The Surreal Life (2003)

Comedy · Reality-TV

The Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks. The format of the show resembles that of The Real World and Road Rules, in that the cameras not only record the castmates' participation in group activities assigned to them, but also their interpersonal relationships and conflicts. The series is also likened to The Challenge in that previously known individuals from separate origins of entertainment are brought together into one cast. The show's first two seasons aired on The WB, and subsequent seasons have been shown on VH1.

IMDb rating: 5.5 (825 votes)
Episode average: 6.3 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

6.82 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 6.3 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Surreal Beginning	7.5	12
2	A Surreal Beginning Part 2	7.7	11
3	Stars Under the Stars	6.9	12
4	Backyard Talent Show	6.2	11
5	Sincity to Saved	7.0	9
6	Brande Needs a Man	6.2	8
7	Softball/Pre-Wedding Jitters	6.8	9
8	Corey's Wedding	6.3	9

Season 2 (2004)

6.37 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 7.0 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Can't We All Just Get Along	7.1	19
2	Mel's Dinner	5.9	14
3	The Children's Play	6.6	11
4	The Good, the Bad, & the Porn Stars	4.4	14
5	Live Naked Celebrities!	7.2	8
6	Dirty Laundry	7.0	10

Season 3 (2004)

5.71 avg 12 episodes 6.3 → 5.9 22 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Six Degrees of Irritation	6.3	18
2	Strange Love	5.9	10
3	Battle of the Bands	6.0	9
4	Highway to Hell	6.2	9
5	Surf School	5.4	8
6	Making the Single: Part A	6.0	9
7	Making the Single: Part B	5.3	9
8	Haunted Hospital	4.7	10
9	Dirty Laundry	5.2	8
10	Last Supper and Goodbyes	6.2	8
11	Best and Worst	5.4	8
12	Lost Moments	5.9	10

Season 4 (2005)

5.29 avg 11 episodes 7.8 → 4.0 26 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Surreal Seven	7.8	18
2	The Kids Are All Wrong	4.6	9
3	Dwarves, Horses & Bears, Oh My!	4.7	9
4	Three Crushes	5.0	9
5	Celebrity Pitch Fest	4.7	9
6	I'm with Cupid	5.1	9
7	Seven Celebrities of Death: Part 1	5.1	9
8	Seven Celebrities of Death: Part 2	5.5	8
9	Dirty Laundry	5.6	9
10	Get Out	6.1	9
11	Burning Questions: Clip Show	4.0	6

Season 5 (2005)

6.14 avg 7 episodes 6.9 → 7.0 28 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Way, It's Jose	6.9	12
4	Backyard Make-over Surreal Edition	5.0	9
5	Moto Crossover	5.6	8
8	The Knife Incident: Part 1	6.0	7
9	The Knife Incident: Part 2	6.4	7
11	Dirty Laundry: Part 2	6.1	11
12	The Last Straw	7.0	7

Season 6 (2006)

7.25 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 7.0 22 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Movin' on In	6.9	12
2	Makin' the Video	7.5	10
3	Action News: Part 1	7.2	9
4	Action News: Part 2	7.3	8
5	Tawny Takes on Flo: Part 1	7.6	9
7	Battle of the 80's Hair Band	7.0	8

Season 7 (2022)

7.82 avg 6 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 43 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to the Surreal Life	7.3	24
2	Surreal Life Family BBQ	8.0	15
3	How Did We Get Here?	6.9	12
4	A Second Chance for Dennis	7.8	12
5	Surreal Theater	8.8	11
6	Roller Coaster Ride	8.1	11

The Surreal Life (2003)

Cast

Seasons

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