco*'s Rachel Campos, with whom he has nine children.

16. Season 14: San Diego (2004)

Cameran Eubanks, Jacquese Smith, Robin Hibbard, Randy Barry, Jamie Chung, Brad Fiorenza, and Frankie Abernathy on 'The Real World: San Diego'. MTV

**Cast:** Jamie Chung, Cameran Eubanks, Randy Barry, Frankie Abernathy, Brad Fiorenza, Robin Hibbard, Jacquese Smith, and Charlie Dordevich.

**Memorable element: **On the same night, Hibbard and Fiorenza got arrested separately: Hibbard for assault and Fiorenza for public intoxication.

**The realness:** Chung has since become a major TV and film actress, starring on Showtime's *Dexter: New Blood*; Eubanks was a fan favorite on seasons 1–6 of Bravo's *Southern Charm*. Abernathy, who had cystic fibrosis, died in June 2007.

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15. Season 13: Paris (2003)

Adam King, Clyde Daryn 'Ace' Amerson, Christina Trainor, Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello, Leah Gillingwater, Simon Sherry-Wood, and Mallory Snyder on 'The Real World: Paris'. MTV

**Cast:** Adam King, Christina Trainor, Simon Sherry-Wood, Leah Gillingwater, Clyde Daryn "Ace" Amerson, Mallory Snyder, and Chris "C.T." Tamburello.

**Memorable element:** Did we mention this is the season that gave us Tamburello?

**The realness: **After racking up 21 seasons of *The Challenge* (with five wins to his name), Tamburello joined season 2 of *The Traitors*, where he and *Real World: Las Vegas* alum Trishelle Cannatella claimed the winning prize pot as Faithfuls.

14. Season 29: Ex-Plosion (2014)

(From left to right): Jay Mitchell, Arielle Scott, Thomas Buell, Jamie Larson, Jenny Delich, Ashley Mitchell, and Cory Wharton on 'The Real World: Ex-Plosion'. Peter Yang/MTV

**Cast:** Arielle Scott, Ashley Mitchell, Cory Wharton, Jamie Larson, Jay Mitchell, Jenny Delich, and Thomas Buell.

**Memorable element:** MTV opted to shake up the format with this season, inviting the seven strangers at first to San Francisco and then sending them on an early vacation, only to have them come home to seven new roommates: their exes (Ashley Ceaser, Brian Williams Jr., Hailey Chivers, Jenna Compono, and Lauren Ondersma). But even before that arrival, Mitchell was kicked out of the house by her roommates due to her drunken antics and unstable behavior.

**The realness:** Ultimately, Delich reunited with her ex, Williams Jr., and they have since welcomed two daughters.

13. Season 21: Brooklyn (2009)

Sarah Rice, Chet Cannon, Baya Voce, JD Ordoñez, Katelynn Cusanelli, Devyn Simone, Scott Herman, and Ryan Conklin on 'The Real World: Brooklyn'. MTV

**Cast:** Scott Herman, Sarah Rice, Ryan Conklin, Katelynn Cusanelli, Baya Voce, Chet Cannon, JD Ordoñez, and Devyn Simone.

**Memorable element:** This season ultimately became a battle of the sexes, as the men and women rarely got along, but they did come together when Conklin, who joined the cast upon his return from a tour in Iraq, found out he'd been recalled for a one-year deployment.

**The realness:** Cusanelli was the first out transgender cast member on *The Real World*.

12. Season 10: Back to New York (2001)

Coral Smith, Rachel Braband, Kevin Dunn, Lori Trespicio (front), Malik Cooper (back), Nicole Mitsch, and Mike Mizanin on 'The Real World: Back to New York'. MTV

**Cast:** Coral Smith, Kevin Dunn, Nicole Mitsch, Rachel Braband, Mike Mizanin, Lori Trespicio, and Malik Cooper.

**Memorable element:** Smith and Mizanin squabbled throughout the entire season, sometimes fairly — when Mizanin's naive ignorance would come out — and sometimes not. But both grew immensely from knowing one another, and their finding peace in the finale was one of the more moving moments of the entire series.

**The realness:** Mizanin's dreams of becoming a wrestler came off as something of a joke. It wasn't: The Miz is now a WWE Superstar and Wrestlemania champion.

