Best reality & war shows streaming, ranked.
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Paramount+Prime VideoCouples Therapy
2019–2025 · Series · 4 seasonsReality
COUPLES THERAPY unlocks a hidden world: other people's relationships. Far from reality-show caricatures, this is true documentary filmmaking that brings viewers into authentic and visceral experience of weekly therapy with four co...
Paramount+Prime Video - #3678#3678
Disney+MAXThe Last Alaskans
2015– · Series · 4 seasonsReality
In 1980, the U.S. government banned new human occupation in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, a protected area, home to thousands of native animals and pristine terrain spanning roughly the size of South Carolina. Currently, only a handful of families spread across seven permitted cabins are allowed to remain in the refuge. Within less than 100 years, all remaining permits will reach expiration, and there will be no human presence left.
Disney+MAX - #5474#5474
Paramount+We Were Soldiers
2002 · Movie · 2h 18mWar · Action · Drama
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
Paramount+ - #5674#5674
MAXHuluMaine Cabin Masters
2017– · Series · 11 seasonsReality
Builder Chase Morrill is teaming up with his brother, sister and best friend to save and transform abandoned cabins buried deep in the remote woods of Maine. From historic cottages nearly a century old, to camp cabins in need of some major TLC, they'll give these properties the facelift they've needed for decades. And, you never know what you might find when you go for a walk in the woods.
MAXHulu - #7371#7371
MAXRoadkill
2012–2024 · Series · 13 seasonsReality
Ride along with Hot Rod's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan as they continue their love/hate relationship with hot rods, street machines and other highly strung performance vehicles. In Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan hit the road in everything from a 1968 Ford Ranchero to a 1500 horsepower Camaro called the F-Bomb. Just getting to their destination is an adventure.
MAX - #8470#8470
MAXEd Stafford: First Man Out
2019– · Series · 3 seasonsReality
Expect blood, tears and heart-in-mouth action as explorer Ed Stafford takes on the best explorers in the world in a battle across Discovery's screens in order to be the First Man Out - a show in which survival is only half the bat...
MAX - #8969#8969
MAXFull Custom Garage
2017– · Series · 9 seasonsReality
Features car builder Ian Roussel at work, creating one-of-a kind vehicles. With different builds in each episode, Ian's unique fabrication will be put to the test. It's gonna be a wild ride and he ain't stopping till it's Full Cus...
MAX - #9469#9469
Paramount+RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
2020– · Series · 2 seasonsReality
Three celebrities compete every episode and undergo complete drag transformations. In the end, one celebrity is crowned America's Next Celeb Drag Superstar and wins prize money for their charity of choice.
Paramount+ - #9569#9569
MAXFor the Love of Kitchens
2021– · Series · 2 seasonsReality
Paul O'Leary, Helen Parker and their team of skilled artisans make clients' dreams come true by designing and crafting kitchens for properties around England based out of a 16th-century water mill in the heart of the countryside.
MAX - #10368#10368
Disney+MAXHulu90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days
2017– · Series · 8 seasonsReality · Documentary
Couples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa "available uniquely to foreign fiancés of U.S. citizens", have 90 days to arrange for and have the marriage ceremony. The visa is not to give time "to decide IF" they will marry.
Disney+MAXHulu - #10468#10468
Disney+MAXHuluBobby's Triple Threat
2022– · Series · 4 seasonsReality
Features one competitor per episode who enters Bobby's secret kitchen to compete against professional chefs in three head-to-head rounds. If the competitor can out-cook the titans and earn more points, they take home the cash prize.
Disney+MAXHulu - #11168#11168
MAXPrime VideoLove It or List It
2008–2025 · Series · 20 seasonsReality
Homeowners decide that their houses don't fit their lifestyle anymore, but whether they stay or go depends on experts Hilary Farr and David Visentin. Will they love their newly renovated home, or will they list it to buy another?
MAXPrime Video - #11767#11767
Disney+MAXHulu90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way
2019– · Series · 7 seasonsReality · Documentary
Americans move to a foreign country all in the name of love. Will uprooting their lives in the United States pay off, or will they be packing up and moving back to America brokenhearted?
Disney+MAXHulu - #12067#12067
Paramount+Tough As Nails
2020– · Series · 5 seasonsReality
Tough As Nails is a competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don't think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, in order to keep their country running.
