The 10 Dumbest Reality Shows in Sports
When reality shows first emerged as legitimate entertainment, many thought that there was no way they could drum up enough interest to have millions religiously tune into them every week.
That hasn't exactly happened.
These shows have taken over as the most watched series on TV. Now with just about every network airing at least one of these misguided attempts at entertainment, it seems that the landscape of television has changed forever.
We can't wait to see our favorite athletes performing their craft, but we would all willingly sacrifice the following ten shows and retire them permanently.
10. Dream Job
1 of 10
A show that epitomizes the term "great idea," there was a reason that this program lasted just 22 episodes.
The first thing that went awry here was their choice to include both Kit Hoover and LaVar Arrington as judges on the panel. Hoover landed the gig because of her success on MTV and Arrington because he was an NFL player. Neither one brought an ounce of credibility to the panel, and frankly caused many to turn it off altogether.
Rather than leveraging a television show by featuring a professional athlete, ESPN attempted to leverage their program by attaching ordinary people to extraordinary highlight reels.
Which do you think most paid more attention toward?
9. Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2 of 10
Although some might not think of this one right off the bat, Bruce Jenner's inclusion in the show automatically qualifies this as one of the all-time sports stinkers in the realm.
Jenner married Kris Kardashian (now Jenner) after the late Robert Kardashian (who defended OJ Simpson) passed away. Jenner, most known for being the 1976 Olympic Decathalon champion, looks more like a butch woman these days than he does a former world-class athlete.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Since the show began airing, Kim Kardashian has been through at least three athlete-boyfriends in Reggie Bush, Miles Austin and now Kris Humphries, while sister Khloe has married Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom.
With all of those personalities in one room, they still can't figure out how to make it interesting television.
8. WWE Tough Enough
3 of 10
The show is set to re-air next month, and I feel bad for revivalist Shed Media.
Competing for a contract to become the next WWE superstar, as of 2010 there was just one former contestant who was still employed as a professional wrestler.
Featuring the theme song "Getting Away With Murder" by Papa Roach (yes, they're still making music), the show sought to make us excited about the wanna-be athletes who were pursuing a pseudo-athletic career as an entertainer in the ring.
But who ever watched a WWE match for its realness?
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7. Shaq Vs.
4 of 10
There's no doubt that Shaq is one of the most entertaining athletes of our time, but his reality TV show hasn't exactly had the success that his basketball career has seen.
The big man is supposed to do his best to match other professional athletes in their craft, but his ridiculous handicaps are so significant that even when he does rarely win, it doesn't really mean all too much.
With a career record of 2-11-1 over the first two seasons, it's no wonder that the ratings have begun to fall by the wayside.
O'Neal will be a great guy in the booth someday, but for now would be best served by concentrating on his basketball game.
6. Khloe & Lamar
5 of 10
This one hasn't even hit the airwaves yet and it already checks in at number six.
Firmly in the running for the most obnoxious celebrity couple currently out there, I thought it couldn't get any worse after these two released a unisex cologne/perfume designed for couples who enjoy smelling like one another. But it does.
Set to air beginning in April, the public has gotten more than they can handle of this not so sexy couple. Constantly all over one another and never discussing anything of substance, it's no wonder they've managed to turn off so many in the process of trying to turn on one another.
5. The Ultimate Catch
6 of 10
We should really give it up to Chad Johnson.
He's managed to be an all-pro wide receiver in the NFL, successfully change his name to match his jersey number, and then parlay that into a prime time dating show on VH1.
And as if he didn't have enough success doing that, he got to choose between a plethora of beautiful women all of which wanted to be his girl.
And we're supposed to empathize with him as he anguishes over a potential decision?
Child, please!
4. T.Ocho Show
7 of 10
Two enigmatic personalities coming together on television doesn't necessarily translate into must-watch TV.
The two most outspoken athletes in the NFL spent time discussing current events around the league and even talked about the future of their teammates on-air.
But with TO a virtual certainty to leave the team via free agency and Ocho a logical candidate for release as the team seeks to re-build, it leaves the future of this program very much up in the air.
Hey, it wouldn't be the first thing that either receiver couldn't come down with successfully.
3. The Contender
8 of 10
As if boxing needed another hit in the public domain.
The series' tagline of "The Next Great Human Drama" was not only hyperbolic, it was 100 percent false. The show didn't have much success while on television when it first began, and even saw one of its contestants commit a murder-suicide.
In fact, the only thing that this show contended for was stability on a national network, as it has been picked up and dropped by both NBC and ESPN.
Starring Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone, this could have had more success as a potential Rocky VII.
2. Pros Vs. Joes
9 of 10
Another great idea that was poorly carried out, Pros vs. Joes would've worked a whole lot better if they actually enlisted credible professional athletes.
Instead, the crew thought it would be cool to roll out washed up flame-outs and busts like Brady Quinn, John Rocker and Dennis Rodman.
While the concept behind the show is rather simple, it doesn't take a lot to figure out that this cast of characters didn't exactly illustrate the term success at the highest level.
There's only one show that could possibly be worse than this disaster.
1. Basketball Wives
10 of 10
Wow, what a pathetic excuse for a show.
As if these women didn't get enough time in the spotlight that they didn't deserve, someone had the bright idea of actually giving these women their own show. Bravo.
Even Jersey Shore has more of a story line than Basketball Wives, and that's really saying something. Are our daily lives so boring and uninteresting that we have to know what's going on with the women who were once synonymous with NBA Stars? I'm going to go out on a ledge and say emphatically, "no".
Even the title is a misnomer considering that the host (Shaunie) is no longer married to Shaquille O'Neal, and if anyone can provide a reasonable explanation as to why we should watch, I would really love to hear all about it.
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