List of reality show appearances

"Two-A-Days" reality show, filmed in Hoover

Logo for "The First 48" reality show

This is a list of reality show appearances, including individuals, businesses and institutions from the Birmingham area which have appeared on reality TV shows:

Performance competitions

• Dana, Eurovision Song Contest (1970)
• Sam Frazier Jr, You Can Be A Star (1970)
• Ruben Studdard, American Idol (FOX, 2003)
• Michael, He's a Lady (TBS, 2004)
• Albert, He's a Lady (TBS, 2004)
• Diana DeGarmo, American Idol (FOX, 2004)
• Brad Cotter, Nashville Star (USA, 2004), champion
• Bo Bice, American Idol (FOX, 2005)
• Yelawolf, The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott (UPN, 2005), cut in 3rd round
• M. A. D. Skillz Dance Company, Wild-Out Wednesday (BET, 2005-08), America's Got Talent pilot (NBC, 2006)
• Haleigh Stidham, Deal or No Deal, (NBC, 2006)
• Taylor Hicks, American Idol (FOX, 2006)
• Samantha Francis, America's Next Top Model (CW, 2007)
• Zac Hacker, Nashville Star (USA, 2007), 2nd place finish
• Angela Hacker, Nashville Star (USA, 2007), champion
• Jeremy Frazier, Making the Band 4 (MTV, 2007), top 10 finish
• Red Halo, The Next Great American Band (FOX, 2007)
• Fabian Sanchez, Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 2008), eliminated in week 6
• Melissa Martinez, Rock of Love Bus (VH1, 2008)
• Sara Evans, Backstory (Great American Country, 2009)
• Liz Davis, P. Diddy's Starmaker (MTV, 2009), champion
• Kendal Brown, America's Next Top Model (CW, 2010)
• Roy Wood Jr, Last Comic Standing (NBC, 2010), 3rd place finish
• Scott Marzette, Lens on Talent (BET, 2011), top 3 finish
• Nakia Reynoso, The Voice (NBC, 2011), top 8 finish
• Brian Vickers, member of "Afro Blue", The Sing Off (NBC, 2011), 4th place finish
• Christopher Young, member of "The YellowJackets", The Sing Off (NBC, 2011), 7th place finish
• Monica Smith, Sunday Best (BET, 2011), top 5 finish
• Christina Webber, Born to Dance (BET, 2011)
• Janelle Issis, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX, 2012), top 20 finish
• Liz Davis, The Voice (NBC, 2012), top 20 finish
• Shanna Henderson, The Glee Project (Oxygen, 2012), 6th place finish
• Matthew Ramirez, The Singing Bee (CMT, 2012), champion
• Jeremy Hill, Sunday Best (BET, 2012), top 10 finish
• Virgil Griffith, King of the Nerds (TBS, 2013)
• Sarah Simmons, The Voice season 4 (NBC, 2013), top 8 finish
• Katherine Webb, Splash (ABC, 2013)
• Millie Thrasher, member of "Sweet Suspense", The X Factor season 3 (FOX, 2013), 12th place
• Justin Chain, The Voice (NBC, 2013)
• Shelbie Z., The Voice (NBC, 2013)
• Casey Thrasher, American Idol (FOX, 2014), eliminated in Top 20
• C. J. Harris, American Idol (FOX, 2014), top 6 finish
• Noah Galloway, Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 2015), 3rd place finish
• Elias Hendricks III / Vox Fortura, Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 2016), semi-finals
• Trinity Taylor, RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo/VH1, 2017)
• Terrell Owens, Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 2017), eliminated in Top 6
• Jordan Fisher, Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 2017), champion
• Dominique Posey, American Idol (FOX, 2018), finalist
• Scott Perry, Mental Samurai (FOX, 2021)