Paramount+ - #12767#12767
MAXSalvage Hunters: The Restorers
2018– · SeriesReality
Modern day treasure hunter, Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's leading architectural salvage dealers, traveling the length and breadth of the country in search of weird and wonderful objects. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, a crack team of restorers are back at base giving old and rare finds a new lease of life. We've seen them at work on Salvage Hunters, restoring, repairing and refining Drew's finds but for the first time, Salvage Hunters: The Restorers is going behind-the-scenes with this expert team to see what it really takes to transform junk into gems.
MAX - #13067#13067
MAXDeadliest Catch: The Viking Returns
2022– · SeriesReality
Sig Hansen lures his family back to their Norwegian homeland hoping to build a new king crab fishing empire. As co-captain Mandy begins her own family, starting over in the land of their ancestors becomes an unexpected journey to rediscover a lost legacy.
MAX - #13167#13167
MAXTrixie Motel: Drag Me Home
2024– · Series · 1 seasonReality
Drag queen superstar, Trixie Mattel, along with partner David Silver will take the opportunity to homeownership and moving with the purchase of their dream home in Los Angeles, but it will need some renovation to make it fit for a...
MAX - #13267#13267
Disney+MAXHuluTanked
2011–2018 · Series · 15 seasonsReality
Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, the biggest aquarium manufacturer in the US, creates over-the-top aquariums for a wide array of clients. Up to 50, 000 gallons in size, the tanks hold some of the world's most unusual and quirky fish.
Disney+MAXHulu - #13566#13566
MAXGhost Brothers: Lights Out
2021– · Series · 2 seasonsReality
The Ghost Brothers 'Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey' are the dopest brothers on television hunting ghosts. These candid and unorthodox paranormal investigators explore disturbed hotspots across the country, checking out...
MAX - #14466#14466
MAXDiesel Brothers
2016– · SeriesReality
Following the team at Dieselsellerz as they trick out trucks, work hard and play harder in the process. In the world of diesel vehicles, no one has more fun or builds bigger, badder trucks than Heavy D, Diesel Dave and their crew. Their mega builds and awesome truck giveaways are the stuff of diesel legend.
MAX - #14666#14666
MAXContraband: Seized at the Border
2023– · Series · 5 seasonsReality
The series follows the work of Customs and Border Protection officers on the border between the United States and Mexico in their ongoing battle against the smugglers of contraband across the border - including the Mexican drug ca...
MAX - #14766#14766
MAXPrime VideoFantomWorks
2013–2019 · Series · 6 seasonsReality
As a former test pilot, Dan Short hopes that FantomWorks will become a classic car restoration shop that runs with military precision. Instead, he is finding out that when making old cars 'better than new' - nothing goes according...
MAXPrime Video - #14866#14866
MAXAlaska: Surviving the Last Frontier
2024– · Series · 2 seasonsReality
Nine ordinary Americans have volunteered to participate in an incredibly unique experiment. They will be flown in, dropped off and stranded deep in the wild. Their goal is to make it back to civilization ... alive.
MAX - #15566#15566
Disney+MAXHuluIzzy Does It
2025– · Series · 1 seasonReality
Follow the adventures of Izzy and his family as they navigate the challenges of running a home renovation and design firm, transforming properties with their expertise while operating within realistic budgets in Santa Ana.
Disney+MAXHulu - #15666#15666
Disney+MAXHulu90 Day Fiancé
2014– · Series · 11 seasonsReality · Romance
Using a unique 90 Day Fiance visa, overseas fiances will travel to the US to live with their partners for the first time. Each couple will have just 90 days to decide to get married or send their international mate home.
Disney+MAXHulu - #17066#17066
MAXHome in a Heartbeat with Galey Alix
2023– · SeriesReality
Galey Alix is a Wall Street executive by day, but on the weekends, she's a DIY designer who creates dream home renovations. Spending weeks preparing for each project, Galey and her team surprise families with stunning transformations in just three days.
MAX - #17266#17266
MAXFaster with Finnegan
2020– · Series · 4 seasonsReality
Do you think you can make your junk go faster in one weekend with a little extra cash? Mike Finnegan, along with Mike Cotten and David Newbern, think it's possible and they're going to show you how. Follow along as they live the R...
