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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 (4,454 votes)
Seasons
14
Streaming (US)
Paramount+ · Hoopla
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 14 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1992)

7.19 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 8.0 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 49 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 31 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 19 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 20 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1This is the True Story...7.249
2Julie and Eric... Could It Be Love?6.731
3Leather Chaps and Sequins? What Is Eric Getting Himself Into?7.126
4Trouble Throughout the House6.822
5Kevin and Eric Mend Their Relationship7.121
6Kevin... Come Back!7.220
7Heather Wants to Grab His Booty!7.222
8Becky Falls into Troubled Love7.120
9Julie in a Homeless Shelter?7.517
10He's So Ugly He's Cute!7.318
11Julie Thinks Kevin Is Psycho!6.818
12WWF is in the House!7.519
13Goodbye to the Big Apple!8.020

Season 2 (1993)

7.80 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 7.9 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 22 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 17 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 14: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 15: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 17: 6.6 · 15 votesEp 18: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 21: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 16 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.17.322
2Boot Scootin' Boogie8.417
3To a New Beginning...8.019
4Too Many Cat Fights in this House8.417
5David, David, David.7.316
6Different Strokes for Different Folks8.016
7Is David Going Home?8.015
8No Apologies Necessary8.015
9The New Roomate7.915
10Is This Group Bonding?8.115
11Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?7.616
12Wedding Bells Ring8.015
13No More Practical Jokes8.115
14To my roomies...8.816
15Troubling Careers7.115
16Home Away from Home8.015
17Truth or Dare?6.615
18Let the Dating Games Begin!7.114
19Dom and his Drinking7.316
20Beth puts the Smackdown in Paintball!8.316
21The Musical Showcase7.417
22Goodbye Roomies!7.916

Season 3 (1994)

8.80 avg 21 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 33 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 20 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 17 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 18 votesEp 6: 9.2 · 19 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 17 votesEp 8: 9.4 · 20 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 20 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 17 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 22 votesEp 12: 9.1 · 19 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 19 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 15: 8.8 · 18 votesEp 16: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 17: 9.2 · 19 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 19: 9.0 · 22 votesEp 20: 9.3 · 18 votesEp 23: 8.7 · 34 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Planes, Trains, and Paddywagons7.833
2Love Stinks8.224
3White Like Me8.620
4From a Six to a Nine and Back Again8.717
5You Gotta Have Art9.018
6Trouble in Paradise9.219
7Coffee and Sympathy9.117
8Together and Apart9.420
9Collision Course8.920
10Kiss and Tell8.817
11Getting Dropped9.122
12Rebel, Rebel9.119
13Homecoming8.719
14Old Fish, New Fish8.517
15Why Is Love Like an Elevator8.818
16Love and Death8.617
17Hawaii9.219
18Just Friends8.217
19Love Rules9.022
20Last Call9.318
23A Tribute to Pedro Zamora8.734

Season 4 (1995)

8.02 avg 23 episodes 7.3 → 8.4 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 11 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 20: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 12 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 11 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 14 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Moving In: London - Part 17.317
2Moving In: London - Part 27.415
3A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Swine...7.813
4Shush, Shush, Sweet Sharon8.611
5Brand New Swords and Formula Fords7.411
6Model Employees8.611
7Speaking Parts7.712
8London7.312
9Innocents Abroad8.411
10Dysfunction Junction7.512
11Outward Bonding8.411
12Fast Company7.611
13The Play's the Thing8.611
14Unexpected Developments8.011
15Oral Examinations8.411
16Homebodies and Free Spirits7.811
17Tales from the Confessional8.411
18Words of Love8.011
19Clubs, Pubs, and Dubs8.011
20There Is No Place Like Home... Is There?7.211
21Into Africa8.812
22Out of Africa... and Outta Here!8.811
23London... Outta Here8.414

Season 9 (2000)