11. Season 4: London (1995)

(From left to right): Lars Schlichting, Jacinda Barrett, Jay Frank (front), Sharon Gitau (back), Michael Johnson, Kat Ogden, and Neil Forrester on 'The Real World: London'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Kat Ogden, Neil Forrester, Jacinda Barrett, Jay Frank, Lars Schlichting, Michael Johnson, and Sharon Gitau.

**Memorable element: **OG *Real World* seasons really just involved a lot of talking. While this one lacked some of the fireworks of many others, it remains relaxingly compelling.

**The realness:** Barrett later focused on her acting career, starring in the 2021 movie *Hide and Seek *and on Netflix's *Bloodline*.

10. Season 31: Go Big or Go Home (2016)

Sabrina Kennedy, Amo Elizabeth, Kailah Casillas, Dean Bart-Plange, Jenna Thomason, CeeJai' Jenkins, and Dione Mariani on 'The Real World: Go Big or Go Home'. MTV

**Cast:** CeeJai' Jenkins, Amo Elizabeth, Dean Bart-Plange, Dione Mariani, Jenna Thomason, Kailah Casillas, Sabrina Kennedy, and Dylan Moore.

**Memorable element: **Set in Las Vegas, this season attempted to have a *Road Rules*-like twist, and it didn't really pay off — no one went home — but it still had several "big," extreme characters. They included possibly the most racist person ever to grace the series (Thomason), a man going through a divorce (Bart-Plange), and a pansexual atheist in the process of officially extricating herself from the Church of Latter**-**Day Saints (Elizabeth).

**The realness:** Elizabeth first appeared as Chris Ammon Hall in *Go Big or Go Home*, and* *later competed under the nonbinary identity Ammo on *The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 *in 2017. She now identifies as a woman.

9. Season 9: New Orleans (2000)

(Back row, from left to right): Jamie Murray and David Broom; (Center row, from left to right): Matt Smith, Danny Roberts, and Kelley Limp; (Front row, from left to right): Julie Stoffer and Melissa Howard on 'The Real World: New Orleans'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Jamie Murray, Matt Smith, Melissa Howard, Kelley Limp, Danny Roberts, David Broom, and Julie Stoffer.

**Memorable element:** Roberts was in a relationship with Paul Dill, a military officer, during his time in the house. When Dill visited, his face was blurred to protect his identity, but the pair later appeared on an MTV special together when Dill's duty with the military was over.

**The realness:** Stoffer, a Mormon, was famously suspended from Brigham Young University after the show due to the school's honor code, which doesn't allow for unmarried students to live with members of the opposite sex.

8. Season 11: Chicago (2002)

(Back row, from left to right): Kyle Brandt, Keri Evans, and Chris Beckman; (Front row, from left to right): Aneesa Ferreira, Theo Gantt III, Tonya Cooley, and Cara Kahn on 'The Real World: Chicago'. MTV

**Cast:** Keri Evans, Kyle Brandt, Aneesa Ferreira, Tonya Cooley, Chris Beckman, Cara Kahn, and Theo Gantt III.

**Memorable element:** *The Real World* famously doesn't allow its cast to have access to television and other forms of media. However, those rules were intentionally broken during the filming of season 11 due to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Watching the roommates experience that day was heartbreaking, cathartic, and absolutely unforgettable.

**The realness:** There have been reports that some of those reactions were staged.

7. Season 7: Seattle (1998)

(Back row, from left to right): Rebecca Lord, Nathan Blackburn (back), Irene McGee, Janet Choi, and Lindsay Brien; (Front row, from left to right): Stephen Williams and David Burns on 'The Real World: Seattle'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Janet Choi, Nathan Blackburn, Rebecca Lord, Lindsay Brien, Stephen Williams, Irene McGee, and David Burns.

**Memorable element:** Naming just one of these has officially gotten difficult, but Williams opening a car door and slapping McGee as she moved out of the house was pretty darn noteworthy.

**The realness:** Let's not forget Burns' relationship with *RW* casting director Kira.

6. Season 5: Miami (1996)

Dan Renzi, Sarah Becker, Melissa Padrón, Flora Alekseyeun, Cynthia Roberts, Joe Patane, and Mike Lambert on 'The Real World: Miami'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Sarah Becker, Dan Renzi, Melissa Padrón, Joe Patane, Cynthia Roberts, Flora Alekseyeun, and Mike Lambert.

**Memorable element:** Season 5 marks the first season the roommates were given a job, which expanded the template for the roommates' regular arguments. But also, there was that threesome in the shower.