MAX - #17366#17366
MAXLuxe for Less
2022– · SeriesReality
Designer Michel Smith Boyd uses clever budget hacks to help homeowners create luxurious renovations without stretching their bank accounts. Along with his creative team, Michel brings upscale design within reach to deliver beautifully overhauled spaces in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
MAX - #17566#17566
MAXSymon's Dinners Cooking Out
2020– · SeriesReality
Michael Symon soaks up the summertime weather and fires up his grill to encourage everyone to get cooking out with his easy and crowd-pleasing outdoor dinners. From sticky ribs to desserts, Michael shares his grilling tips and tricks to make every meal flamingly delicious. Self-shot from his New York backyard, cook along with Michael as he works live fire to show how simple and fun it is to make amazing dishes on the outdoor grill.
MAX - #17666#17666
MAXIyanla: Fix My Life
2012– · Series · 10 seasonsReality
Iyanla Vanzant is an accomplished author, inspirational speaker, talk show host, and living testament to the value in life's valleys and the power of acting on faith. Iyanla has had a unique life filled with many personal struggle...
MAX - #17766#17766
Disney+MAXHuluSupermarket Stakeout
2019– · Series · 6 seasonsReality
Alex Guarnaschelli hosts as four chefs square off in a competitive pop-up kitchen outside a grocery store. Assigned a theme for each round, the chefs must size up shoppers and attempt to negotiate for their grocery bags.
Disney+MAXHulu - #18465#18465
MAXFixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn
2022– · SeriesReality
Dave and Jenny Marrs purchase a historic 1800s home with dreams of creating a one-of-a-kind bed and breakfast, but demolition reveals major construction issues and a bee infestation that forces them to realize their dream comes at an enormous cost.
MAX - #18565#18565
MAXThe Established Home
2021– · Series · 3 seasonsReality
Designer Jean Stoffer takes on some of her most ambitious projects to date around her hometown of Grand Rapids. She shares the inspiration behind her stunning designs, as well as the important role family plays in her life and bus...
MAX - #19165#19165
MAXLa Pitchoune: Cooking in France
2022– · Series · 1 seasonReality
Makenna Held bought Julia Child's home in France and turned it into a recipe-free cooking school. Now, she and her team welcome students into this iconic kitchen to step out of their comfort zone and tap into their intuition.
MAX - #19365#19365
MAXRestoring Galveston: The Inn
2023– · SeriesReality
This show was called Big Texas Fix in its first season and is still running under its new title, Restoring Galveston, with the same couple, Michael and Ashley Cordray hosting. They have now produced a total of five seasons as of J...
MAX - #19465#19465
MAXGhost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests
2019– · SeriesReality
Best friends and ghost hunters Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey — known collectively as the Ghost Brothers — travel across the U.S. answering calls for help from different families. In each episode, they’ll bunk with a new family, getting embedded into their lives to help with their paranormal problems.
MAX - #19865#19865
MAXHomestead Rescue: Intervention
2026– · SeriesReality
From the fan-favorite series Homestead Rescue comes an all-new, high stakes intervention format with the Raney family. Wilderness living experts Marty and Matt, along with Misty Bilodeau, heed desperate pleas from concerned family, friends, or neighbors of homesteaders living beyond the edge of survival. Ambushed by an intervention, the stubborn off-gridders must decide whether to accept the rescue or stay on their dangerous path. For the first time, saving homesteads means confronting the people themselves.
MAX - #20665#20665
MAXBrother vs. Brother
2013– · Series · 8 seasonsReality
Team Jonathan vs. Team Drew. The Brothers get two teams built of various skills (i.e contractors, designers, realtors) and have a series of competitions, sending home one competitor each week. The final man (or woman) standing tak...
MAX - #20765#20765
MAXThe Bridge: Race to a Fortune
2020– · SeriesReality
British version of the Spanish reality series "El Puente" in which 12 strangers come together on the banks of a picturesque lake in the British countryside to work together, attempting to build a bridge in 20 days to an island 250 meters away. Each person in the winning team will get a vote for who they think is the most deserving of of the £100k prize. The winner is then left to decide whether to keep the money or share it.
