Reality shows have been around for decades yet the casting choices haven't changed much. Season after season, no matter the show, viewers expect to see beautiful people from all walks of life. Often, there's a villain, the flirt, the jock – many mimic high schools and their stereotypical cliques.
Because of this, many reality shows have become stale and predictable; and some have even come under fire for scouting out cast instead of, or in addition to, casting real-life people who actually audition to appear. This sometimes includes actors but also people who have no idea what the show is about – they just fit the right "type." Needless to say, if fans had anything to say about it, they'd suggest that producers take a second look at the type of people cast on many of their favorite reality series.
Big Brother
This long-running reality series has already confirmed that it will be overhauling casting going forward to great BIPOC players in past seasons.
Related to that, however, Big Brother has also come under fire over the last several years for the behavior of houseguests, which has ranged from racism to bullying. While it's tough for production to control what houseguests say in the house, especially with cameras rolling 24/7, they can work harder to choose more inclusive people.
Survivor
Like Big Brother, Survivor has also committed to 50% BIPOC representation going forward. But beyond that, the show hasn't cast the most entertaining players in the last few seasons. The series often relies on old favorites who come back to play or even to serve as mentors.
It's great to hang the show's hat on the popular players from prior seasons, like Boston Rob Mariano, Tony Vlachos, and Parvati Shallow. But this casts a shadow on new players. A casting overhaul focusing on personalities and players that are just as good as those from the past is what's needed instead of rehashing old stories.
Jersey Shore
Given all of the controversy surrounding Ronnie Magro in his personal life, fans would probably be fine if some recasting went on for this series. In fact, many believe he should have been fired years ago. It wouldn't necessarily involve bringing in new cast but rather bringing back old ones.
Jersey Shore fans would probably much prefer that she come back, Mike's wife Laurens gets promoted to cast member, and Ronnie leaves.
Love is Blind
The casting for the first season was partly great – after all, not one but two couples actually found lasting partners and marriage. But there was no LGBTQ+ representation beyond Carlton's surprise ission that he was bisexual, suggesting some overhauls might be needed in the casting process.
Love is Blind could do with some LGBTQ+ pairings along with finding more people who are truly ready for marriage versus just looking for a fun time.
Hell's Kitchen
If ever there was a cooking show that was formulaic, it's this one. In every season of Hell's Kitchen, chef Gordon Ramsay screams the same insults, shouting that the scallops are burned, the chicken is raw, and the beef is overcooked.
But when it comes to casting, it's the same group of characters every time. There's an ambitious mom, a cocky guy, a female and male villain who stir up trouble, the quirky one, the under-confident one, the inexperienced one, and so on. It makes for great television, but for long-time viewers, it would be more interesting to see a cast that wasn't so predictable.
The Bachelor
Just like most reality TV series, The Bachelor has a formula and it creates characters out of cast . This means most of the women are cast based on how they will fit into a specific story. They are either strong-minded and competitive and thus likely to cause fights, or they're quiet and will be pushed to come out of their shell. Or, one aspect of their life is played up, like that the person is a virgin or has a child.
Aside from the fact that the cast always meets conventional standards of beauty, it would be nice to see a more diverse group, including not only ethnicities but also an older crowd versus often mainly 20-somethings vying for the heart of a 30-something-year-old man. And it would be nice if the show focused more on actually finding love versus drama.
Real Housewives of Orange County
Fans have been calling for a 15th season finale as they have "had enough" with the current group of ladies.
Fans love Gina Kirschenheiter and are calling for her to become a main cast member. They also still love Emily Simpson. But everyone else on The Real Housewives of Orange County? Fans say they have to go. Whether it's too much whining, being annoying, or controversial comments, it's prime time for a new cast to this iteration of the popular franchise.
Temptation Island
long hiatus and returned, now in the third season of its reboot. But already, casting is starting to seem stale. Each of the three seasons of the reboot had the same elements: a couple who had been together for many years and were close to getting married, a man or woman who went wild and did crazy things, an under-confident person, and so on.
But beyond that, season three, especially, was marred with controversy that some couples on the show weren't even couples at all, but simply acting for the sake of getting on television. Fans believed that they had long since broken up but supposedly pretended to be currently dating to get on the show.