Dark Side of Reality TV

"The Swan" is supposed to be fairytale makeover television, but when the cast discover theyre really contestants in a plastic surgery face-off, it becomes a grueling nightmare.

Its TVs biggest ever bait and switch - 20 women are deceived into believing their would-be suitor is worth millions, and made to look like gold diggers in front of 70m viewers.

The meanest man on television runs his contestants through a verbal assault course as they vye for a dream job working under him. But is this a cooking contest, or just a game show?

It kickstarted a TV revolution, and gave rise to realitys first villain. But was the real winner of Survivors first season Richard Hatch, or the shows creator, Mark Burnett?

TLCs tantrum-filled pageant show was controversial from the start, but were these toddlers and their moms organically outrageous, or did producers juice things up for television?