MAX - #20965#20965
MAXNetflixInside West Coast Customs
2011– · Series · 6 seasonsReality
Inside the world famous "west coast customs" Ryan Friedlinghaus presents some of the dopest transformations on some of the dopest vehicles, with some high end clientele, Ryan and the west coast customs team don't disappoint!
MAXNetflix - #21365#21365
MAXBobby Flay’s The Line
2026– · SeriesReality
Chef Bobby Flay is pulling back the curtain on the high-stakes realities of working on a restaurant line. In the new competition series, we get to watch Bobby lead his hand-picked home team of extraordinary chefs — Antonia Lofaso, Michael Jenkins and Claudette Zepeda — against some of the country’s most acclaimed restaurant staffs. These dueling lines must execute a flawless dinner service for real diners in real time. If the visiting restaurant team prevails, they'll win $25,000.
MAX - #21665#21665
MAXFamily or Fiancé
2019– · SeriesReality
"Family or Fiancé" follows the dynamics between engaged couples who bring their disapproving families together under one roof. The families only spend 3 days with each other, and the clock is ticking as the couples decide if they're going to tie the knot. It's a no-holds-barred look at what it's really like when the people closest to you have major issues with the one you want to marry. Serving as the voice of reason is relationship expert Tracy McMillan, who helps the couple confront their families' concerns. She works with the newly engaged couple on ways to strengthen their bond, air their differences and reveal their true selves to their families, for better or worse. At the end of the third and final day, the families are given their chance to speak now or forever hold their peace leaving the couple to make the ultimate choice — "I do" or "I don't."
MAX - #21765#21765
MAXHuluIsland Life
2015– · Series · 20 seasonsReality
Tropical dreamers will be shown island properties that fit into any budget, from ultra-affordable to totally outrageous. This shows follows everyday families in search of their own slice of paradise, and proves that fantasy can be...
MAXHulu - #21965#21965
MAXRico to the Rescue
2023– · Series · 2 seasonsReality
Rico León gets in to help Denver homeowners salvage renovations that have went off the rails; driven by his parents' past experience with a crooked contractor, he advocates for families who are in need of an expert to fix their st...
MAX - #22165#22165
MAXKitchen Undercover
2026– · SeriesReality
Kitchen Undercover, a high-stakes, sneak-attack restaurant rescue series, follows chef Antonia Lofaso and sous-chef Nestor Milian as they go undercover to help failing restaurants that are one more bad review away from total collapse. The new series premieres on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 9|8c on Food Network.
MAX - #23065#23065
MAXFix My Frankenhouse
2023– · SeriesReality
Designer and contractor couple Denese and Mike Butler are on a mission to rescue homes that have gone out of control with numerous additions and renovations, and help homeowners transform confusing, disjointed houses into cohesive, modern homes.
MAX - #23565#23565
HuluParamount+Prime VideoBrave Wilderness
2021– · Series · 6 seasonsReality · Action
Join adventurer and science expert Coyote Peterson and his crew on a variety of expeditions to dispel myths about dangerous insects, capture the splendor of hiking trails, introduce rare sea animals and much more on this revolutionary science and nature series.
HuluParamount+Prime Video - #24265#24265
MAXRoadkill's Junkyard Gold
2017– · Series · 3 seasonsReality
Roadkill has enlisted the help of classic car authority, Steve Magnante, to find even better cars for their show. So, while Steve pieces together the history, life, and death of automotive relics and rarities among junkyards acros...
MAX - #24665#24665
Disney+MAXHuluSuper Mega Cakes
2025– · Series · 1 seasonReality
Duff Goldman and Charm City Cakes face six elite cake teams in a 4-day contest to create the most amazing themed cakes. Teams make realistic, detailed, interactive edible art. A 50-person audience tastes and judges to pick the win...