**The realness:** "I'm not here to make friends" — that classic reality TV phrase — may have been uttered for the first time by Roberts.

5. Season 12: Las Vegas (2002–2003)

(Clockwise from left): Brynn Smith, Frank Roessler, Trishelle Cannatella, Irulan Wilson, Steven Hill, Arissa Hill, and Alton Williams on 'The Real World: Las Vegas'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Arissa Hill, Frank Roessler, Trishelle Cannatella, Alton Williams, Brynn Smith, Steven Hill, and Irulan Wilson.

**Memorable element:** The season kicked off with a three-way hot tub make-out session and — thanks in large part to the season's breakout star, Cannatella — continued to provide everything else you might expect from a Sin City-located series.

**The realness:** Five years after the season aired, the cast reunited for a spinoff miniseries (*Reunited: The Real World Las Vega*s) in the same city. They had another meet-up in 2023, this time in New Orleans.

4. Season 2: Los Angeles (1993)

(Back row, from left to right): David Edwards, Jon Brennan, and Tami Roman; (Front row, from left to right): Beth Stolarczyk, Irene Berrera, Dominic Griffin (front) holding George the German Shepherd, and Aaron Behle on 'The Real World: Los Angeles'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Dominic Griffin, Tami Roman, Jon Brennan, Beth Stolarczyk, Aaron Behle, Irene Berrera, David Edwards, Glen Naessens, and Beth Anthony.

**Memorable element:** After Edwards pulls the blankets off Roman, leaving her in nothing but her underwear, Roman retaliates. A massive argument then ensues, resulting in the women demanding that Edwards move out. Later in the season, Roman gets an abortion.

**The realness:** A majority of the cast reunited at the same Venice Beach house for a spinoff miniseries (*The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles*) in 2021.

3. Season 8: Hawaii (1999)

(Clockwise from left): Ruthie Alcaide, Kaia Beck, Matt Simon, Amaya Brecher, Colin Mortensen, Tecumshea 'Teck' Holmes, and Justin Deabler on 'The Real World: Hawaii'. MTV

**Cast:** Colin Mortensen, Amaya Brecher, Kaia Beck, Matt Simon, Justin Deabler, Ruthie Alcaide, and Tecumshea "Teck" Holmes.

**Memorable element:** In addition to the cast's naked antics, the season is most remembered for Alcaide's excessive drinking, which leads to her roommates holding an intervention. Ultimately, she departed from the house to attend a treatment facility.

**The realness: ***Hawaii* helped Holmes launch his acting career, featuring onscreen credits for *Friends*, *NCIS*, and* First Daughter* (2004).

2. Season 1: New York (1992)

(From left): Eric(From left to right): Eric Nies, Norman Korpi, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau (front), Rebecca 'Becky' Blasband (back), Gouda (dog) Heather B. Gardner, and Julie Gentry on 'The Real World: New York' Nies, Norman Korpi, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau (front), Rebecca 'Becky' Blasband (back), Gouda (dog) Heather B. Gardner, and Julie Gentry on 'The Real World: New York'.

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**Cast:** Norman Korpi, Julie Gentry, Rebecca "Becky" Blasband, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, and Eric Nies.

**Memorable element:** The season that began it all showed us just how fascinating it could be to watch people learn from each other, whether it be through arguments about race, sexuality, politics, or just whose turn it is to do the dishes.

**The realness:** Though not the first reality show ever made, most modern ones can be traced back to the social experiment that was these seven strangers in the Big Apple. They even did a reunion in 2021.

1. Season 3: San Francisco (1994)

(Clockwise from left): David 'Puck' Rainey, Cory Murphy, Mohammed Bilal, Judd Winick, Pedro Zamora, Pam Ling, and Rachel Campos on 'The Real World: San Francisco'. Everett Collection

**Cast:** Pedro Zamora, David "Puck" Rainey, Rachel Campos, Cory Murphy, Pam Ling, Mohammed Bilal, Judd Winick, and Jo Rhodes.

**Memorable element:** Zamora remains one of the biggest game changers in television history, both because of his openness about his experience with AIDS (and his death just hours after the show's season finale aired) and his televised commitment ceremony (the first ever) with Sean Sasser. And then there's his massive fight with Rainey.

**The realness:** Zamora and Rainey weren't the only major storylines of the season — Ling and Winick have been married for more than 30 years.

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