‘Married at First Sight’ and 5 Other Reality Shows to Watch With Sling Freestream
From the sickest stunts on ‘Fear Factor’ to spicy ‘Hot Ones’ interviews, here are the best reality shows to binge with Sling Freestream, no subscription required!
Reality television remains one of the most popular formats on TV. However, the precise definition of “reality television” is difficult to pin down. There are romance and dating shows like The Bachelor, there are lifestyle shows like Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and there are competitions like Survivor.
No matter what flavor of reality TV you enjoy the most, you’re sure to find something bingeable on Sling Freestream. With more than 600 free channels showcasing all genres – from live and breaking news to the most popular shows and the biggest blockbuster movies – Sling Freestream has more than a little of everything, including reality programming. To help you sort through our hundreds of thousands of hours of content, we put together this list of six of the most popular reality shows and channels available with Sling Freestream. Check out our top reality picks below, and follow this link to create a FREE Sling Freestream account to start watching your favorite movies and shows today!
Matched Married Meet
The Lifetime series Married at First Sight is a reality TV sensation. Since premiering in 2014, the show has featured three to five couples per season who reverse engineer their nuptials by marrying in the premiere and deciding whether or not to stay together in the finale. Statistically, it’s basically a coin-toss whether or not they’ll remain married, a credit to the relationship experts who work to find them a match prior to their 8-week trial run as a married couple. While 50-50 might not be a great metric for real world relationships (the CDC’s 2024 numbers claim that the American success marital success rate stands at approximately 58 percent), it makes for compelling, will-they/won’t they reality TV.
How to Watch on Sling Freestream: Check out the Matched Married Meet channel with Married at First Sight and its spin-offs on Freestream or watch live in the video player above!
Fear Factor
Long before he became one of the world’s best-known podcasters, Joe Rogan hosted Fear Factor, a primetime NBC show whose premise could be summarized as, “I dare you to…” Airing from 2001 to 2006, most episodes featured six contestants – usually three men and three women – taking on three stunts, with the winner going home with a $50,000 cash prize. Typically, the first stunt would be some sort of physical test, followed by a more mental/ gastrointestinal challenge (aka eating/ immersing yourself in something gross), followed by a final challenge in the form of a big action stunt.
The show was extremely novel at the time, with few unscripted shows airing on network television. And with a new reboot hosted by Johnny Knoxville in the works at FOX, now’s the perfect time to get reacquainted with the original.
How to Watch on Sling Freestream: Check out the Fear Factor channel by following this link.
Cheaters
Another staple of early ‘00s television, Cheaters was a syndicated show in which a team of private investigators/ television producers got the scoop on spouses who were suspected of infidelity. As the show’s name suggests, pretty much every “case” did indeed catch a suspected cheater “creeping on the down low,” as TLC so eloquently put it. But what Cheaters lacked in suspense it more than made up for in drama, as the final act “confrontation” often saw a fight breaking out. In this respect, Cheaters shared a lot of DNA with another daytime TV staple of its era: Jerry Springer (which is also available on Sling Freestream).
How to Watch on Sling Freestream: Click here to watch the Cheaters channel on Sling Freestream.
All Reality by WE tv
Everyone deserves to be loved. That’s the premise at the center of the WE tv series Love After Lockup, which airs on All Wedding by WE tv. Over the course of more than 250 episodes, the show – and its companion series Love During Lockup – explores the ups and downs of making a relationship work under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. It’s sometimes heartbreaking, it’s sometimes uplifting, but it’s never anything short of riveting.
How to Watch on Sling Freestream: Follow this link to start watching All Reality by WE tv.
Hot Ones
The internet’s favorite chicken-themed interview show now has a new home on Sling Freestream! Co-created and hosted by the estimable Sean Evans, Hot Ones features celebrities from the world of TV, movies, music, and more answering a series of questions as they eat a series of increasingly spicy hot wings. If this sounds absurd, it certainly is, but the show’s secret sauce is Evans’ talent as a host and interviewer. Come for the celebrities squirming in pain; stay for the surprising insights into their lives and personalities.
How to Watch on Sling Freestream: Follow this link to start watching Hot Ones.
Dance Moms
Dance Moms helped launch the careers of talented young performers like Maddie Ziegler (and her mother Mackenzie), Chloé Lukasiak, Elliana Walmsley, and JoJo Siwa. But let’s be honest: You’re watching more for the moms than their dancing daughters. No judgements here; there’s nothing wrong with life’s guilty pleasures.
How to Watch on Sling Freestream: Follow this link to start watching Dance Moms.
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