Disney+MAXHulu - #25165#25165
MAXHowe & Howe Tech
2010– · SeriesReality
Howe & Howe Tech is a reality television series produced by Authentic Entertainment for the Discovery Channel. It documents the day-to-day activities of identical twin brothers Michael "Mike" and Geoffrey "Geoff" Howe, who operate a small business out of Waterboro, Maine called Howe & Howe Technologies. The first season aired from January 5 to February 9, 2010, while the second season, having the title Black Ops Brothers: Howe & Howe Tech, had its run from December 13 in the same year up to February 2, 2011. The show's title is shorthand for the company name. Howe & Howe Technologies specializes in fabrication and design of armored and military-grade vehicles, some even ordered by the US military. Their products include the Badger, recognized as the world's smallest armored assault vehicle by Guinness World Records; the SR1, or Subterranean Rover 1; and the Ripsaw, touted as the world's fastest dual tracked vehicle. Mike is the president of the company and chief engineer while Geoff is the CEO and company manager. Aside from a ten-man crew who help build the concept vehicles conceptualized by the brothers, the show also features the twins' wives, Tammy and Tracy, themselves sisters who each serve as a secretary for each other twin.
MAX - #25265#25265
MAXThe Julia Child Challenge
2022– · SeriesReality
Home cooks and Julia Child superfans compete during two rounds of competition in an attempt to impress the judges with their culinary abilities and share how Julia changed their lives. The first round masters the basics and challenges the competitors to re-create one of Julia's signature dishes, with some guidance from Julia herself, as seen on a giant television screen in the middle of the action. Round 2 is an ode to Julia, where competitors must take inspiration from Julia to create a unique dish reflecting their own culinary point of view. Dishes from the second round are served family-style, with competitors and judges sampling each dish and sharing stories about their food journeys and personal connection to Julia. Antonia Lofaso and a rotating panel of guest judges will decide which of the competitors wins the life-changing grand prize that literally follows in Julia's footsteps: an all-expense paid three-month cooking course at Le Cordon Bleu.
MAX - #26365#26365
MAXHome Town: Ben's Workshop
2021– · SeriesReality
Master woodworker Ben Napier will share his expertise in craftsmanship and carpentry with celebrity guests including astronaut Scott Kelly, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, comedian Loni Love, and country singer Chris Lane. In this four-episode series, Ben's visitors are in for a fun Southern experience - building iconic wood projects and making surprise visits to donate them to the community or a neighbor.
MAX - #27565#27565
MAXRide of Your Life With Courtney Hansen
2022– · SeriesReality
Courtney Hansen leads an all-star team of the baddest custom car builders in the country, coming together each day to work on custom beauties to help make the lives of individuals who've faced tragedies and setbacks just a little bit better.
MAX - #27665#27665
MAXWritten in the Stars
2022– · Series · 1 seasonReality · Romance
Three astrologers will carefully find matches for twelve cynical singletons. Living together during one lunar cycle on a sun-soaked Greek island, the series will test whether matching couples by their birth charts will lead to tru...
MAX - #27765#27765
MAXValley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
2021 · Movie · 1h 28mReality
"The Lost Tombs," which will stream on Discovery+ in addition to airing on the Discovery Channel, chronicles the largest excavation in Egypt in 100 years. Dr. Zahi Hawass explores the infamous Valley of the Kings looking for Queen...
MAX - #28065#28065
MAXFixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House
2025– · SeriesReality
Chip and Joanna Gaines head to Colorado for their first out-of-state Fixer Upper. They tackle a 1960s mountain house in Colorado — facing new hurdles as they blend original details with European-inspired design to create the family retreat of their dreams.
MAX - #29264#29264
MAXHuluThe Ultimate Baking Championship
2026– · SeriesReality
Follows 16 pastry chefs tested on their core techniques, from laminated dough and pâte à choux to chocolate work and sugar artistry. Only one pastry chef will be named the Ultimate Baking Champion and win the $50,000 grand prize.
MAXHulu - #29864#29864
MAXRuns Good
2022– · SeriesReality
Across the US, millions of project cars lay unfinished up on blocks or under tarps. Dan Brockett, Shea Seefeldt and Aaron Parker are on a mission to rescue those broken cars. And they won't just finish them, but they'll redeem them. These guys have about a week to get them across the finish line, whether it's on a track, down a dragstrip or up a mountain.
MAX - #30064#30064
MAXStreet Outlaws: Fastest In America
2020– · SeriesReality
Twelve of the fastest racing teams in America descend upon a secret concrete road in Wyoming to fight for the prestigious title of the Fastest Street Racer in America. Street Outlaws: Fastest in America returns October 19 at 8p on Discovery.
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