6.71 avg 23 episodes 7.5 → 7.0

Ep 1: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 10 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 10 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 11: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 14: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 15: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 16: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 17: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 18: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 19: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 21: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 22: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 23: 7.0 · 9 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Orleans Move-in7.516
2New Orleans: Episode 27.010
3New Orleans: Episode 37.09
4New Orleans: Episode 46.69
5New Orleans: Episode 56.69
6New Orleans: Episode 66.89
7New Orleans: Episode 76.510
8New Orleans: Episode 86.510
9New Orleans: Episode 96.69
10New Orleans: Episode 106.89
11New Orleans: Episode 116.69
12New Orleans: Episode 126.89
13New Orleans: Episode 136.69
14New Orleans: Episode 146.69
15New Orleans: Episode 156.69
16New Orleans: Episode 166.69
17New Orleans: Episode 176.69
18New Orleans: Episode 186.69
19New Orleans: Episode 196.69
20New Orleans: Episode 206.69
21New Orleans: Episode 216.69
22New Orleans: Episode 226.69
23New Orleans: Episode 237.09

Season 12 (2002)

6.48 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 3.5 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 22 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 11 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 8 votesEp 5: 6.7 · 9 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 7: 6.3 · 9 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 9: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 10 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 29: 3.5 · 19 votes
Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Welcome to Las Vegas!7.022
2Love Connection7.611
3Word from Home6.88
4Professional Partiers6.48
5Touchy Situations6.79
6Hey, Jealousy7.29
7Good to Be Bad6.39
8In the Spotlight6.68
9Stepping In6.29
10Secret's Out6.610
11Out in the Open6.89
29Las Vegas Reunion3.519

Season 16 (2005)

6.57 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 6.6 28 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 2: 6.0 · 8 votesEp 3: 5.8 · 8 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 8 votes
Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Howdy, Welcome to Austin7.921
2Chaos on 6th Street6.08
3One Man's Loss; Another's Gain5.88
8A Heartbreaking Valentine's Day6.68

Season 18 (2006)

7.00 avg 3 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 29 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 5: 5.8 · 10 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 14 votes
Season 18 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
13-Way Premiere7.512
5Dark Kent5.810
20Locked Up7.714

Season 20 (2008)

8.20 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 8.5 51 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 10 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 10 votes
Season 20 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Welcome to Hollywood7.312
2Let's Not Get Ghetto8.810
14The Real World Hollywood Reunion8.510

Season 28 (2013)

6.02 avg 5 episodes 5.7 → 5.8 41 min avg

Ep 1: 5.7 · 10 votesEp 2: 6.4 · 8 votesEp 6: 5.8 · 8 votesEp 7: 6.4 · 8 votesEp 12: 5.8 · 8 votes
Season 28 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bondage, Butts and Burlesque5.710
2Hot Air Jordan6.48
6How to Play the Game5.88
7A-Nia-lation Proclamation6.48
12Out with a Bang!5.88

Season 29 (2014)

7.00 avg 5 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 8 votes
Season 29 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Excess Baggage7.010
2A Numbers Game7.010
5Ex-Plosion7.09
12The Ex-odus7.08
14Reunion7.08

Season 30 (2014)

8.06 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 22 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 9 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 8 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 7 votes
Season 30 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Skeleton Keys7.922
2Love and Other Drugs7.114
3Three Way7.39
4Blast from the Past8.28
5Dirty Laundry8.28
6A Royal Nightmare8.89
10Brother in Arms9.28
12Wine and Roses7.87

Season 31 (2016)

6.47 avg 7 episodes 5.7 → 6.4 41 min avg

Ep 1: 5.7 · 10 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 6: 6.2 · 8 votesEp 7: 6.4 · 7 votesEp 8: 6.4 · 7 votes
Season 31 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Big Leap5.710
2If the Dress Fits...Wear It7.27
4Unfriended6.88
5The Leak6.67
6Take a Hike6.28
7The Tipping Point6.47
8The Carny Queen6.47

Season 32 (2016)

8.31 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 9.6 40 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 11 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 8 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 9 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 8: 9.2 · 9 votesEp 9: 9.6 · 8 votes
Season 32 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Bloody Good Start7.911
2Game Enough?8.28
3Not the Show You Think It Is7.88
4Sleep Mess in Seattle8.28
5Fourteen's a Crowd8.39
6Stacked Odds7.87
7Petered Out7.87
8Drop the Mike9.29
9Blood Cousins9.68
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