Design/cooking/business competitions

• Heidi Elnora, Project Runway (Lifetime, 2005)
• Adam Wingard, On The Lot (FOX, 2007)
• Barb Sullivan, Ultimate Cake Off (TLC, 2010)
• Anthony Williams Jr, Project Runway (Lifetime, 2010)
• Amanda Perna, Project Runway (Lifetime, 2011)
• Chris Hastings, Iron Chef America (Food Network, 2012), winner
• Martie Duncan, Food Network Star (Food Network, 2012)
• Beneful Dream Dog Park, Desperate Landscapes (DIY Network, 2012)
• Jann Robinson, The Job (CBS, 2013)
• Ken Laurence, Project Runway season 12 (Lifetime, 2013)
• Hunter Bell, member of "Hunter Dixon" team, Fashion Star (NBC, 2013), winner
• Melissa Grimes, Under the Gunn (Lifetime, 2014), eliminated in episode 1
• Jeff Hubbard, Tattoo Titans (CMT, 2014)
• John Coon/"House of Q", BBQ Pitmasters (Destination America, 2014)
• Martie Duncan, Next Food Network Star (Food Network, 2014)
• Bradford Billingsley, "Project Runway: Threads" (Lifetime, 2014), winner
• Terrell Owens, "The Celebrity Apprentice" season 14 (NBC, 2015)
• John Hall and Brandon Cain, "BBQ Blitz" (Food Network, 2015)
• Terrill Brazelton, "Guy's Grocery Games" (Food Network, 2017)
• April McClung of Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes, "Your Business" (MSNBC, 2017)
• David Bancroft and Caleb Fischer of Acre Restaurant in Auburn, "Iron Chef Showdown" (Food Network, 2017), winner
• Mixtroz, founded by Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons, on "Rooster & Butch" (A & E, 2018)
• Anthony L. Williams and Ken Laurence, on Project Runway (Lifetime, 2018)
• Hero Doughnuts, on “Battle of the Bites”, part of The Drew Barrymore Show (syndicated, 2021)

Endurance/survival competitions

• Paschal English, Survivor: Marquesas (CBS, 2002)
• Debra Marshall, The Weakest Link: WWF Superstars Edition 2 (NBC, 2002)
• Jack Owens, Big Brother (CBS, 2003)
• Ibrehem Rahman, Survivor: Palau (CBS, 2004)
• Mike Seals, Blind Date Fear Factor (NBC, 2005)
• Lacey Moulton and Chad Granger Fear Factor (NBC, 2005)
• Lyn Turk and Karlyn Harris, The Amazing Race, (CBS, 2006)
• Ben Wheeler and Blair Wheeler, Fear Factor, (NBC, 2006)
• Roger Shultz, Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC, 2008), 2nd place
• Justin Wood. I Survived a Japanese Game Show (ABC, 2008)
• Laverne Cox, I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 2008)
• Olivia Ward and Hannah Curlee, The Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC, 2011), winner
• Caleb Bankston, Survivor: One World (CBS, 2012)
• Gina McDonald, The Biggest Loser (NBC, Spring 2013)
• Ruben Studdard, The Biggest Loser, season 15 (NBC, Fall 2013)
• Virgil Griffith, King of the Nerds (TBS, 2013), 6th place
• Caleb Bankston and Colton Cumbie, Survivor: Blood vs. Water (CBS, 2013), top 10
• C. J. Harris and Lebya Simpson, The Amazing Race season 26, (CBS, 2015)
• Justin and Jenny Cook, Men Women Wild (Discovery, 2015)
• Cortice Miles, Hunted (CBS, 2017)
• Eddy Stewart, American Ninja Warrior (NBC, 2017)

Romance competitions

• Brooke Smith, The Bachelor (ABC, 2002)
• Blakeney Rowe, The Bachelor, season 10 (ABC, 2007)
• Kim Coon, The Bachelor (ABC, 2011)
• Devin Grissom, Sweet Home Alabama season 1 (CMT, 2011)
• Tribble Reese, Sweet Home Alabama season 1 (CMT, 2011)
• Collin Varallo, Sweet Home Alabama season 1 (CMT, 2011)
• Tribble Reese, Sweet Home Alabama season 2 (CMT, 2012)
• Austin Squires, Sweet Home Alabama season 3 (CMT, 2012)
• Chance Lawrence, Sweet Home Alabama season 3 (CMT, 2012)
• Kelsey Smith, Sweet Home Alabama season 4 (CMT, 2013-14)
• Thomas Pace, Sweet Home Alabama season 4 (CMT, 2013-14)
• Collin Varallo, Sweet Home Alabama season 4 (CMT, 2013-14)
• Ashley Salter, The Bachelor, season 19 (ABC, 2015)

Makeover shows

• John Zimmerman, Queer Eye (Bravo, 2004)
• Chris and Diamond Harris family and Signature Homes, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 2005)
• Amanda LeBlanc (co-star), The Amandas (Style Network, 2012)
• Evelyn McSwain, I Found the Gown (TLC, 2013)
• Bryant's Seafood World, Restaurant Impossible (Food Network, 2014)
• Nicole Noles (host), The Barn at Shady Lane, Get Swank'd (FYI Network, 2016)

