The Worst Reality TV Shows on Satellite TV

While some people truly enjoy reality television, others loathe the genre of TV entertainment, preferring sitcoms, dramas, and sports games. Even though certain series of this genre have merit, including reality sing and dance competitions, other shows simply have very little value, except for their purely entertainment value. Perhaps, it is a gimmick or perhaps, it’s the awe factor; however, whatever it is, there is no shortage of these horrible reality shows. The following are a few of television’s worst reality TV series. And the HD quality doesn’t make it better.

1. Sara Palin’s Alaska. Regardless of your politics, the premise of this show simply has little value or merit. It simply documents the ex-vice presidential candidate as she shows you "her home state" in an attempt to make her as down-to-earth and as personable as possible. Perhaps, it is a part of her campaign for her bid for presidency in the coming months. Even the HD quality of your TV programming won’t help this disaster of a show.

2. Mr. Personality. This show is essentially the Bachelorette, except for the fact that all the potential suitors wear masks, encouraging her to choose based upon personality, rather than looks. While the premise of this show has great intentions and perhaps could have had potential, it makes for a very boring reality show because the masks make the contestants look like Dr. Doom of the Fantastic Four franchise.

3. Sister Wives. This TLC reality series follows an unconventional family. No, it’s a family with 18 children. No, it’s a family following little people. It’s a family of one man and his polygamist family of four wives AND 16 children. The man and his legal marriage to his first wife and his spiritual union to his other wives leaves the viewer feeling slightly confused and slightly creeped out.

4. Toddler and Tiaras. This show about young girls from 11 months to 12 years old competing in beauty pageants across the country highlights the worst in some parents. As if these parents are dressing and playing with their own life-sized Barbie Dolls, these young girls are adorned in fancy dresses and caked with make-up, made to parade down the walkway.

5. My Super Sweet 16. This MTV show highlights spoiled fifteen-year olds as they plan for their debut into "adulthood." With daddy and mommy paying for an extravagant party upwards of hundreds of thousands of dollars at the hottest venues and with celebrity guest appearances, the viewers experience a sense of horror at the fact that not only do these teenagers get a huge party and most likely a brand new car, but they also get their own 30 minutes of fame on this show. At least, it makes for entertainment, albeit slightly trashy, television.

If watching such mindless television entertains you (and the outrageous nature of most of the shows certainly can be entertaining), then you can definitely enjoy these series on satellite TV. However, this is not your cup of tea, you can most certainly enjoy some of the other television entertainment options, including scripted TV and sports games, available on satellite TV services.

If you want to pass the time with some mind-numbing reality TV—or at least enjoy something more entertaining—satellite TV is the key, which is available at DirectStartv.com/.