Chopped
This Food Network is a hit among fans! Chefs have to compete against each other in a cook-off. They are handed a set of ingredients that they need to use to whip up dinner courses for the judges. One by one, they are eliminated until only one remain. While the timed challenges are real, the show is not quite as genuine as it seems to be. At first, the producers would intentionally short common ingredients on the show to increase the tension among the participants. Even though they no longer do this, they continue to cut corners. Chefs are given a lot of time to go through the pantry in order to think of the dishes that they can make. The best dish is not always declared the winners and nor is the worst dish always eliminated either. Sometimes, they declare the person with the best story the victor instead.
Geordie Shore
Also known as the British counterpart of Jersey Shore, this is as fake as the American one. In fact, it might even outdo the original! MTV messed up when it released a new trailer for a new episode. It was about the 26th birthday of Marnie. The problem is that the network released the trailer on the birthday, which makes it clear that it was filmed earlier. On social media, fans were also super confused. Marnie responded by tweeting, “It’s coz [sic] it’s fake and scripted.” She deleted it right away, however.