Documentary shows

• Storm Orphans, 120 Minutes (MTV, 1990)
• Julie Oliver Gentry, Real World (MTV, 1992)
• Adria Montgomery-Klein. Big Brother (CBS, 2004)
• Natalie Montgomery-Carroll. Big Brother (CBS, 2004)
• Tracie Noles-Ross and Olsen Ross, National Geographic Ultimate Explorer (MSNBC, 2004)
• Hoover High School Buccaneers football team, Two-A-Days, (MTV, 2006-07)
• Brooke LaBarbera, The Real Word: Denver (MTV, 2006-7)
• Birmingham Police Department homicide detectives, The First 48 (A&E, 2009–11)
• A "conservative Christian family" in Hoover, World's Strictest Parents (BBC, 2009)
• 17 local artists, That's Clever! (HGTV, 2009)
• Dave Redmon, Ice Road Truckers (A&E, 2010)
• Eric Esch, Big Law: Deputy Butterbean (Investigation Discovery, 2011)
• Andrew and Trista Wolverton, My First Home (TLC, 2013)
• Birmingham Police Department auto theft unit, Bait Car (TruTV, 2011)
• Clate McDaniel, Bamazon (History Channel, 2012)
• Emily Dees Boulden and Nicole Noles, Pretty Wicked Moms (Lifetime, 2013)
• Ashley Sawyer, Catfish (MTV, 2013)
• Shun Love and Amber Diamond Erby, Raising Fame (TLC, 2013)
• Andrew and Trista Wolverton, My First Home (TLC, 2013)
• Trbble Reese, The New Atlanta (Bravo, 2013)
• Al Del Greco, Big Break NFL from Puerto Rico (Golf Channel, 2013)
• Eagle's Restaurant, Red Pearl, Fish Market, Niki's West, Miss Myra's, Hot & Hot Fish Club, Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q, Z's Restaurant "Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations" (Travel Channel, 2013)
• Craig and Dana, "House Hunters" (HGTV, 2014)
• Jaime Primak Sullivan and Danielle Yancey, Jersey Belle (Bravo, 2014)
• Highlands Bar and Grill, Chez Fonfon, Veranda on Highland, Shindigs, Dreamcakes, Melt, Chuck's Eat the Streets (Cooking Channel, 2014)
• Big Daddy's BBQ, Kairos Katering, Millers Scoops, The Tailgate at the Gardendale Magnolia Festival, Carnival Eats (Cooking Channel, 2014)
• RLS Pictures, Jasper, Town of the Living Dead (SyFy, 2014)
• Heidi Elnora, "Bride by Design" (TLC, 2015)
• Johnny Montgomery, Megan Montgomery, Chris Skyes, "House Hunters" (HGTV, 2016)
• Ezell's Express, Bogue's, Sam's Super Sandwiches, Bright Star, Irondale Cafe & Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, "Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations" (Travel Channel, 2016)
• Chris Anderson, retired Birmingham Police detective, "Reasonable Doubt" (Investigation Discovery, 2017)
• Claire Scott, Oak Mountain State Park, American Village, and Glow Birmingham, "RunawayHeart" (independent pilot, 2017)
• Jessica Tuggle and Andrea Moen, Weaving Alabama, Northport, "Handcrafted America" (Inspiration Network, 2017)
• Natalie Fry-Horne and Brad Horne, "House Hunters" (HGTV, 2017)
• Ron Holt, Two Maids and a Mop, "The Job Interview" (CNBC, 2017)
• Over Easy, Yo Mama's, Magic City Sweet Ice, Melt, "Cheap Eats" (Cooking Channel, 2018)
• Eagle's Restaurant, Miss Myra's Pit Bar-B-Q, Highlands Bar and Grill, OvenBird, Saw's Juke Joint and The Market at Pepper Place , "The Zimmern List" (Travel Channel, 2018)
• Gus's Hot Dogs, Johnny's Restaurant and Ovenbird, "Southern and Hungry" (Cooking Channel, 2018)
• Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, "Live PD" (A&E, 2019, 2020)
• Etowah County Detention Center, "60 Days In" (A&E, 2020)
• Roy Wood Jr, "Finding Your Roots" (PBS, 2021)
• Yo' Mama's, Little London Kitchen, and Pursell Farms, "Fresh, Fried and Crispy" (Netflix, 2021)

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References

• Colurso, Mary (February 19, 2013) "Alabama's reality galaxy: Yelawolf, Lionel Richie, Roy Wood Jr., other entertainers." The Birmingham News
• Carlton, Bob (August 17, 2014) "Watch the Birmingham episode of 'Chuck's Eat the Street' tonight on the Cooking Channel." The Birmingham News