Why Has Real World Quietly Disappeared From MTV?
Oh where, oh where has Real World gone? The longest-running program in MTV history usually airs a new season every year, but it's now been over a year since its 32nd season, Real World Seattle: Bad Blood, ended in early 2017.
Three back-to-back seasons of The Challenge have even aired in that time without any mention of Real World's fate.
Between Siesta Key, Are You the One?, Floribama Shore, and Winter Break: Hunter Mountain, MTV seems to have its hands full, and we've begun to wonder if Real World will even return from its hiatus.Related: Queer Eye's Karamo Brown Is a Big Deal, but MTV Fans Already Know ThatReal World has faced the possibility of extinction before.
Starting with season 29, the show decided to change its classic format to shift the focus from the city to game-like challenges posed to the roommates, hoping to see a spike in viewership.