The Real World (1991)

Drama · Reality-TV

Each year, seven strangers in their twenties, from different backgrounds and countries, are chosen to come live together in a major city.

IMDb rating: 5.3 (4,481 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +2.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 14
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 14 seasons indexed

Cast

Yasmin Almokhamad Self

Seasons

Season 1 (1992)

7.02 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 7.7 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	This is the True Story...	7.1	52
2	Julie and Eric... Could It Be Love?	6.6	33
3	Leather Chaps and Sequins? What Is Eric Getting Himself Into?	6.9	28
4	Trouble Throughout the House	6.7	23
5	Kevin and Eric Mend Their Relationship	6.9	22
6	Kevin... Come Back!	7.1	21
7	Heather Wants to Grab His Booty!	7.1	23
8	Becky Falls into Troubled Love	6.9	21
9	Julie in a Homeless Shelter?	7.3	18
10	He's So Ugly He's Cute!	7.1	19
11	Julie Thinks Kevin Is Psycho!	6.6	19
12	WWF is in the House!	7.2	20
13	Goodbye to the Big Apple!	7.7	22

Season 2 (1993)

7.73 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 7.9 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.1	24
2	Boot Scootin' Boogie	8.1	18
3	To a New Beginning...	7.8	20
4	Too Many Cat Fights in this House	8.1	18
5	David, David, David.	7.1	17
6	Different Strokes for Different Folks	7.7	17
7	Is David Going Home?	8.0	15
8	No Apologies Necessary	8.0	15
9	The New Roomate	7.9	15
10	Is This Group Bonding?	8.1	15
11	Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?	7.6	16
12	Wedding Bells Ring	8.0	15
13	No More Practical Jokes	8.1	15
14	To my roomies...	8.8	16
15	Troubling Careers	7.1	15
16	Home Away from Home	8.0	15
17	Truth or Dare?	6.6	15
18	Let the Dating Games Begin!	7.1	14
19	Dom and his Drinking	7.3	16
20	Beth puts the Smackdown in Paintball!	8.3	16
21	The Musical Showcase	7.4	17
22	Goodbye Roomies!	7.9	16

Season 3 (1994)

8.77 avg 21 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 21 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Planes, Trains, and Paddywagons	7.8	34
2	Love Stinks	8.2	25
3	White Like Me	8.6	21
4	From a Six to a Nine and Back Again	8.6	18
5	You Gotta Have Art	9.0	19
6	Trouble in Paradise	9.1	20
7	Coffee and Sympathy	9.0	18
8	Together and Apart	9.4	21
9	Collision Course	8.9	21
10	Kiss and Tell	8.8	18
11	Getting Dropped	9.1	23
12	Rebel, Rebel	9.0	20
13	Homecoming	8.6	20
14	Old Fish, New Fish	8.4	18
15	Why Is Love Like an Elevator	8.8	19
16	Love and Death	8.6	18
17	Hawaii	9.1	20
18	Just Friends	8.2	18
19	Love Rules	9.0	23
20	Last Call	9.2	19
23	A Tribute to Pedro Zamora	8.7	34

Season 4 (1995)

8.02 avg 23 episodes 7.3 → 8.4 22 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Moving In: London - Part 1	7.3	17
2	Moving In: London - Part 2	7.4	15
3	A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Swine...	7.8	13
4	Shush, Shush, Sweet Sharon	8.6	11
5	Brand New Swords and Formula Fords	7.4	11
6	Model Employees	8.6	11
7	Speaking Parts	7.7	12
8	London	7.3	12
9	Innocents Abroad	8.4	11
10	Dysfunction Junction	7.5	12
11	Outward Bonding	8.4	11
12	Fast Company	7.6	11
13	The Play's the Thing	8.6	11
14	Unexpected Developments	8.0	11
15	Oral Examinations	8.4	11
16	Homebodies and Free Spirits	7.8	11
17	Tales from the Confessional	8.4	11
18	Words of Love	8.0	11
19	Clubs, Pubs, and Dubs	8.0	11
20	There Is No Place Like Home... Is There?	7.2	11
21	Into Africa	8.8	12
22	Out of Africa... and Outta Here!	8.8	11
23	London... Outta Here	8.4	14

Season 9 (2000)

6.82 avg 4 episodes 7.5 → 6.4

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Orleans Move-in	7.5	15
2	New Orleans: Episode 2	7.0	9
7	New Orleans: Episode 7	6.4	9
8	New Orleans: Episode 8	6.4	9

Season 12 (2002)

6.48 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 3.5 24 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Las Vegas!	7.0	22
2	Love Connection	7.6	11
3	Word from Home	6.8	8
4	Professional Partiers	6.4	8
5	Touchy Situations	6.7	9
6	Hey, Jealousy	7.2	9
7	Good to Be Bad	6.3	9
8	In the Spotlight	6.6	8
9	Stepping In	6.2	9
10	Secret's Out	6.6	10
11	Out in the Open	6.8	9
29	Las Vegas Reunion	3.5	20

Season 16 (2005)

6.57 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 6.6 28 min avg

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Howdy, Welcome to Austin	7.9	21
2	Chaos on 6th Street	6.0	8
3	One Man's Loss; Another's Gain	5.8	8
8	A Heartbreaking Valentine's Day	6.6	8

Season 18 (2006)

7.00 avg 3 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 29 min avg

U-shaped

Season 18 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	3-Way Premiere	7.5	12
5	Dark Kent	5.8	10
20	Locked Up	7.7	14

Season 20 (2008)

8.20 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 8.5 51 min avg

Season 20 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Hollywood	7.3	12
2	Let's Not Get Ghetto	8.8	10
14	The Real World Hollywood Reunion	8.5	10

Season 28 (2013)

6.02 avg 5 episodes 5.7 → 5.8 41 min avg

Season 28 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bondage, Butts and Burlesque	5.7	10
2	Hot Air Jordan	6.4	8
6	How to Play the Game	5.8	8
7	A-Nia-lation Proclamation	6.4	8
12	Out with a Bang!	5.8	8

Season 29 (2014)

7.00 avg 5 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 42 min avg

Season 29 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Excess Baggage	7.0	10
2	A Numbers Game	7.0	10
5	Ex-Plosion	7.0	9
12	The Ex-odus	7.0	8
14	Reunion	7.0	8

Season 30 (2014)

8.06 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 42 min avg

Slow burn

Season 30 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Skeleton Keys	7.9	22
2	Love and Other Drugs	7.1	14
3	Three Way	7.3	9
4	Blast from the Past	8.2	8
5	Dirty Laundry	8.2	8
6	A Royal Nightmare	8.8	9
10	Brother in Arms	9.2	8
12	Wine and Roses	7.8	7

Season 31 (2016)

6.47 avg 7 episodes 5.7 → 6.4 41 min avg

Season 31 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Big Leap	5.7	10
2	If the Dress Fits...Wear It	7.2	7
4	Unfriended	6.8	8
5	The Leak	6.6	7
6	Take a Hike	6.2	8
7	The Tipping Point	6.4	7
8	The Carny Queen	6.4	7

Season 32 (2016)

8.31 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 9.6 40 min avg

Season 32 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Bloody Good Start	7.9	11
2	Game Enough?	8.2	8
3	Not the Show You Think It Is	7.8	8
4	Sleep Mess in Seattle	8.2	8
5	Fourteen's a Crowd	8.3	9
6	Stacked Odds	7.8	7
7	Petered Out	7.8	7
8	Drop the Mike	9.2	9
9	Blood Cousins	9.6	8

The Real World (1991)

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